“I’m fine” – one of the biggest lies of this century. So what do you do when you don’t feel fine? Learn to tell the truth and takes responsibility for your life.
So you want to be liked… I mean, who the heck doesn’t want friends who love them? I know I sure do 🙋♀️ … and I especially did between ages 14 to 21. But here’s the problem: you care way too much about being well-liked (and if you’re wondering, yes that statement counts towards social …
I’m sure we all recognize a Mean Girls GIF when we see one. What an awesome part in the movie, right? Cady answers the final question correctly in the math competition, and her high school mathlete team takes home the title! But that’s not the important part. What’s important is what comes right before she …
“Society pressures us to go to university.” “Society pressures us to buy name brand clothes we can’t afford.” It’s crazy to think I’ve been telling myself those lies until just recently. What’s even crazier is that those statements only become true if you allow them to be. I understand that mainstream media portrays a certain …
You’re ashamed… Of your past, your actions, and your decisions. You feel guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or a quality in your character. But why do you feel this way? I find the topic of shame to be quite an interesting one because I believe it is far more nuanced than you …
“Jealousy is the root of all evil” Have you heard that expression before? Maybe you’ve experienced the backstab (or frontstab) by a jealousy-fueled person… or, maybe you’ve been the dealer of similar jealousy-fueled actions… In talking with people since starting my blog, a question I often get asked is, why the f*** can’t people just …
In last week’s blog post I discussed the importance of recognizing your self-worth. I mentioned that, as a human being, you are completely capable of developing yourself so that you can give meaning to your worth. So my question for you today is: Do you know what it means to be capable? Let’s start with …
Give me ’til the end of of this 5 minute read to get you thinking differently about self-esteem. Let’s start by looking at the definition of esteem: Esteem ➡️ v. regard highly or favourably; regard with respect or admiration Now hold that thought. And let’s look at the history of the word esteem: “Esteem” comes …
Happy Monday! … Right? *insert awkward silence* … What? You mean you’re not happy? You’re telling me you’re miserable because you have 5 days left of work before you can relax again? Damn… Ok, well I really want you to be happy! And before you start questioning whether I’m oblivious to life’s problems, I’ll straight-up …
Last week, one of my buddies asked me a fantastic question, what is the first step to re-training your brain? I thought it was an easy answer. And then I realized I was incredibly wrong. DAMNNNN. How have I not written a blog post about this yet!? So here I am about 10 days later, …