“Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will—then your life will flow well.”— Epictetus How weird is this… Stores full of shoppers without masks, teams meeting in person (like it’s a new thing) - we even shake hands and hug. It’s like we are back to pre-pandemic times—as if the last two years didn’t happen. Hold on one virus-infected… Continue reading
Please stop making To-Do lists that don’t work
There’s something seductive about making a list - especially at year end. Our Disney-like dream is that everything we list will - poof! - magically get done. So, we pull up a chair, grab our favourite pen, and with firm… Continue reading
Why I no longer make New Year’s Resolutions
There is a statistic commonly thrown around about New Year’s Resolutions. Over 80% fail. What’s less commonly known is why they fail. I think most fail because of a lack of practice. Just like lifting weights, speaking a language or… Continue reading
Procrastinating about New Years goals? Make Origami instead.
It’s a bit cliche to brag about boycotting New Year’s resolutions. “It’s a joke,” you say, with no small amount of self-doubt, “nobody keeps them anyways, so why make ‘em?” Once again we stride into another year, full of swagger… Continue reading