1. Realize that work, pain and frustration are not a curse, though our attitudes can be. 2. Wear yellow. 3. Compliment liberally, criticize minimally. (Tweet this positivity!) 4. For every negative thing that’s said to you by the “Debby Downer” types, immediately turn it around to the positive. DD: Oh well. Looks like rain today!… Continue reading How to Not Complain: 11 Tips for Staying Positive
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How to Cure People Pleasing
Sometimes I’m a people-pleaser. I think many artists are bent in that general direction. As artists, we often want applause, recognition or just the satisfaction of knowing we’ve made a difference. None of those things are innately wrong…until they become an obsession. I know I can be overzealous at times. I want to be wanted.… Continue reading How to Cure People Pleasing
The Company You Keep
[box options]Today’s post is a guest post by Haiku Kwon. Haiku is a traveler, foodie, writer, and wanna-do-everythinger. You can follow her journey of starting all over again on her blog, Life’s a risk… and I’m all in. She would love to make a new friend on Facebook.[/box] Take a look at your friends. No, really–not just a… Continue reading The Company You Keep
Keep it Simple Einstein
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Honor: Pass it On
Happy Memorial Day! We’ve so much to be thankful for, don’t we? Granted, some of you are reading this post outside of the American boarders yet we all have one things in common: honor. The following video was created by my pastor’s son Brandon Hess. He excellently communicates honor with pictures, music, and story. I… Continue reading Honor: Pass it On
Introverts: Creative Quiets
I masquerade as an extrovert. But it’s just an act, a role played in pretend-land. Sooner or later, I’ll need to cocoon myself away for a bit to enjoy some silence. I don’t think I’m alone, am I? Many creatives are introverts, preferring fewer words, fewer friends, and fewer parties. Extroverts: we marvel at you.… Continue reading Introverts: Creative Quiets
Very Much Muchness
I’ve got a problem. You probably have the same problem. We all enjoy this… together. Wait, what? Sorry. Did my phone just buzz? It’s not so much a problem as it is an abundance. The very muchness of it all. I need to message them. I can remember spending hours at a game table laughing and… Continue reading Very Much Muchness
Nontroversy: Let Your Words Be Few
+It’s when the news makes a big deal out of stuff that’s not really a big deal but they make it seem like a big deal. What’s the word for that? Nontroversy. (For more nontroversy visit John Ridley’s Top Nontroversies of 2011 article on NPR). ***************** Communicating succinctly, whether in speech or in writing, is… Continue reading Nontroversy: Let Your Words Be Few
Writer Has Sore Throat, Loses Voice in Social Media Frenzy
I was performing at a theater. Acting. Costumes. Makeup. The whole nine yards. Livin’ the dream and getting paid to do it. Unfortunately, the toll of doing multiple shows a week did not agree with my vocal folds.They wanted a voice rest vacation. The ear, nose, and throat doctor-guy informed my talking parts that they… Continue reading Writer Has Sore Throat, Loses Voice in Social Media Frenzy
Two Sides of the Communication Coin
“After all is said and done, more is said than done.” Well said Mr. Aesop Fables. OK, so here’s the big secret. . . I do not enjoy talking. If you’re with me, stand up and say . . . nothing! Yeah, you know who you are. You’re the person at a party who does… Continue reading Two Sides of the Communication Coin