Tomorrow I’m having dental surgery: two teeth with prior root canals that are acting up and one wisdom tooth extraction while we’re at it. By the time you are reading this on Tuesday, I’ll be past the bags-of-frozen-peas-on-my-face stage and hopefully moving from liquids to bona fide food, even if mushy. Read more
Spring must be in full force because over the last few weeks several people have told me how happy they are to finally be sorting through “stuff” and clearing up areas of their offices and homes. I’ve been on the same kick also. If you have the urge to purge, act while the inspiration strikes. Read more
(Part 2 in the series: Can You Make It Happen?)
In part 1, I raised the question of how much you can actually control in life. I concluded that making what you want to happen is about finding your power: identifying what is within your span of control and acting decisively. Now let’s take a look at the difference between making something happen and allowing it to happen.
Ironically, making your goals and dreams happen requires you to loosen your grip on them. This may seem to contradict part of the Mariah Carey’s “Make It Happen” song that I included in the prior issue. Read more
I could tell from our very first conversation that this was a woman who likes to take charge. She was known at work for her ability to make things happen. As she told me her long-term plans to pursue a bold new endeavor, she acknowledged that sometimes she could be impatient. In fact, dealing with the unknowns caused her some anxiety and even insomnia. Although she was excited about the changes she was putting into motion, not knowing exactly how everything would turn out made her uncomfortable. Read more