Anticipatory Anxiety Fear is an anticipatory emotion that stems from less than desirable results that you believe may occur given a certain set of circumstances. Oftentimes failure or rejection is associated with fear. However inasmuch as you can anticipate failure or rejection, you can also anticipate success and acceptance? DISCLAIMER: Let …
The Puzzle: Putting It All Together You’ve spent your entire life putting together the pieces of your life’s puzzle. Ninety-nine of the 100 pieces are all in place and then you discover that the final piece is missing. You spend months and perhaps even years searching for that missing piece …
Once You Get It, It Never Goes Away I once heard my friend Carole Sharp say “I can’t kill it and it won’t die.” As I recall, she wasn’t referring to entrepreneurs, but I remember that the moment she said it, I immediately related it to my entrepreneurial spirit. Over …
Your Autobiography: Still More Story to Tell I’ve heard it said that there is a book in all of us. Each of us has our own (life) story to tell. I don’t know about anybody else, but I could certainly write an autobiography about my life and I promise it would not be …
The Buck Stops Wherever You Stop It We’ve all heard the catch phrase “The Buck Stops Here” made famous by Harry Truman. In short the phrase indicates the finality of a decision. I don’t know what made me think of it, but when I did, I immediately thought about how people stop …
Don’t Miss an Opportunity for Growth Have you ever known someone who has been so buried in their comfort zones, that they have stop absorbing new information. They seem to hang on to ideologies that are no longer applicable in today’s world. They have become so detached from the …
There Are Only 24 Hours in Any Given Day I was in the grocery story recently and the woman in front of me was about to leave the 6 pack of Mountain Dew that she had purchased. The cashier caught the woman as she was walking away. The woman responded …
Do What You Wanna Do The Dramatics sing a song titled “Do What You Wanna Do” and it goes on to say “be what you are. There ain’t no right or wrong way….” That is “so” the path and attitude that we may want to adopt in our own lives. …
Building Strength Through Your Weaknesses I recently joined a new church and as part of that process, I have been attending New Members class. We have to go to four New Members classes before we are placed in a permanent Sunday School a.k.a. Small Groups class and before we commit to …
Who Says a Date Has to Involve More Than One Person? You ever have those days where you want to go out and do something fun but you can’t find anybody to go with you? I know that feeling. But guess what I do? I go all by my lonesome …
Work Baby, Work Out It’s still early in the year 2014 and many people started the year with that tried and true resolution of losing weight. Already it’s the 24th day of your journey and a few of the pounds have come off. Hooray for you. However, if you’re worried …
So Whatcha Doin’ Now? I’ve done a lot of things in my lifetime particularly when it came to supporting my family of 2. By choice I have owned a hair salon, a desktop publishing business, started an investment group for women, attempted to start a hair style magazine (derailed by photographer’s poor …
Don’t Let Frustration Stop You I really do not like using the words most, everybody and all, but in this case, I would venture to say that everybody experiences frustration sometimes. Frustration may set in when you’ve tried over and over again to accomplish something and no matter how many …
The Greatest Source of Peace I find the greatest source of peace when I pray, meditate and talk to God. Many times I forget to pray before I go to bed, but I am often up in the middle of the night. When that happens, I spend quality time with …
The Fine Line of Depression Depression is defined as a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest (Mayo Clinic). There are many causes for depression as stated on the Mayo Clinic website, but to that list, I’d like to add my “opinion:” Some forms of …