Posts by Jenika
A Guide To Being Your Own Boss (And Loving It)
Think of the best and worst boss you’ve ever had. What made them the best and the worst? I’ll give an example (and I’d love to hear yours): Fresh on a high school pizza place job, I became acutely aware that I was holding up the line. All the pizzas were finished differently – some were topped…
Read MoreMake Your Fear of Success Obsolete
Yesterday, I underlined the following lines in a book about war: “One cannot explain it. A man is walking along without thought or heed; – suddenly he throws himself down on the ground and a storm of fragments flies harmlessly over him; – yet he cannot remember either to have heard the shell coming or to…
Read MoreFear of Success: Do You Have One Of These 6 Symptoms?
I saw the bright yellow headline: “Are you afraid of success?” It irritated me so much that I slapped the magazine back onto the waiting room table. Who is afraid of success!? I thought. I’m sick of people inventing anxieties and then foisting them upon the rest of us! Well. (:: scuffs shoes ::) Funny thing that I’ve…
Read MoreThe Secret to Setting A Successful Goal
I learned something interesting about change when I studied addiction. One heartbreaking thing about addiction is that people can – for example – do the work to decide not to do drugs anymore, actually stop using, detox, stay clean for awhile – And then an old friend calls unexpectedly, and they relapse back into using. Why?…
Read MoreDo This Before You Set Any More Goals
Kicking off a new series of posts today, called Get What You Want This Year. Because it’s about time, isn’t it? “Only rich people actually travel,” she said. “Oh really? Why’s that?” I asked. “Because it’s expensive.” “Huh. If you could go anywhere, where would you want to go?” “France.” “Okay, just for fun, let’s figure…
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