Don’t Ask Why
This is something that I’ve believed and practiced for a long time, and also have been telling people that I sponsor for a long time. Much to my delight, I
January 17, 2023
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Hi! Welcome to my blog. I’ll post here weekly thoughts on the 5 Pillars of a Success Mindset: grounded confidence, growth mindset, commitment, stress management, and personal responsibility. Looking forward to having you join me!
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Hi! Welcome to my blog. I’ll post here weekly thoughts on the 5 Pillars of a Success Mindset: grounded confidence, growth mindset, commitment, stress management, and personal responsibility. Looking forward to having you join me!
This is something that I’ve believed and practiced for a long time, and also have been telling people that I sponsor for a long time. Much to my delight, I
A few weeks ago, on my way out the door, I stopped by my wife’s desk to tell her that I was heading to the gym. When she turned towards
I talked two weeks ago about how expectations are a natural and even required part of interacting with the world. However, they’re also an area that is fraught with peril
I’ve been going to the gym 4-5 times/week for most of the past 25 years. Every year about this time, for a couple of months, the gym starts getting more
In the recovery community, we talk about “expectations” a lot. These are those times when we believe that someone else (or something else — a company, an organization, society) should
One of the things that has always been the hardest for me to deal with is the feeling that I “have to” do something. If I feel that I have
I was walking with my wife in the park a while ago, and we saw a group of people playing spikeball. There were three adults, one girl who looked to
“Fake it until you make it” is an idea that has been a part of recovery lore for longer than I’ve been involved in recovery, and has gained some additional
There were countless times early in my recovery process when I would think to myself, “I should be {insert self-critical thing here}.” I would berate myself about what I should
I remember one time I had about two years in recovery, and I came to my sponsor with a problem. I don’t remember what the problem was (this was a
When you look at the title, it’s entirely possible that your response is “Duh. Of course they are. I knew that.” And, of course, I thought I knew that all
This is one of my favorite exercises to help gain perspective and reset my thinking. It’s inspired in large part by Richard Carlson’s amazing Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, as