If you have or love little ones chances are you have seen them outgrow something that tugged at your heart. A favorite outfit, a toy they used to love, or a stage that you truly adored has come and gone. When the kids outgrow something on their terms they tend to handle it well. They […]
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According to Huff Post, an invisible script is an assumption that is so baked in to how you view the world and your choices that you don’t even question it. We all have these invisible scripts running through our minds that tell us what we should do or can’t do. Invisible scripts both limit and
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We push and pull to make a decision. Do you settle for what is right in front of you because the grass may not be greener on the other side? Or is it truly greener but the means of making so are boundaries you’re not willing to cross? You’re not objective enough to completely distill
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I am so interested in growth mindset. If you’re not familiar with growth mindset, in very simple terms, it is the idea that you have the capacity for growth in anything. Meaning, the old excuse of I’m just not made for ______ (be it running, public speaking, swimming, singing, anything) is just not true. You
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Stress and subsequently anxiety are on the rise in America. It has been for more than a decade but is now increasing even further throughout the pandemic. Healthcare, money, and the economy have been the most common stressors for years. According to Med Alert Help the stress experienced from the pandemic, particularly by Millennials, eclipses
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Work is often seen as drudgery. How often have you heard people say, it isn’t meant to be fun, it’s work? But if you use work as a way to feel accomplished and confident it suddenly is rewarding. It doesn’t matter if it is life changing complex work or lugging a bucket around. You can
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What do spelling tests and interviews have in common? (I know you’re thinking nothing but you know I wouldn’t have asked if that was the answer.) Anticipation, they both create a stressful type of anticipation leading up to them. I suppose when you think about it they really aren’t that different in most people’s eyes,
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Do you think about advancing your career? When? Odds are, if you are, it is coming to you during the workday or at the bookends of it. Considering your career strategy at 4 o’clock on a Tuesday is great, if you aren’t rushing home to make dinner at 5. If you’re anything like me, weeknights
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Every year during Read Across America week kids in our little town, and probably all across the country, read the great Dr. Suess book, Oh the Places You’ll Go wearing the outfits they picked out to support where they want to go when they grow up on career day. You get kids dressed as plumbers,
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Maybe this is just me but I go through ebbs and flows of reflection. Reflecting on where you’ve been so that you can be objective and intentional about where you’re going is crazy important but I just don’t do it every day. I will sometimes intentionally ask myself things like; What makes a good leader?
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