How to Stay Optimistic During Tough Times

There are 1 billion search results for the phrase, “How to be positive” on Google. A close second is “How to be optimistic at work”. It makes me wonder: Does it help to be optimistic in times of change and uncertainty? And if so, how do we stay optimistic during tough turbulent times? Does it help to be optimistic? I believe the answer is YES.   Here’s why: Being optimistic allows us to get up and try again. Like most […]

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2 Words That Hold Us Back and 142 Words that Move Us Forward: Embrace the Chaos Morning Manifesto

Words can define us. Words make us feel. Words hold us back: “I can’t…” or “Yeah, but…” Words can move us forward: “Why not me?” or “It IS possible…” I used to get up in the morning and read three newspapers on my way to work, until I realized that what I was putting into my mind were seeds of uncertainty that my mind used as fodder to feed an overthinking brain hyped up on coffee. Those words from the […]

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How to Get Unstuck in Life: 4 Lessons I Learned on Moving Forward in Uncertainty

All the negativity in the news media, the cold temperatures and dark skies outside, uncertainty at work and craziness in life can make anyone freeze. You get nervous constantly thinking and analyzing what steps to take in life. You make resolutions and give up because you say, “What’s the point?”, “Why should I even bother in all this unpredictable environment?”. You feel stuck because you look around and just feel overwhelmed in all the chaos of life. In my journey […]

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Embrace the Chaos Life Manifesto: 3 Lessons on How to Deal with Uncertainty and Randomness

I spent the last few years trying to learn and understand this life experiment called, Embrace the Chaos, where I am learning how to move forward. Although you can never be certain of anything, I have attempted to write down some core beliefs and ways I am learning to deal with uncertainty in life and coping with uncertainty that allows me to live happier and more fulfilled. Below is a summary of a “Manifesto” that I have developed based on […]

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Better to have made a thousand mistakes than to have one single regret: 4 Lessons on How to Move Forward After a Mistake

I felt like someone hit me in my stomach. Nervous, anxious, serious all rolled up into one giant ball of anxiety strung up so tight that the lightest of words would shatter my confidence revealing my fragile self. My palms were balmy. My forehead felt the bead of sweat starting to crystallize. I had made a mistake. Not a big one but who knows? It was unpredictable. I thought I was doing the right thing. A really good thing. Ethical, […]

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