When I was young, my father led us in a family activity that helped me create a healthier relationship with money. It was called: Austerity Month. Austerity is an act of self denial as an economic measure. For Austerity Month we spent as little money as possible. We bought inexpensive groceries, we […]
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Like most Americans, my husband and I have been working on cutting costs. We recently realized that we had allowed “budget creep” to increase our spending in the past few years and that our relationship with money could be healthier. When we examined our business and personal expenditures, we found many ways […]
I don’t know about you, but when I pass I want to be eulogized not for what I did, but for who I am. Don’t get me wrong, it would be nice to be remembered for having a successful coaching practice that helped a lot of people, creating great products that enhanced people’s lives, […]
I recently saw an episode of “The Nanny” in which a stay-at-home mom wasn’t spending any time playing with or talking to her kids. The cameras documented the woman’s day. In the morning she made bacon, eggs, pancakes, and orange juice from scratch and then did the dishes. By the time she […]
We all have unpleasant conditions in our lives that cause us stress. We may try to ignore these situations, but they still affect us. If the condition could be eliminated, it is called a toleration. In this first of a 5-Part Series on Reducing Stress, I will discuss how to eliminate your tolerations to create […]
Often we experience stress because we have unpleasant conditions in our lives that we tolerate. These tolerations are little and big things, that eat away at our ability to be calm, like the chip in your favorite cup, the extra weight around your middle, the garage that needs to be cleaned out, or the friend […]
In previous articles we have discussed ways to eliminate tolerations in our lives. Tolerations are situations we can change, but we also encounter unpleasant situations in our lives that we can’t change. When change is impossible, we can reduce our stress by accepting the situation. You may have a physical limitation, a monetary limitation, a […]
When you fly on an airplane, the flight attendant instructs you to “put your oxygen mask on first”, before helping others. Why is this an important rule for ensuring survival? Because if you run out of oxygen, you can’t help anyone else.
In life, it’s important to take care of yourself, so that you can take others.
I’ve noticed that many of my clients, and I myself, have a hard time getting back into our good habits after a life event interrupts our routine. It could be a vacation, getting sick, a death in the family, a wedding, taking an important exam, moving, or changing jobs. Whatever the event is, it often […]