Self-Sabotage: an Urban Myth?

We’re all guilty of using self-sabotage as an excuse as to why we don’t seem to meet the goals we set, or why we always get in the way of ourselves. Whenever we have particular feelings, thoughts, or actions that come up and create barriers to meeting our...

Self-Regulation Made Easy

It’s that time of year to talk about making plans for change. If you want to make changes, you’ll have to figure out where you are. That means assessing your score on not just how far you’ve come, but where you can use a little more attention. Usually when we think...

Change Your Thoughts by Changing Your Actions

Don’t bother, you’re not good enough. Just get through this, suck it up, and you’ll reach the light at the end of the tunnel some day. We all have really unhelpful thoughts and beliefs. The thing about these limiting beliefs is that it significantly...

Resilience Through Thought

Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right (Albert Einstein). Resilience is the ability to get up after being knocked down. It’s what you think of when you hear the words, grit and perseverance. Resilience is not about short-term...

Kiss the Frog

Yesterday, I went out to brunch with a dear friend of mine. She taught me a new phrase which I had never heard before, kissing the frog. She explained that in some professional environments, this phrase is used to reflect the act of buckling down to do the...