Fear-driven ambition moves the finish line every time you get close. Name the fear behind it, and the line stays put.
Goal Setting
Replaying embarrassing moments keeps the cringe sharp. Every recall rebuilds the memory, which is also how you blunt it.
Success
Read the news once a week. The first report gets some of it wrong, and some of it wrong on purpose.
Wellbeing
Making the right decision and answering an easier question correctly feel exactly the same from the inside.
Goal Setting
Why we fear the wrong things. Sharks and plane crashes get the headlines. The water and the ladder do the damage.
Wellbeing
When is good enough good enough? Some things deserve mastery. Everything else needs a finish line.
Goal Setting
Prepare for the worst-case scenario by rehearsing it, and the fears that keep you awake lose their grip.
Wellbeing
Not making progress on goals, after a year of real work, is a question of how the effort was divided.
Goal Setting
Starting over at forty is the first time you have the years, the judgement and the means all at once.
Success