Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

Watch the words your brain uses to describe you, your feelings, and your actions – are they judgmental?  Words are simply words – it’s the meaning we attach to them that matters. When you drop something, does your...

Do you think of yourself as open-minded? Most people do, and yet most people have at least a couple of “absolutely not!” beliefs. Those are beliefs that separate you from at least part of the human population. It used...

Some people go along to get along. Some people choose their words carefully, trying not to rock the boat. Some people choose not to voice their opinions for fear of alienating friends or loved ones. When it’s done...

Is there a piece of your life that you criticize a lot? Maybe you don’t love where you live, or the car you drive, or the body that carries your spirit around. For a long time I didn’t wear shorts, no matter how hot...

Quick…how is your confidence level right now? Most people can’t answer that question very positively. Most people second-guess themselves, feel like they’re not up to whatever challenge is in front of them at the...

Do you have days now and then where you just feel blah? Like you can’t get motivated to do anything at all, let alone the things you have to do or even want to do. Those feelings happen to us all from time to time,...

Do you ever look back on your life and cringe at who you were then? I don’t mean your style of hair, makeup or clothing, I mean who YOU were? “I was so naïve then” or “how could I have been so stupid” or “why didn’t I...

Oh, don’t you hate to make a mistake? It’s so embarrassing. It’s so confidence-shaking. It’s so tempting to try to make it look like it was someone else’s fault, not yours. Some people are better at that than others –...

Do you work on a team where rumors fly? That happens in a lot of workplaces where communication and leadership are lacking. Have you ever been the focus of the rumor mill? It doesn’t feel very good, does it? Maybe you...

Do you have a big problem to solve and you’re feeling stumped? It can feel overwhelming to try to decide which solution is the right one to solve a specific issue in your life. The first question to ask is, “is this...

Does your to-do list make you want to give up before you even start? Many of us have crazy-busy lives with calendars that look like a Tetris game, and when that happens it can seem like your life is running you...

There’s a myth in our culture about closure. People say things like, “he didn’t give me a chance to find closure” or “how can I cope without closure” or even “now I’ll never get closure.” The myth is that closure has...