Handling The Hard Stuff

Tag: Self-Improvement

  • Everyone Starts Somewhere

    It’s hard to keep things in perspective in this world of Insta/Pinterest/Reality curated everything. We hear everyone’s miraculous story about making bajillions of dollars selling printables on Etsy or losing thirty pounds almost instantly with whatever magical weight-loss plan they’re peddling and, at least for me, it can be disheartening. I am constantly fighting the…

  • Sometimes You Leap

    I saw a quote recently from Mel Robbins that said “Start before you’re ready. Don’t prepare, begin.” I am soo not that person. I think things to death. I overanalyze every decision and have to talk things through with at least three different people and a pro/con list before I can make any decisions. But…

  • Wanting wealth is not a bad thing!

    This feels like such a controversial statement in a knee-jerk kind of way. I have spent my career helping the underprivileged and working with non-profits and I come from an area with a lot of poverty. My parents were civil servants and no one in my family ever encouraged wealth or prosperity. I was raised,…

  • Faking it With Style

    I don’t know about you, but I have a REAL solid case of imposter syndrome. It’s gotten better with age, but I constantly live with the belief that other people know more than I do. So I’ve developed some tricks to fool myself into believing I can do whatever thing has me overwhelmed in the…

  • Disappointment

    Disappointing people is the worst. I hate it. I am a people-pleaser. I am a helper. I am a problem solver. Telling people that I just can’t help them is the hardest thing EVER. But it’s necessary sometimes. There are a lot of reasons it’s good to disappoint people. Sometimes it’s necessary. And we have…

  • Accepting Help is Hard

    I am proud. Overly so a lot of the time. I firmly believe it’s because I’m the youngest in my family and felt like I always had something to prove. And I am beyond stubborn. So actually admitting I can’t do something – or everything – and need help is one of the most difficult…

  • Lifestyle Creep

    Oof. Boyfriend and I have resolved that we’re keeping a budget this year. So at the end of each month we review our spending and enter it into a spreadsheet. And it is painful. We spend so much freaking money on such dumb stuff! Our biggest expenditure is Amazon. Now granted, we buy some grocery/pantry…

  • Something is Better than Nothing

    Do you ever get caught up in the search for perfection? My dad calls it the paralysis of analysis. It is so easy to go down a rabbit hole and keep researching and stewing on a certain subject when really you just need to write the paper and turn it in. It is so easy…

  • Where do you Shine?

    Sometimes finding your sparkle is hard. But we can do hard things.

  • Good Habits

    We have the best intentions. And then life gets in the way. It’s so easy to fall back into our bad habits and give up on our goals when things get challenging or our plate gets too full. But it may be easier if we hack the habit-forming system. Tips to build the habits you…