I’ve been doing Zumba for years now. But I’ve only recently started adding in the jumps, instead of doing the low impact alternatives. I just assumed that it was better for me to not jump as I got older. I didn’t want to risk injuring myself. It turns out that I was wrong. So wrong.***… Continue reading You Might As Well Jump, And Skip
Category: Reframe Your Thinking
Are You Adventurous?
The stories we tell ourselves about who we are have a tremendous impact on our decisions. As a teacher, I saw the students who believed that they were good at math, be happy to try new math problems. Students who thought they were good writers, eagerly scribbled away in their journals, and students who believed… Continue reading Are You Adventurous?
Lose That Winning Streak Mentality
Celebrating someone’s ability to continue a winning streak is harmful to them and to us. We celebrate the retiree who never missed a day of work by featuring them in news articles.* But showing up every day and doing the thing, without missing a day, ever … under any circumstance, is problematic. It’s time we… Continue reading Lose That Winning Streak Mentality
Focus On The Best Outcome
I’m embarrassed to admit, that I succumbed to thinking the worst, when our dear cat of 14 years was very ill recently. She had stopped eating, had lost an alarming amount of weight, was jaundice, and her bloodwork results told a very grim story. I accepted that story. For days, I sat sobbing while trying… Continue reading Focus On The Best Outcome
Stuck In The Weeds
The trickiest part of any journey is when nothing is going right and there’s the temptation to give up. At the beginning of any big endeavour there is a thrill of starting something new that you’re passionate about. This was me with my life coaching business. But when the momentum fades and the going gets… Continue reading Stuck In The Weeds
Wake Up To Better Sleep
I really enjoy not waking up to an alarm clock anymore, now that I’m retired. But that alarm clock may have been serving a greater purpose than getting me to work on time. It could’ve been playing a part in helping me get a good night’s sleep. Not having a consistent routine is lovely at… Continue reading Wake Up To Better Sleep
Delay Replacing Your Phone
Getting a new phone, even a hand-me-down one, should be exciting: new technology, greater capabilities, more battery power. But, I’ve found that it sends me into a tailspin of scrambling to recall passwords long-forgotten, and the struggle to transfer data and set up emails. The set-up eats up most of one day and then trickles… Continue reading Delay Replacing Your Phone
Persist With Your Social Media
Social media is an undeniable presence in modern life. “62.3% of the world’s population,” uses social media for an average of 2 hours and 23 minutes per day, as of January 2024.* That’s a lot of eyeballs on screens. “94.2% of internet users have social media identities.”* If you’re posting on social media to get the… Continue reading Persist With Your Social Media
Fortifying Your New Direction
It’s discouraging to toil away at something that’s meaningful to you and not receive any recognition. You start to think, “What’s the point? Why bother when no one else seems to care?” But that is the exact moment when this will help: the mere exposure effect. What is the mere exposure effect? It’s a psychological… Continue reading Fortifying Your New Direction
Barriers To Asking For Help
Part 2 in Rethinking Help (click here to read part 1) I see the value of accepting help for the giver, who shares their support, and the receiver, who is supported. It builds connection between friends and family and is mutually beneficial. Accepting help is like accepting a gift, it strengthens bonds. But my independent… Continue reading Barriers To Asking For Help
Retired, And Now What? 