Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

Focus on your strengths, not where you think you are weak. Oh, we can be so hard on ourselves!! For years I thought I was clumsy so didn’t go out for sports, go out on dates or put myself out there, for fear people...

You know how someone gives you the willies? You know that one thing that when you eat it, you don’t feel good the next day? You know there’s that one street you avoid driving down and you don’t know why? Trust those...

Don’t spend your time trying to make people like you. When you’re around someone who clearly doesn’t appreciate you, understand that’s their issue, not yours. Move on. Seriously – move on! It took me a long time to...

Strength comes from moving through life’s tough moments. Most people wish they had an easy life – plenty of money, no problems in their relationships, lots of free time to do as they please. But it’s in life’s tough...

Did your parents encourage you to learn from your mistakes? Mine did, and that’s good advice. Unfortunately, sometimes I got in trouble for making mistakes, which taught me how to deny them. It’s hard to learn from...

Think about successful inventors and creators. Michelangelo. Thomas Edison. Bill Gates. They changed the world because they saw visions of what could be and focused on those visions instead of on the world in front of...

Think of the most positive person you know. They may be so positive that sometimes they annoy you with their sunny outlook. Now, take this in – that person has negative thoughts, just like you. Neuroscience research...

Even if you avoid dousing yourself regularly with news coverage, you still know what’s going on in the world. And you understand that a lot of what happens around you and sometimes even to you isn’t perfect. Heck,...

Do you let your imagination run free at least a few times a day? Imagination is allowing your brain to consider the possibilities, no matter how outlandish they may be. It’s very easy to get caught in the rut of doing...

There’s so much wisdom on Facebook – have you noticed? A friend posted a meme that said “Stop tending other peoples’ gardens at the expense of your own.” Think about that for a moment – how often do you help a friend...

Do you often feel self-conscious around people you don’t know well? That’s normal, and trust me, as you grow in self-confidence you’ll lost some or most of that uncomfortable feeling that others are judging you. You...

Judy Garland said, “Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” What does that quote mean to you? To me, she was talking about self-confidence – about being the best...