Tag: mindset
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My own race
The 15k never happened. After it was switched to a virtual option, I figured this was my chance to finally do the training. I counted back from the last date to submit my times and built out a training plan that I would definitely stick to because this time would be different. I would run…
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Just a few pushups
I sent the text: I’m on my second round of pushups to deal with these frustrations. It seemed like a healthy choice. Instead of letting my blood pressure rise, I could work off the frustrations and then return to my desk renewed in mind. Of course, I would get physically stronger over the days, but…
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The good thing about tantrums
Years ago, I needed to know how to deal with toddler tantrums. I was at my wit’s end but knew there was some information somewhere out there in the world that would help me. I learned that it was just part of the child’s development, something you get through calmly, and not necessarily an indication…
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To see me
I rushed over as soon as I got the chance. A group of my former coworkers were meeting to exchange stories over coffee. I couldn’t pass up re-uniting and getting updated on the gossip. But as we shared what was new, I found myself giving updates on how I’d been feeling. I weighed how my…
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A wasted trip
It’s snowing outside. I knew full well this would happen and braced myself for the massive storm that was coming our way. Days before I came to New York, I switched my flight to get ahead of the impending snow and wind that threatened to cancel my flight. I figured it would be fine. But…
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It shouldn’t be this hard
It shouldn’t be this hard. I bemoaned, yet again, the same woes. Because it took me longer to do the task, because I was distracted easily, because it was hard to get out of bed, because I can’t just wake up and go, powered and directed just by passion and goals. My struggle was a…
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All I could be doing
I caught myself mid scroll, frantically hoping for another hit a quick video. I find myself way too often searching for video after video to entertain myself. There I am waiting for algorithm to make me laugh or think. When instead… I could be reading a book, getting lost in composing images of the fictional…
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Decluttering
There is a pile over there, haunting me, taunting me. It contains all of the papers that I told myself I would need to get through. Of course, there might be an important detail in there that I will need at an yet undisclosed point in time. I can’t let go of it, because I…
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I owe him this blog
Four years ago today, I started blogging in earnest. I put up my first real post on this site. It was about Virgil Abloh, founder of Off-WhiteTM and former creative director of Louis Vuitton menswear. I started back watching fashion shows after not really engaging with the field. His shows were more than just a…
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More burdensome please
I had been so busy over the last few weeks that I couldn’t stand the idea of cooking. It was just a unnecessary drain on my limited time. And now, here I am, unable to eat longing for the chance to play with seasonings and to be in the kitchen playing with food. Funny how…
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