Step outside of your comfort zone. Stress stinks. No one likes to walk into a meeting gripped by fear. Nobody likes to be paralyzed by the anxiety about the unknown. We laugh and joke about FOMO – fear of missing out – but in all honesty, we don’t like stepping out of...
Esteemable Acts Articles
Authentic Grief
The reality of our human lives is that people will often come and go, leaving us void of loved ones. And regardless of when or how, expected or unexpected, we face a loss – we face grief. Losing a loved one changes our daily lives while our surrounding world...
Let It Begin With You!
It’s a new year. It’s a new day. Start with a new attitude. Let it begin with YOU. It’s easy to sit and wait for something to happen. It’s easy to sit and wait for someone to decide what your next step should be. It’s easy to interpret the concept of “let go and let...
Fight for Honesty
When we fight for honesty, we are making a deposit into the future. It’s an esteemable act – an investment that builds our self-esteem and offers an example for others to live by. It’s one simple (and FREE) action that you can take that leads to success and...
Setting Goals
It’s that time of year again – it’s time to set new goals! Some of you might be discouraged because you set lofty goals in years past that you never seemed to commit to. Or perhaps you had a difficult time in the year prior, and you’re afraid of getting your...
Courage
If you’re going to make a New Year’s resolution, let it be to make conscious acts of courage whenever possible. Courage is not an absence of fear, instead, it’s a willingness to feel the fear and take action anyway. It’s the ability to make tough choices, even...
Responsibility. Victim.
Responsibility. Victim. It's not my responsibility! The other day I watched a program about a teenager who caused a car accident and injured several people. Anyone paying attention realized he was totally at fault. Instead of seeing the oncoming car,...
Acceptance and Action.
Acceptance. Action. Acceptance and action are essential tools. Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference. Acceptance does not live in a vacuum, it goes hand-in-hand with...
Queen Sugar
The Right Choice. We Choose. Just because you can do something doesn’t mean it is for YOU to do. The right choice is not always the easy one to make. Sometimes we are called to step back, think through to the consequences of making a choice, and THEN, decide on...