By Rebecca A. Watson Silence is a source of great strength.—Lao Tzu When I was a kid, my family would take long road trips. We were from the Midwest, so in order to get anywhere the drive was…
7 Tips for Asking for Help
By Rebecca A. Watson “Asking for help does not mean that we are weak or incompetent. It usually indicates an advanced level of honesty and intelligence.” —Anne Wilson Schaef For the past few months I’ve been training for races…
4 Things Good Listeners Do
By Rebecca A. Watson One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.—Bryant H. McGill Some acquaintances and I were hiking together in a new spot. Everywhere we turned there were things…
6 Ways to Let Go of Anger
By Rebecca A. Watson Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. —Indira Gandhi I hate to admit it, but I am not good at letting things go. A few days ago I started getting worked up about a disagreement…
How to Be More Optimistic
By Rebecca A. Watson If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity, is there any need to choose between them?”—Francis Parker Yockey On one of my husband’s and my first camping trips together, we were walking down a…
How to Create Good Habits
By Rebecca A. Watson Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.—Confucius Recently, a friend in my 30 Day Challenge group brought up a really interesting point. “Have you noticed” he asked, “that it’s far easier…
5 Reasons to Embrace Jealousy
By Rebecca A. Watson Let age, not envy, draw wrinkles on thy cheeks.—Thomas Browne This morning I spoke to my sister on Skype for almost two hours. She lives in Istanbul, so we don’t chat as often as when we…
Be More, Do Less
By Rebecca A. Watson “It is the stillness that will save and transform the world.” —Eckhart Tolle Several years ago I lived with a good friend who spoke English as her third language. While she spoke fluently after years of…
7 Tips to Overcome Procrastination
By Rebecca A. Watson “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”—Jim Rohn When I recently told an acquaintance I worked at home full-time, she commented how difficult that would be for her. “I’d never have the kind of discipline…
How to Overcome Perfectionism
By Rebecca A. Watson Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.—Harriet Braiker My neighbor came to my door while I was baking my first loaf of gluten-free bread. She said she admired my diet and told me…