Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

Are you someone who looks for permission from others? Maybe you feel bad about leaving work once your job and workday are done, when others are still working. Maybe you feel like you should pick up the slack driving...

A friend posted this online recently and I loved it so much that I got permission to use it as a Tiny Bite. Most of us were raised to do right, to get things right, to be agreeable, to be self-sufficient, to work...

How do you feel when someone is mad at you? Most people don’t like to make others mad, and depending on the relationship with the angry person, your feelings can range from hurt to defensive to a level of anger...

There is so much power in silence! It took me most of my life to figure this out and I want you to know it and use it way earlier than I did. Silence is the unexpected response. People expect agreement or argument –...

Have you ever been around someone who is stuck in the aftermath of a life change? Some people simply don’t have the coping skills to move on. Don’t get me wrong – moving on is hard, especially when the life change was...

Is there someone in your life who always seems to be clashing with others, and maybe even with you? It’s like they live to argue, and only listen to a conversation long enough to find something or someone to...

Quick – think about the worst teacher you ever had. What was it about that person that made sitting through their class so hard? Now, think about the best teacher you ever had – what made them so great? Have I told...

What is resilience and how can you create more of it in your life? Resilience is trust. Trust in your ability to persevere. Trust in your ability to react appropriately. Trust in your ability to choose your next step...

Do you ever get lost? I know – it’s tougher than ever to get lost trying to drive somewhere. We have Waze, Google Maps, Siri – so many ways to help us get where we’re going, and yet, now and then those apps fail. How...

Do you cry easily? Some people do, and that’s OK. Do you hate to cry, especially in front of others? Some people, me included, do, and that’s OK, too. The focus of my work with people and teams is to help people shift...

One of my favorite famous-person quotes is from the late Norman Cousins: “The tragedy of life is not death, but what we let die inside of us while we live.” Norman Cousins was an American journalist and author who...

Did you know your brain changes size during the year? It’s OK – everyone’s does, and researchers are trying to figure out just how and why these changes are triggered. Some changes are tied to the length of daylight,...