Essays
How do we cultivate the wise, calm part of ourselves?
I happen to be stuck in confusion right now about the best way to move forward on a professional decision and thought this might be a nice opportunity to showcase a writing exercise I would assign to a client. The assignment is to write a conversation between aspects of yourself, typically the scared or stuck self is talking to and asking advice from the part of you that feels more solid, grounded, and anchored in success (this could be a role or job you have in life where you feels more seasoned and confident such as mentor, teacher, older brother, or best friend).
You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It Too...Neither Could Achilles
If you, like me, are out there trying something new, here’s to the clumsy two steps forward, one step back. Here’s to overdoing it, tacking and course correcting, being clumsy, and overcorrecting to the other side.
How Do I Do This and Will It Be OK? A Psychologist’s Answer.
TL;DR: We all struggle with self doubt, uncertainty, a hope for reassurance. Those questions have no answers and a million answers. 1. In times of doubt and confusion, find inspiration from the stories of your heroes and their struggles. 2. You don’t need to see the whole path, just the step in front of you. Take that one step. 3. Answer the why? Why would you do this hard thing?
