Inner Critic is my name for the voice in your head that does not appear to be all that helpful. Everyone has an Inner Critic – even me!  Your Inner Critic has the ability to take you right out of the game. You are wired to survive, and for your subconscious mind that means keep […] Continue reading →

I taught school for 20 years – grade 6 to post graduate, and here’s how we created solutions just by the way we thought about seeming obstacles… “I believed in the students’ ability to learn and be successful, and we practiced ways of building that belief in them. I encouraged my junior-high students to let […] Continue reading →

My Dad was a veterinarian, and when I was a little kid, I remember my Dad “fixing” peoples’ pets. I was told it meant that the pet couldn’t be a mommy or a daddy and have puppies or kittens. As a result, when I hear someone looking to “get fixed” I have a private chuckle. […] Continue reading →

“Assume: to take as being true, for the purpose of argument or action” This is the Concise Oxford Dictionary definition…I’ve been observing the assumptions people make, and find it fascinating how often they are from the “worst case scenario” side of the line.   I forgive myself for believing I have to buy into assuming […] Continue reading →

You wouldn’t consider having a close friend who called you names and was verbally abusive. You wouldn’t partner with a person who continuously berated you for being “not good enough”, who put you down at every opportunity and spoke nastily about you to others. Yet millions of people do…and you may be one of them. […] Continue reading →