by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Oct 23, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Positive self-talk, reframing, Self-reflection
Have you ever thought to yourself: “I can’t do that because I’m not that kind of person”? Well, I have and it got me thinking about how I would finish the following sentence: I’m not the kind of person who _______________...
by Jennifer Monahan | Oct 9, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Happiness, Life lessons, Self-reflection
One of my friends sent me a link to a short, 16-minute documentary titled Slomo. If you haven’t seen it, take a look. It’s about a doctor who walks away from his medical career to do what he loves. He had two things happen that drove him to do this: first, he started...
by Jennifer Monahan | Aug 7, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Life lessons, Self-reflection
Are you sitting firmly in the driver’s seat of your life, making the decisions on which roads you are going to take, where you will take pit stops and even the model of car (e.g., type of life) that you drive? Or, are you a passenger on the bus, letting someone else...
by Paula Vital | Jul 17, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, High Achievers, Life lessons, Positive self-talk, reframing, Self-care, Self-reflection
“Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.” ~Ramana Maharshi As high achievers, we may often feel that taking a time out to heal yourself, physically, mentally or emotionally, is a loser’s game. Why can’t we just suck it up, stuff it...
by Elsie Manley-Casimir | Jun 19, 2018 | Life lessons, Self-care, Self-reflection
I felt down recently. I was depleted of positive energy, drained and feeling blue. Before I sunk into lethargy, I remembered my treasure box! Years earlier, when I went on cleaning splurges, I started saving little memorabilia in a box – things I didn’t want to...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jun 12, 2018 | Big Ideas, connection, Life lessons, parenting, Relationships, Self-reflection
Every day, we encounter tiny moments that can be used to make deep connections that can powerfully impact other people’s lives. Several weeks ago, I brought my 7-year-old daughter to her drama class. Although it was her second set of drama classes and she...
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