Sometimes we become so consumed with whether we’re following a rule that we’ve set up for ourselves that we lose sight of the ultimate benefit we wanted to experience through having the rule in the first place. While rules are of course helpful,…

Sometimes when we’re feeling a lack of motivation or focus, we tend to immediately think that it’s due to a lack of discipline – that we’re not doing a good enough job of buckling down and just staying focused.  But we feel undisciplined…

In many areas of our lives, the idea of control is an illusion because it suggests that through enough training and discipline and focus, we’ll have the ability to restrain or direct or command anything that we want. It suggests that there is a…

Sometimes when we create something that we’re proud of – something that gives us a sense of true satisfaction – that feeling is immediately followed by  wondering what people will think about it. And in that moment where we start to seek…

One way to navigate a challenging moment is to envision what your “future self” would tell you about how to approach that challenge. Oftentimes when we’re struggling to figure out how to move through uncertainty or something difficult, we get so…

When we’ve made a decision, one of the things that impacts our ability to fully get behind that decision and move forward with intention is our tendency to experience decision regret.  And we generally experience decision regret because as soon…

One way we’ve been conditioned to view opportunity is through the lens of competition.   And here’s what I mean by that: If we believe that there is a limited supply of opportunities, then that kind of thinking leads us to further…

When we think about something that’s going to happen in the future, our mind is very skilled at turning our thoughts about a future version of events into a story about what might happen if we fail, if we try something new, or if we’re criticized….

When we express to other people that we want to make changes, or that we want to do something new or different, it’s natural for us to be met with some disagreement and disapproval – including from people we respect or trust.  And when we’re…

One way that we rob ourselves of meaningful experiences each day is by trying to constantly walk a perfect line. We put a lot of pressure on ourselves each day to strike the perfect balance between two competing desires or interests we have that seem…