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Pep Talk | Think

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

What’s your first response to a setback? How do you handle bumps in the road, big or small? Hand-wringing, raging, tossing blame around, and giving up don’t get you very far. At best, they’re like running in place. At worst, indulged in habitually, they take you backwards, away from solutions and resolutions. Here’s a radical […]

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Pep Talk | Ditch the Chasm

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Oh dear. The last straw landed. You veered off the road. You’re on your knees in the dirt, wondering how to get up and continue to carry the heavy load. The temptation to lean forward and topple onto your face, to give up altogether, looks pretty good right about now. If you’re only in a […]

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Pep Talk | Chin Up

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

You don’t feel like flying today, you say? You’re feeling life’s weight? If I say, “Chin up,” it may piss you off. It sounds trite, as though I expect you to down a placebo. Well, listen up. You can’t fly without sticking your neck out. Watch a bird in the moment before lifting off: head […]

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Pep Talk | Reach Out

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

What’s up with that lowdown, unsupported, wheel-spinning, off-balance, scared feeling? Take a mighty, deep breath and look me in the eye. Right here. We’re not moving until you understand something very important: Your worth does not depend on you. Your worth is gloriously, blindingly, thoroughly intact, however homeless you feel. You’ve only temporarily lost your […]

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