Growth
Post-Vacation Recovery: Lessons from June and July Goals
I started a post to list lessons from May and June goals, and then I completely neglected it. So now, on the 6th of July, I find myself writing out the lessons I learned in June and thinking about what my goals are for the rest of July. Charles and I spent 10 days on...
How Being More Vulnerable Can Change Your Life
Lately I've been thinking a lot about vulnerability. As I read this book, I began to see the adverse effects of fighting against vulnerability. It's tempting to write vulnerability off as weakness, something to be guarded against rather than invited in. But the more I...
6 Major Reasons You Should Get to Know Yourself
One of the biggest lessons I learned from this book is that it's important to get to know yourself. For some of us, focusing on knowing ourselves almost sounds self-indulgent. Wouldn't it be better, more humble, to get to know the people around us instead? But I've...
Bad Habits Confession: 10 Of My Worst Habits
I've been thinking about habits a lot this week. To be fair, figuring out how to cultivate good habits and rhythms is not usually far from my mind since I feel like I struggle with it more than the average person. I'm always a fan of focusing on progress, but it never...
Lessons I Learned in April and May Goals
I'm not a naturally structured person, and I have a difficult time motivating myself. Doing these monthly goal recaps and planning posts really helps me think through what I really want to focus on in the coming month! I thought I'd share since I always love getting a...
10 Things You Shouldn’t Do When Learning About Personality Types
The study of personality types is an incredibly useful tool to grow as a person, understand others more, and just make life better in general. But like any tool, there are good ways to use it and bad ways. Over time, I've picked up what are some good habits and what...
Know Yourself: Are You an Opener or a Finisher?
The other day, I got to the bottom of a tube of toothpaste. I patiently and persistently squeezed out the very last bit I could possibly get out, briefly considering getting a pair of scissors so that I could cut it open and ensure that every single bit of that...
How to Learn About Something That Scares You
I like to know everything, and I only like to do things that I’m good at. Maybe this is because I'm an Enneagram 5, or maybe it's because everyone's this way at least a little bit. Either way, trying to learn about something that scares you can be kind of tough. This...
Why You Should Learn Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type
One of the biggest lightning-bolt moments I've had in my life is when I figured out my Myers-Briggs personality type. I have always felt like I'm different from my family and a lot of the people that I know. When I was younger, a lot of my friends would tell me that I...
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