Where do you see yourself in five years? I used to shudder at the threat of this question. How am I supposed to know where I will be in five years? As a military spouse five years seems like an eternity. Looking even one year into the future is like staring into an abyss. I …
I haven’t been posting as much lately because I’ve had a lot on my plate. If I’m being honest: I can’t do everything all the time. Instead of staying up even later and fretting about how I’ll find time to post, I’ve just tried to let it be. Whenever I start to feel guilty about …
In the past I’ve prided myself on replying instantly to every request, but as social media has become more prevalent I find that each time I stop to reply to something it becomes more of a “if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie” type situation. I’ll open my phone to check the weather forecast and notice that I have a text. …
Over the past few weeks I led an aggressive PR campaign to promote an event that I was hosting. My press release was featured prominently in the local paper, my posters were tacked up all over town, and my FB boost was seen by over 1,000 people in my target audience. Sadly the turnout was …
Once we have recognized the need to make a change, and started to lay the foundation (for some background on this, check out the first article in this series: Change Making…), the next step is to put our vision into words. Look for the common ground that was established earlier on in the change making …
I have always been a thinker and I am obsessed with efficiency, but it wasn’t until recently that I realized the (ironic) inefficiency of my thought process. I tend to ruminate, and the more invested I am in ruminating, the more anxious I become. The more anxiety I feel, the more time I invest ruminating. …