Tag: mindset
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This is the problem with you
I told the story. He waited for his chance to respond and started, “This is the problem with people like you,” What a bold way to start. “You look at your problems that you have at work and with other people and deem yourself the problem. ‘I should just try harder. I should stop being…
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No surprises here
At approximately 7:27 AM, a car zooms out in front of me in the neighborhood. I was frustrated. The driver ran the stop sign, and was forced to me to wait as he/she/someone annoying was stuck unable to turn left as the incoming traffic picked up. I grumbled, that I just needed to turn right.…
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You already have a vacation home
I had some vacation time to use up. It was set to expire. Even though I had no trips planned, it was a use-it-or-lose-it situation. I chose to use it. I submitted the time, set my out-of-office message, and headed off. A few relaxing afternoons without rushing about between appointments. The freedom to linger in…
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Is your boss evil?
Thank you for taking the first step and reading this post. You are probably here because you have been asking that question, over and over again: Is my boss evil? And you’ve answered it, “Yes,” multiple times. I mean, you’ve got evidence from your overbearing workload, the snide remarks, the ways you’ve been treated, and…
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What it really takes
Things I’m pretty sure I need: One more video. One more plan. Just a little bit more research. More time, more money, more knowledge, more resources. That is definitely what I need. Incorrect. What I actually need: To just start. I just have to take in a deep inhale, exhale, and get moving. I have…
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About those overpriced Louis Vuitton lip balms. I bought one.
On my trip to New York, I wandered through the Louis Vuitton store. This was my chance to finally try that obviously overpriced makeup. I gravitated to the lip balms, the LV Baumes. I swatched every shade except for clear. I found they were way more pigmented than I was expecting and may more satisfyingly…
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Taking the day off
These past few days I’ve been resistant to getting started on work. I’ve been struggling to get out of bed. I thought maybe that meant my discipline muscles needed to get activated. I sat there at my work computer, miserable but trying to push through. He said to me, “You know this is what sick…
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Remixing my thoughts
It came back again. All the thoughts about what I should have done differently in that situation. Her words continued to plague me and make me feel worse about the event. It played on repeat. I wanted it to stop. “Why are you so obsessed with me?” The lyrics from the Mariah Carey song also…
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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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