The concept of overcaring is new to me. A good friend in California suggested that perhaps I have a tendency to overcommit myself to projects, people and places without the balance to maintain a level of harmony to sustain those commitments. He is right. It […]
Going Slow means saying no. But not always. When we say “no” to certain opportunities, we are saying “yes” to the possibility of others. We are creating space for what is meant to come into our lives. But many of us fear that space, that […]
Say what? Huh? You gotta be kidding me!? Those are all ways of saying ‘no’. They may not be eloquent choices, but they get the job done. If you have trouble being that direct (and most of us do), there are gentler versions of ‘no’ […]
In an effort to suspend judgement here, I must admit we’re a nation of ‘doing too much’. Perhaps it’s simply in our cultural DNA to don the can-do spirit like we would a Hoodie. But Daniel Pink raises a great question about that in a […]
Many thanks to Psychology Today reader Kallin, who pointed me to this mind map, courtesy of LearningFundamentals.com.au. It beautifully illustrates how we can regain control of the things we do in the time that we have. Happy Monday Morning, All!
Image via Wikipedia “I sing to the six percent,” Roseanne Cash told me in an interview this past summer. That is to say she sings to the poets, to the creators who get it. Whenever I’m off kilter (which, at this time of year, seems […]
You know you’re in trouble when your boss’ Monday morning question starts with “Can you do me a favor?” How on earth can you say ‘no’ to that? Actually, you can. In the greatest power of slow style, best-selling author of Start with No Jim […]