Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president during the worst year of The Great Depression. There were unprecedented levels of unemployment and homelessness. Morale was low and a deep fear spread throughout the country as many lost their life savings, homes, and hopes for the…
“Will it be on the test?” This was my favorite question during the first two decades of my life. I was the stereotypical Asian who sat in the front of the classroom, taking notes on everything and nothing. My attentiveness was deceiving. I didn’t…
J.K. Rowling‘s powerful 2008 commencement address at Harvard University is beautifully illustrated by Joel Holland and published in Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination. Reflecting on her own experiences and failures, J.K. Rowling addresses the lessons that she wish she had learned…
Is fear limiting you from living the life you want to live? As perfectionists, we live controlled lifestyles because we are afraid of rejection and failure. We avoid the things that we’re scared of because we worry about the unknown. This might keep us safe, but we’ll…
Zen Pencils adapts Amy Poehler’s Ask Amy advice about courage into a comic: Perfectionists are afraid to take risks because they are scared to make mistakes. How do you gather up the courage to take risks? Feature Image Source: mashable.com…
The life of a child perfectionist is easy. Success equals A+. Failure equals everything else. You work hard, you get the grade. You walk across the stage, make your valedictorian address and life’s never been better. Then you grow up…and you’re lost. Why? Because…
There are countless things that I have avoided my entire life because I was worried that I wouldn’t be good at them. When I was five, an art teacher told my mom that I had no hope, so I avoided drawing and painting my…
