Category: growth mindset
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Something Good is Coming
I cried over some placemats a few weeks ago. Sixteen placemats, to be exact. Sixteen placemats that are sitting on the shelf of my linen closet, their future not as sure as it once was. Before you think I’m completely materialistic, let me explain. I bought these sixteen red-and-black buffalo plaid placemats at an after…
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You Can Choose, No Matter What
Harsh truth. You are the reason for your own unhappiness. Yep, I said it. You are the reason you are unhappy. Sure, people suck sometimes. Or life’s circumstances may not be ideal. I won’t deny that. Some days it can feel like we got dealt a really shitty hand. Other days we could stub our…
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Forty Things for Forty Years
I turned the big 4-0 recently, and, hear me out, I know I’m not old. Forty is the new thirty, right? But damn, I’m not young anymore either. I guess I feel somewhere in the middle – old enough to know things, young enough to still be figuring things out. I’ve been reflecting and thinking…
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Learning from Failures
Have you ever felt like a complete failure? Chances are, you’ve done something that hasn’t gone quite as you’ve expected it to. It’s so easy to think that we have failed when that happens. Or worse – to think that we are a failure. It can be easy to feel sorry for ourselves and say,…
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Growth is Not Linear
Growth is not linear. Let me say that again. Growth is not linear. It is messy. It is two steps forward, and one step back. It is trying and feeling like we’re failing. It is waking up early some days or staying up late on others. It is learning to work hard, but also learning…
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It’s Time to Ditch the Negative Self-Talk
The way we talk to ourselves matters. Negative self-talk can really keep us from showing up as our best selves. So often, we are so much harder on ourselves than we’d ever allow anyone else to be. We are harder on ourselves that we would be on a friend or a spouse or our children.…
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Your Future is Calling
Did you hear that? It’s the future calling, asking you to put in the work today to transform what your life looks like later. It’s asking you to… get control of your finances overcome your addiction make peace with food take care of your mental health consistently move your body exercise your mind enlarge your…
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Claire Bays Reminds Us: You are Capable
I went live on Instagram the other day to interview my dear friend, Claire Bays. You may remember Claire from her guest blog post, “The Most Important Conversation You’ll Ever Have.” Claire and I went live talking about her experience with Crossfit, sobriety, mindfulness and more. YOU ARE CAPABLE I wanted to share here on…
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My Relationship with Food
Part of personal growth for me is learning to overcome unhealthy habits, and for me, that includes my relationship with food. I was sharing in a group recently the fact that I think I have a food addiction, and that I am working to overcome it. A woman and I spoke about it after the…
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A New Year to Live Intentionally
It’s the last day of the year! For most people, tomorrow is the start of something fresh – it’s new opportunities, new dreams, a new year to become who you’ve always wanted to become. No matter what you envision for yourself in the new year… ➡️ I want to remind you that you still wake…