Posts Tagged ‘Change’

How Change Makes You Happier

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
change makes us happy

Change sucks, but science says it makes people happier.

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The Fear of Becoming Someone New

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
becoming something else

I think I’m transforming into something cool – but it’s scaring the crap out of me.

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The Cost of Progress is Comfort

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
the cost of progress is comfort

Moving forward, getting something new–it always requires a sacrifice. No pain, no gain. Usually, we think we will have to give up our time or money. We are prepared to meet these demands. These are trinkets compared to the real price of change: Comfort Security A sense of belonging Confidence Relationships This is the real [...]

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Why Don’t We Do What We Know Will Make Us Happier?

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
doing the little things to be healthier

About a month ago, my friend Lisa and I were riding home from the gym with her husband JB, discussing how great we felt after working out. The conversation quickly turned to all of the benefits of losing weight and being healthier, how it was obviously worth giving up crappy food and time in front [...]

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Pushing the Damn Rock

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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I once heard a business mentor compare momentum to pushing a rock up and over a hill. The hardest part, he said, is getting the rock to move in the first place. I’m not so sure that the hardest part isn’t pushing the rock up the hill before the summit, knowing with each step that [...]

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