Hello. My name is Jackie and I hate positive thinking. There, I said it. Keep in mind, I am not “supposed to” hate positive thinking, let alone admit that I do. After all, I am a therapist and a mentor and my job is to tell you to “look at the bright side” and “see… Continue Reading
Abdication is in style. If you don’t like something, just get rid of it. Someone piss you off on Facebook? Unfriend. See something unseemly on Twitter? Unfollow. A local business supporting a cause you don’t believe in? Stop going there. Don’t like dealing with a particular aspect of your life or business? Get someone else… Continue Reading
Go Make Something.
Yes, you.
I’m talking to you, over there, with the big ideas.
Yes, you, the one standing there wanting to do something.
But not doing it.
Instead you’re thinking of taking a class or getting a “credential” first.
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Carpetbombing, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is: 1)to drop large numbers of bombs so as to cause uniform devastation over a given area. 2) to bombard repeatedly, widely, or excessively. Although I’ve fortunately never been a victim of carpetbombing in the combat sense, I find myself carpetbombed on a daily basis on the internet, particularly… Continue Reading
In recent years, the “think big” movement hit fever pitch. Fueled by motivational speakers, easy-to-obtain credit and “law of attraction” practitioners, the idea that one needs to “think big” in order to succeed morphed into the feel-good monster that it is today. As with most movements that morph into monsters that cannot be controlled, the… Continue Reading