by kirajswanson | Dec 14, 2021 | Realizing Your Dreams
Today, we will wrap up the series that explores this idea: Discomfort is the currency of your dreams. I’ll quickly recap what we’ve covered in the previous two articles (Part I, Part II) before diving into the best part: the antidotes! I got the phrase, Discomfort is...
by kirajswanson | Dec 5, 2021 | Realizing Your Dreams
Last time we were talking about how you have to get uncomfortable to achieve your dreams. Remember the concept of growing pains? It’s a physical phenomenon, yes, but when it comes to the non-physical, it is not just a metaphor. It’s an accurate description of what you...
by kirajswanson | Nov 28, 2021 | Realizing Your Dreams
The Sopranos as Therapy I’ve been binge watching The Sopranos for the last several weeks. That wasn’t an option back in the 90s/00s when it originally aired. I’ve seen most of it before, but what I’m struck by now is how strangely relevant the show is to my life and...
by alkamy | Oct 11, 2020 | Goals
Clients keep telling me the same thing. They know where they want to go. They can see it in technicolor. But the thought “I don’t know how to get there,” paralyzes them. Unlike the result, which they see with absolute clarity, they are unclear on the route...
by alkamy | Dec 29, 2017 | Mindset, Writing
The idea of setting goals makes me want to shrivel up. Perhaps that’s because I’m what Gretchen Rubin describes as a “Questioner.” According to her typology, Questioners are motivated by inner expectations but not outer ones. The problem with setting goals is that...