by Meredith Walters | Jul 16, 2014 | Blog, How to Make Decisions
Some decisions seem impossible to make. No matter how much we think about them or talk about them or obsess over them, we don’t get any closer to a satisfying answer. Why are these decisions so difficult? In her TED talk on making hard choices, philosopher Ruth Chang...
by Meredith Walters | Mar 25, 2014 | Blog, Common Challenges, Exercises
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein Often when we feel stuck it’s because we’re trying to solve a problem with the same approach that got us into trouble in the first place. It’s like trying to fix a broken...
by Meredith Walters | Mar 21, 2014 | Blog, Fear, Purpose
It is possible to find work you love, no matter how uncertain, stuck, or unhappy you currently feel, and no matter how long you’ve felt that way. We all have unique passions, intentions, and abilities that allow us to impact the world in a way that nobody else can. ...
by Meredith Walters | Feb 3, 2014 | Blog, Common Challenges
There is lots of advice out there about how to deal with difficult people, but most of it focuses on how to protect ourselves from harm and move on with business as usual. There’s nothing wrong with this approach, but if moving on with business as usual is our primary...
by Meredith Walters | Jan 2, 2014 | Blog
I’ve always resisted making New Year’s resolutions, in part because I’m terrified that I’ll fail to keep them and in part because I learned long ago that as soon as I make one I get a pit in my stomach that immediately begins to suck all the joy out of life. In fact,...
