In retrospect, I’m grateful for my accident, as it taught me to really take care of myself. If you too are pushing yourself too hard—and rushing through life as a result—I highly recommend you (slowly) take the following steps. 1. Take ownership. I learned that I must take persona...
NOBODY’S PERFECT – but that doesn’t stop some of us from trying to be. And that’s the curse of perfectionism: putting yourself under enormous pressure to meet impossibly high standards, striving to keep everything in perfect order, beating yourself up for any little error. 没有人是完美...
Whatever you’re going through, I wish the same for you: self-compassion to help alleviate your pain, permission to do only what you reasonably can, and space to take good care of yourself.
It isn’t really hard to do well in a job; you just have to apply yourself and put the work first. Just like during the interview, your boss or employer’s motivation is not to give you a hard time or to make your life difficult; all they really want is to get the work done an...
And so I would encourage all of you to take a good hard look at your own inner achievement addicts and ask yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing. What’s motivating you? Are you motivated by something that’s true and authentic for you or are you motivated by something that’...
NOBODY’S PERFECT – but that doesn’t stop some of us from trying to be. And that’s the curse of perfectionism: putting yourself under enormous pressure to meet impossibly high standards, striving to keep everything in perfect order, beating yourself up for any little error. ...
Be willing to work hard now in order to have a better, more relaxed tomorrow. Don’t try to take shortcuts or get rich quick, those roads lead to disaster and wasted time. Instead, if you are working a full time job now for someone else, give yourself 10 hours a week of “your ...
If you punish yourself at all for things you’ve said, please take up this practice of publicly confronting this feeling. You will feeltremendousrelief when you do. Tip #2: Take Responsibility For Your Verbal Oil Spills As I’ve just suggested, one great solution to managing your anxiety ab...
Start to think about what your hopes and dreams might be and remind yourself daily that it’s all up to you to make things happen.You can’t be a leader if you behave like a victim.It’s really easy to put blame on things that are external to you. 【5】 So what can you change...
The next time you find yourself preoccupied with what others think, ask yourself, “what’s the worst that will happen?” Will you lose friendships if you opt out of a night on the town? I highly doubt it. Will someone laugh at you when you try the weight room for the first time?