This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series How to Enjoy ChallengesThe part 5 of the series “How to Enjoy Challenges” addresses a situation where either the scope or the number of challenges you face overwhelm you. All of these coping tactics are easy and immediate, and are effective at fighting back that [...]
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series How to Enjoy ChallengesThe part 4 of “How to Enjoy Challenges” deals with something we all experience from time to time — a problem threatens your plan. You start to worry about the outcome you desire, and that anxiety makes you the challenge as an [...]
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series How to Enjoy ChallengesChallenges are demanding. And when you can’t accept what it’s demanding of you, you can go into a denial, focusing all your energy on how reality shouldn’t be this way. In this installment of the How to Enjoy Challenges series, let’s look [...]
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series How to Enjoy ChallengesIn part 2 of the series “How to Enjoy Challenges,” we take a look at how we may associate fears from our past with our current challenges — and how such an association may inflate our perception of the problem.
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In the [...]
This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series How to Enjoy ChallengesHappy 2009! We’re going to kick-start the year with a series on how to turn discouraging challenges into motivating ones.
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This morning in Minnesota, it was 6 degress (-14C). As I walked out onto the icy pavement, I felt the familiar tingle [...]
Mentoring/coaching doesn’t just happen when you pay someone who’s more experienced than you. It can also happen among your very peers — and such a partnership can have bond and strength that few other relationships can. Let me tell you about my peer-mentoring partner, and invite you to join me in forming a new peer-mentoring [...]
This is a life story of my mother. Her life is an example of how to find a need in the world only you can fulfill. It’s a glimpse of what it’s like to reach complete fulfillment - self actualization.
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Introduction: My Mother’s Calling
My mother is a missionary. Well, that’s how I describe her [...]
This essay expands upon my previous entry on fear of success.
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I once had a co-worker who hated her job. Her job stress was so much, that it was hurting her body. She wore those wrist supports to nurse her injury.
Her husband made enough money, so she didn’t need to work. She had [...]
We all want success, but actually many of us fear it as well. Why do we do that, and how can we break it down? Here’s one universal approach that will help you deal with a major portion of your fear of success.
One of my current challenges is to stop staying [...]
In this essay I’m going to share a bit of my struggles with my so-called “gifts.” A lot of us yearn to pursue our passion, yet it comes at a bit of price, it turns out. What is it, and are you willing to pay it?
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I once had a co-worker who told me that she [...]
