tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64417917219975335842011-11-27T19:49:37.888-05:00Connie Hillman, LICSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520833075666132865noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441791721997533584.post-73268222015456320122009-09-05T16:30:00.007-04:002009-09-07T11:27:26.818-04:00

Teddy Kennedy, again? Still? I hear some people groaning. The funeral is over. Why are we still talking about him? It was so many news cycles ago. Can't we move on? Well, no; we can't. Not quite yet. Grief doesn't work that way, on the media's timetable, even if the grief is for someone you don't know personally.Ted Kennedy was my Senator for most of my life; I'm not really sure I even remember a

Connie Hillman, LICSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520833075666132865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441791721997533584.post-21945016424558975432009-07-27T21:39:00.005-04:002009-09-07T11:26:24.816-04:00

Heaven knows there isn’t much to laugh about in the news these days, yet laughter is what we most need sometimes to feel refreshed and ready to carry on. I don’t usually advise comparing ourselves with others…but I might make an exception in this case. Many of my life and career coaching clients second guess themselves some of the time, especially in anxiety-producing situations like job

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How well does your work conform to your personal values and strengths? If you are burning out or simply feeling a disconnect somewhere in your work, consider whether you are able to express your ideals while making a living.Does your work reflect who you are? Does it honor what you most care about, your strengths and values? In other words, is it in harmony with your soul? Margaret Benefiel

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For every action there's a reactionI had forgotten how good it feels, just to step out and "do something." Yesterday my creative juices got flowing following Connie's terrific step at starting our blog. Once we took the leap to put ourselves out there the former "perfectionist fear" didn't keep me stuck. Suddenly great ideas started to come, ideas borne out of a need to share and serve what I

Beth Waddel, PhDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441791721997533584.post-80435797319643435952009-05-17T16:48:00.003-04:002009-05-17T16:58:34.318-04:00

After pouring through books on mothering, a unique and liberating concept warmed my heart: the good enough mother. Ah, finally something I could attach too.I didn't need to be a perfect mom, a super mom, I just had to be a good enough mom. That idea makes tasks manageable. I can be a good enough coach, psychologist, candle maker. Somehow taking away that perfectionism allows me to venture in. I

Beth Waddel, PhDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441791721997533584.post-77329009792259855042009-05-17T16:22:00.004-04:002009-05-17T22:28:34.535-04:00

A friend of mine told me recently that she has adopted the saying, “Good enough,” as a sort of mantra to describe her progress on work projects. It enables her to move forward on tasks and let go of the tyranny of perfectionism. In the abstract, this should be liberating. Yea! This post, for example, doesn’t have to be perfect, right? It just needs to be “good enough” to get a point across and

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