Category: Mindset
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It’s ok to be uncomfortable
For some strange reason, we are generally not comfortable being uncomfortable. We enter new territory, and we lose our grip. We get stressed, and we freak out. The reality is that things are outside our control much of the time, and we get by just fine. We just don’t focus on it. Part of living…
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Irrational fears getting in the way
Some fears are genuine and serve us well to keep us safe, but we spend much of our days worrying about extreme scenarios that realistically will never happen.
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Better holidays
“We often live with a forward momentum. When you suddenly stop, it can feel like musical chairs, and the music has just stopped and your standing there and you don’t have a chair. And that’s really disconcerting, because part of what we do, which I think leads to a lot of burnout and existential struggle,…
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Trusting the gold within
“One one of our greatest illusions is that we are on our way to being wiser and more loving … and that this will only happen to us sometime in the future, after we have done the right practices, found the right teacher, and purified away enough of our imperfections.” Tara Brach We all struggle…
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Seeking is the reward, not the finish line!
“The key is to pursue rewards, but understand that the pursuit is actually the reward if you want to have repeated wins. The celebration has to be less than the pursuit.” Andrew Huberman We were taught to focus on winning. But that feeling is only fleeting before we are after the next thing. What if…
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Safe or successful
We all want to be safe. We would also like to be successful. If we play it too safe, we may miss out on any meaningful success.
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More fears and self-doubt
So, you have decided to make the change, great! But then comes a surge of new fears and self-doubt.
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Making a difference
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James. Often we don’t think that what we do will make a difference. So maybe we don’t give it our best shot, or worse, perhaps we don’t try at all. Why not believe it does make a difference?