Adventures in Personal Growth

Is consistency always a good thing?

December 13, 2010

ShareConsistency has never been my strong suit. I have good intentions. But carrying them out tends to be a challenge. I operate in cycles. I work like crazy, then I need lots of rest. I have trouble putting work away once I’m into it and trouble picking it up again after I’ve been away for [...]

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No one died and I didn’t throw up on my shoes

November 5, 2010

ShareWednesday night I did stand up comedy. For the first time in nearly 2 years. And probably possibly for the last time. Earlier in the day, I confessed to one of my mastermind buddies that I wasn’t in the mood for performing. She told me that her standard for success in something like that was: [...]

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The secret to becoming fearless

October 24, 2010

ShareIn honour of Halloween…I’m going to share something that took me years of effort and thousands of dollars to discover: To get unscared, you need to do the stuff you’re afraid of. That’s it. That’s the message. You can stop reading now if you like. That’s not what I wanted to hear! I know. It’s [...]

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Creativity comes in waves

July 19, 2010

ShareI do believe that awareness, paying attention, mindfulness…whatever you want to call it…is the key to personal growth. I wrote the following post back in April. I was riding a cycle of high creativity…and I was aware of it. I was also aware that it would come to an end, and I wrote this post [...]

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If you could relive one day of your life, which would it be and why?

July 8, 2010

ShareFor me, nothing came to mind immediately. Apparently my life was bereft of amazing days that I will never forget. None of my weddings. (Or divorces.) No magic trip to Disney World. (Yes, I went. No, it wasn’t magical.) No bringing a new life into the world. (Not even a puppy.) After pondering the question [...]

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Change a habit in 21 days? I don’t think so.

July 5, 2010

ShareRoutines and habits are things I tend to rail against. I really don’t like being told what to do and when – even if it’s ME making the rules. I used to joke that you could abbreviate routine as “rut.” I’m a big fan of spontaneity and change. Shaking things up. Making life interesting. Yet [...]

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