Self-improvement

Progress Report: Rewriting your inner soundtrack

Last Monday, we discussed the importance of being attentive to your inner soundtrack, uncovering the hidden assumptions in them, and challenging those assumptions. Here’s my answer and progress report for the assignment: Inner Statement: “I’m not a people-person. It takes me years before I get comfortable with other people.” Hidden Assumptions: – That being a “people-person” [...]

How your inner soundtrack is holding you back – and what to do about it

How your inner soundtrack is holding you back – and what to do about it

Have you ever said to yourself: “I’ll never be rich.” “I’m not smart or good enough for that promotion/raket/challenge.” “I’m not as successful as [someone].” Sometimes, our inner dialogue isn’t so blatantly negative. It can also be subtle, like the following: “I’d like to start my own business, but I don’t have an idea what [...]

A Call to Arms: Let’s Make 2012 the Best Year Ever

A Call to Arms: Let’s Make 2012 the Best Year Ever

Most people like to spend the last weeks of December looking back at the year that was. Then, the same people spend January looking ahead at the year that will be. I’m one of those people. Odds are, if you’re reading this, so are you. During this time, have you ever looked back and wondered [...]