The best skill for personal growth is being willing to be wrong.Not just the best skill, but a necessary skill for personal growth. Now, your brain might be saying, “Yes. I am always willing to accept that I am wrong if you show it to me. Prove to me I am wrong and I will happily, Read More
Growing up, I was extreme in setting boundaries. I thought that if someone was mean or rude or thoughtless to me, they didn’t deserve to be my friend. If you laugh at me, you are history. I wasn’t going to allow that to happen to me again. I didn’t have a lot of friends. , Read More
Our brains think about the past. A lot. We think about mistakes we have made and complicated relationships we have had. And learning from all these stories we tell ourselves can be useful. But the real magic is in thinking about the future. What if you believed you could have the future you dream, Read More
This is the season to think about what you want. What do you want for Christmas? What are your resolutions for the new year? It’s the time of dreaming and wishing. A vision board can jump start the process of actually getting what you desire. Time for some fun! How to create a vision, Read More
I love Thanksgiving. I love that there are no decorations to hang… well, not many… and it’s all about connection and food. I usually cook for between 12 and 17 people each year, but this year due to my mother-in-law falling and breaking a hip, I am the one traveling. This year it’s less, Read More
People who play it super safe are quick to tell you that if you had saved all of your money, and had it in a liquid form like cash or savings or a money market, you would have been protected. And they are right.To a point. If you have a lot of easy to, Read More
Usually this time of year I would write this blog post offering you holiday gift ideas that aren’t “stuff”.Give the gift of experiences.Make it about the meaning, not the money.Let the clutter go.Yada, yada, yada. So I started my list. And then I stopped. Because my usual gift buying enthusiasm is on vacation this year.This year all of, Read More
Things have changed. You may not have an income right now.You may not be able to visit your parents. (Like me.)You may have lost a loved one.Even groceries may be hard to acquire. No matter who you are, things have changed. The thing is, we always want things to get better when they change., Read More
For some people it’s having a private jet.For some people it’s living without debt (but no biggie if they have no running water).Let’s figure out what being wealthy means to you. Your money story is a big indicator as to whether you feel wealthy or not. The people you grew up around gave you, Read More
Outcomes you try to force are rarely as good as the outcomes that happen naturally. Take dating. Being overeager can sabotage a date. If you go out with someone who talks about buying a house together on the first date, it’s a bit of a turnoff. To get the outcome you want, the secret, Read More