It seems like the “experts” keep telling us it’s easy – whatever it is they’re talking about. Even if you know it’s not, a little bit of that thinking can creep in, particularly if the message seems to be coming from all directions. Not too long ago I was reading an article on the...
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Pursuit of Happiness
The pursuit of happiness recognizes that the journey is even more important than the destination
Why things take so long
Self promotion for the inherently shy
It’s possible to be both extroverted and shy, or just shy in person but not in email – there are all kinds of combinations. Shyness isn’t something necessarily to overcome, the usual advice of the non-shy to those afflicted but neither is it a good excuse to do nothing. Self promotion seems to just...
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The power of three in the art of happiness
There is an implied stability in anything with three legs that is not present in anything with either two or four. In Jungian philosophy the number three is associated with creativity, self-expression, and optimism. By default a third option will get you out of either/or, black/white thinking and take you into the ambiguous area...
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On New Year’s restrospectives and resolutions
I almost don’t want to add to the mess of blog posts on the topic of New Year’s, they tend to be a bit exhausting to read not to mention depressing if you haven’t published a best seller while having a child, been mentioned by Time magazine with the word “most” in the title,...
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Give yourself permission to take your time
Maybe it’s just because I’ve been so immersed in the virtual world lately that it seems like the pressure has increased to be incredibly witty, insightful, and on topic at the drop of a hat. ‘If you’re not twittering, you’re not succeedding’ seems to be a popular mantra. I’m not wired that way –...
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Are you letting your inner Oscar out?
It’s hard to miss the references to Sesame Street’s 40th birthday this week – I’m just thrilled that there’s something out there still that’s older than I am;-) I did see one article that I thought was thought provoking, The Oscar the Grouch Guide to Building a More Remarkable Blog. While it’s theoretically talking...
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The natural order of chaos is to organize
There are days when I feel like the Queen of Starting New Things. Particularly this last year as I’ve tried to find the right entrepreneurial threads to tug. From blogging (now up to six) to jewelry to the brief bread enterprise and so on. I’ve filled out online profiles for contract jobs that never...
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Where are you on the global scale of “everyone”?
Not that long ago I got randomly selected to be on a survey panel from my gas company. So every now and then I answer some online questions and get Amazon points in return. For the most part they are pretty innocuous questions about appliances and light bulbs but one time it was to...
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Adventure and treasure hunting
I was more into dinosaurs than pirates as a kid, but I’ve always loved a good treasure hunt (although not the kind where some adult already knows what and where…) So ever since I saw the Cash & Treasure episode about Spanish Armada gold on the Florida coast, I’ve been dying to go try...
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Not all advice is created equal
Twice now in the last few weeks I’ve heard Jean Chatzky, the perky financial guru on the Today Show, refer potential entrepreneurs to S.C.O.R.E as the one stop shop for advice on starting a business. I’ve winced each time and since I’m trying to pay attention to these kinds of repeating signals, here goes....
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