Working with toddlers the past few weeks, I’ve come to know the power of the words “time-out”… When they’re misbehaving, we say, “Do you want to go to time-out?” or “Do it now or we’re going to time-out. 3… 2… 1” The funny is, we’ve never actually put kids in time-out. I don’t even know Read more about Time-out isn’t even that bad…[…]
I am such a WIMP. Last week I had a dentist appointment, but chickened out at the last minute and purposefully didn’t show up. (I need to get a filling replaced, but keep avoiding it due to the reason of: I am scared of needles.) Well, the dentist just sent me a $50 no-show fine. Read more about Let’s make a deal…[…]
F-E-A-R has 2 meanings… Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise! Today: Choose the latter. Facing the things that scare the crap out of you usually leads to awesome personal development. What’s the worst that could happen anyway? **Actually, someone just emailed me with another cool definition… False. Evidence. Appearing. Real. I kind of Read more about F.E.A.R. has 2 meanings[…]
Check out this little tree, growing in the middle of my sidewalk… This little tree has courage. It is determined and persistent. I could pluck it out of the ground, put cement over it, and it would still find a way to grow back. This tree will not give up. No matter how Read more about Make like a tree… 🌳[…]
A young buffalo once asked his Dad… “Hey Dad, what’s the scariest thing in the world?” The father buffalo told him it was a lion! Because lions eat buffalo. The young buffalo thought to himself for a moment and then said, “OK Dad, if I ever see a lion I’ll run away in the other Read more about The young buffalo 🦬[…]
I have an uncomfortable phone call to make this week. It’s gonna be long, awkward, and I’m squirming right now just thinking about it. Naturally, my brain is thinking of ways to avoid this call. I could cancel it. I could push it to next week. I could make someone else do it. I could Read more about Run from it or learn from it[…]
Scared or nervous about doing something hard? Don’t be. What’s the worst that could happen? Most people look back in life and regret the things they didn’t do. Not the things they did do. “If you dare, then you’ve already gotten ahead of 99% of the others” Happy Tuesday. Get out there and stir things Read more about Grow a pair.[…]