by Heather Elliott | Nov 4, 2017 | Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Success
According to a recent study, people who are happy but don’t have a solid sense of meaning in their lives and those who endure chronic adversity have similar gene expression. After so many studies claiming that happiness is good for everything from job performance to...
by Heather Elliott | Oct 22, 2017 | Mindfulness, Success
A lack of self-confidence hurts. It can take the form of a nagging doubt that locks you in an endless loop of starting and stopping the pursuit of your dreams, a tiny voice saying, “You aren’t worthy,” or a paralyzing uncertainty that keeps you stuck in tough...
by Heather Elliott | Oct 9, 2017 | Mindfulness, Self-Awareness
Live and learn. When you hear someone say that phrase, it comes with the unspoken idea that learning certain lessons will make your life better. But what if that isn’t true? Some lessons happen quickly and are hard to forget. Fire hurts when you touch it. Orgasms feel...
by Heather Elliott | Sep 25, 2017 | Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Success
“The Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert talk about the two “hungers”. There is the Great Hunger and there is the Little Hunger. The Little Hunger wants food for the belly; but the Great Hunger, the greatest hunger of all, is the hunger for meaning…”...
by Heather Elliott | Sep 11, 2017 | Mindfulness, Success
The experience of stepping forward, suddenly realizing the floor is lower than you expected, and having to scramble to rebalance before you fall is a good analogy for what it’s emotionally like to feel a sharp sense of disappointment. We all know how uncomfortable it...
