Start with Affirmation
When starting a new performance, whether a difficult and serious one (a new job or a new course/degree or major project) or one that’s relatively inconsequential (a new hobby or…
The Anonymous Expert
In Mark Twain’s short story, Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven, once Captain Eli Stormfield makes it past the pearly gates and gets his bearings, he begins to learn about the other inhabitants of heaven.
Play it Again, Sam
We improve our future performance by assessing a past performance. This includes identifying areas for improvement and creating an action plan for carrying out those improvements. If we implement our…
The Worst Day but a Good Week
The days in our life are like pearls on a string. Though they are connected, as we go from one to the next, they are also separate. It is difficult to make sense of them one at a time and our most immediate feelings are about the one we’re in. That’s where our awareness is.