Managing Expectations

Failure

I’m a reader. When I am reading a book I really like, it can start to influence the way I perceive my own life and the people I interact with. I sometimes get so involved in a book or an author that I want to read everything he/she writes. I will research the time periods and cultures of the characters, and look into the author’s inspiration for the book. If I’m reading something I don’t like though, I abandon it. I can’t even tell you how many books I have started (and really wanted to like), that were just too painful to get through. Continue reading

THE REAL YOU

We show lots of different images of ourselves. To our parents, we might show our more modest selves. To our friends, our most fun selves. To our bosses, our professional selves. On social media, our most perfect selves. Our partners might see the closest version of our true selves. Somewhere in the middle of all of that lies you – the real you. Think about how you portray yourself in all the aspects of your life. Where are you most comfortable? At work, on stage, with friends, alone? It is necessary to act differently at work than you do at the bar or at a sporting event. This does not mean we are not being true to ourselves when we assume different roles. But often there are some roles that are more comfortable than others. Where are you most content? With your children, in school, at the gym? Continue reading