Happiness isn't about everything being "right" in our lives--it's about embracing what is while going for what can be.
No one that I know of has the perfect life. Some have more of what they want than others when it comes to health, connection with others, work that is fulfilling ...
A colleague of mine has been tweeting about my new e-book "Seven Steps to Happiness"--and of course, I'm happy about that! It's always nice to have friends and colleagues to believe in you and support you and what you do.
That being said, unless you are a hermit, in ...
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What would it take for you to really love your life? For many of us, answering that question isn't as easy as it seems. Life has a way of shaking things up and rearranging everything--leaving us with uncertainty, confusion and a medley of emotions.
If we took ...
Alan's note: This post originally appeared in http://adventuresofapicunurse.blogspot.com/ The author is my daughter who is a Nurse Practitioner in a pediatrics intensive care unit of a major hospital in the U.S.
What Success Feels Like
In my last post (here), I talked about how incredible successfully intubating a patient was. ...
I never saw Elvis in concert, much less met him. The closest I ever got to the King of Rock and Roll was in meeting Ray Walker of the Jordanaires, who sang backup for Elvis for 14 years. After seeing Mr. Walker perform at an event, I joined the small ...
Are you an imposter?
Okay, let me clarify—despite being smart, talented and accomplished, do you often feel as though you aren't? Do you find yourself thinking, “I know I’m all that, but I don’t feel like I’m all that”? If you are nodding your head in agreement, you are not ...
I was coaching an employee, who, by his own admission, is a perfectionist. He is rarely satisfied when he completes a project or turns in a report or gives a group presentation at work. And he is okay with that—with never being satisfied. (He says never being satisfied doesn't bother ...
If you want to do better work, feel better about yourself, perform at higher levels and surprise yourself by how brilliant you are, consider making peace with your "Inner Perfectionist". After all, do you really need to demand so much from yourself so often?
Of course, you don't really have ...
Perhaps you've bought into the myth that if you work really hard, work well with others, put in a few extra hours, do above average work, or get another degree, you'll have earned a raise. Don’t be too hard on yourself—millions believe the same story. In order to earn a ...
How do you deal with something in your life you don't want? What really works when it comes to changing your life? Do you need to focus on the positive and pretend you aren't upset? In my last post, I dealt with how to deal with change you don't want, ...
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