You have questions for the speaker, but you don’t ask because you’re afraid of what others may think. You’ve written dozens of stories, but don’t share them with anyone. You have a great idea for a work project, but you don’t bring up the…
Alexi Murdoch is a songwriter and musician with a captivating yet calming voice, but to me, he is first a poet. I would say that he reminds me of Nick Drake, but that was only true when I first discovered his music. Now he…
Fight or flight. As perfectionists, we almost always choose flight. We avoid. We run away. We escape because it iseasier than facing the risk of rejection, abandonment, and failure.
We escape trying new things because we don't know want to be bad at something. We…
We learn to respond to the expectations of others. Some of us get trapped in this cycle from childhood. Some of us learn later in life by focusing on external values, like money and material things. We become approval addicts, and live in fear…
Failure Gratitude Quotes Reflections
Six Lessons from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address
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…
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” -Fred Rogers…
Fear is essential to our lives. Without it, we would be deprived of our basic needs. Fear is biologically ingrained in all of us. It protects us by giving us an adrenaline response in dangerous situations, allowing us to survive.
Fear is also necessary for…
