I’ve finally figured it out. I’ve finally figured out why the word “goal” makes me itch and why attempting to set goals makes me want to crawl back under the covers. First, a bit of background. Me and goals have been struggling for a while. I’d set goals half heartedly, and then watch myself fail [...]
Category Archives: Lessons Learned
Dealing with criticism.
December 4, 2009 – 8:25 am
I’ll be honest – I’m still finding putting myself out there to be surprisingly hard. I’ve lost my total adoration for Twitter. I don’t want to write on here. Quite frankly, I still want to hide under my bed. This whole being seen thing. Ughh. And this whole potentially being misunderstood and people throwing shoes [...]
Topsy Turvy.
November 12, 2009 – 8:53 am
I kind of had an epiphany last night. It was an unexpected one, from a conversation where I least expected it, but it basically amounts to this: I need to learn how to be happy. But I definitely don’t need to change or fix who I am. Now I know all of you are sitting [...]
On my own terms.
November 11, 2009 – 8:15 am
I was writing in my journal this morning about success, a topic that I continually struggle with. I’ve been trying to reframe it, into something I can grasp. I think part of my problem is that I see success as so far away, so distant that I can’t figure out what I want because I [...]
Grounding.
November 5, 2009 – 7:47 am
I am possibly the least grounded person I know. I can be incredibly neurotic. I worry a lot. I live in my head and overthink things like crazy. And all this neurosis and insanity really just gets in the way of a lot of things I’d like to be doing. Like being calm and happy [...]
Tortoise steps.
November 4, 2009 – 7:23 am
What I often forget, and what I am often sharply reminded of, is that in the race of life, I am the tortoise, and definitely not the hare. Slow and steady fits me much more than frenetic activity. Some people work great under pressure. I just panic and don’t produce my best work. Actually, I [...]
Honouring my mistakes
October 2, 2009 – 7:29 am
When the world comes crashing down on your head, the absolute first thing we always want to do is make it go away. And can you blame us? It sucks – why on earth would we want to keep it around? Particularly any reminders of it. Get rid of those too. Get rid of everything [...]
