No matter how old you are, where you live, or what you do to earn a living, we’re pretty confident that you have a problem or two you’d like to solve. We all do. That’s life. And whether your problems are related to your career, your financial situation, a relationship, or your physical condition, there [...]
Category Archives: Obstacles
Change your relationship with fear
April 1, 2009 – 7:39 am
We hear from people every day who know that they need to make some sort of a change in their life. It’s often a change in career, but we also hear stories about wanting to move closer to family, start a business, or either rekindle or end a relationship. The overwhelming challenge that we all have in common when making [...]
The art of living what you love
August 25, 2008 – 5:02 pm
A recent question from one of our readers made us think about the way temperament interacts with living what you love. Mia is a trained artist who wants to make a living as a painter and sculptor but she has no idea how to go about marketing herself. She feels shy and unconnected to the [...]
Real obstacles or darn good excuses?
July 4, 2008 – 9:00 am
What do you do when you want to change your life but the obstacles seem daunting? One of our readers lives near Boston and feels totally stuck there, especially during the long winters. She dreams of moving some place warm but keeps coming up against three stumbling blocks:
her husband loves Boston, the cold and his [...]
A simple tip for moving forward
June 30, 2008 – 9:53 am
A good friend of ours, Suzie Fernandez, is a very talented photographer (one of her beautiful, heartfelt images is available at our online store). She uses some of her photos in a line of greeting cards and we’ve discovered that she’s just as gifted with words as she is with a camera. One card of [...]
How to turn obstacles into opportunities
April 16, 2008 – 10:17 am
Detours provide some of life’s greatest memories
As a toddler, you faced the challenges of learning how to talk and how to walk. Those weren’t easy skills to master, and you didn’t do them right the first time you tried. But taking those first steps gave you a sense of accomplishment, of mastery. As you’ve matured, you’ve [...]