You know those parts of yourself that you don’t like? The snarky attitude you assume, the judging tone of voice you use, the way you procrastinate, the ways that you derail your progress when you get scared of change. Whatever your bugaboos are – do you embrace them? Or do you push them away, to … Read more
This past week I met with several stressed out, exhausted clients. I heard: ‘I’m always running around,’ ‘I’m on 8 committees and they all demand a lot of support at year-end.’ ‘I’m traveling continuously; I haven’t been home for more than 3 days in 6 weeks.’ One client has rescheduled an appointment with me 5 … Read more
The season of Festivus is upon us. Have you noticed that sleigh bells ring every time the television comes on? And as I write this, emails flow steadily into my Inbox – announcing Cyber Monday deals. I’m already longing for December 26 when the ads fade away and we go back to the normal besieging … Read more
When jargon creates victims A few years ago, an EHI student sent me an article in DailyOM by Dr. Judith Orloff. The article, Combating Emotional Vampires, was an excerpt from Dr. Orloff’s online course of the same name. I generally appreciate Dr. Orloff’s work, and of course, Dr. Orloff didn’t invent the term Emotional Vampires, … Read more
Ah, expectations. The projection into the future (even a minute from now) that something is going to happen the way you want it to or think it should happen. And then, confound it all, that’s not what occurs. Leaving you disappointed, frustrated, angry and at times, all pouty and self-absorbed. Expectations are certainly a part … Read more
Chakra Khan is on retreat this week. She can be found wandering island trails, swimming in the crystal blue ocean, perhaps even resting pool-side. CK is choosing to retreat and restore and let the blog rest for a week. The post for this week was going to be about Expectation vs. Expectancy. Expectation is wanting … Read more