Lena’s Musings
3 Tips for Being Your Own Best Cheerleader
Author’s Note: I’m in the process of simplifying my web presence, so am closing down some of my sites until I decide what to do with them. This post original appeared on the now-defunct blog “Outside My Comfort Zone”. One of the first steps you can take in moving outside the comfort zone is to… [read more]
Still Shaking in Your Shoes? Five More Self-Confidence Boosters You Can Use
There are so many different steps you can take to improve your self-confidence. Each one will impact you differently, and because we are all unique some may work better for you than others. Here are five more tips that you can choose from the next time you find yourself feeling a little insecure: 1. Pay… [read more]
More Musings
Why I Really Need a Posting Schedule
So, how was your day? It’s almost midnight, again… and for the third day in a row I haven’t got a clue what to write for you. Makes me wonder some days why I keep signing up for NaBloPoMo every month and subjecting myself to this! I really need a posting schedule so that I… [read more]
Happy November!
So… it’s November and for many people that means it’s National Novel Writing Month. I’m skipping the festivities this year in favor of becoming a “NaNo Rebel.” Instead of focusing on writing fiction, I’m writing 50,000 words of content for this site and The Acorn Stash instead. I’m also participating in NaBloPoMo again this month.… [read more]
Happy Labour Day
Happy Labour Day! I hope you had an awesome long weekend if you were celebrating. :) It’s certainly starting to feel like fall already here. It was even cool enough to wear jeans out this morning. :) I just about messed up my daily posting. I got so wrapped up in creating a new issue… [read more]
Priorities and Productivity
I had an interesting conversation with my son this afternoon about priorities and productivity. We started talking about fitness and exercise and how we both need to do more to become fit. And he brought up an interesting point, because he pretty much called me on my lack of motivation to go to the gym… [read more]
Personal Growth
Letter To My Self
It’s really amazing what you find when you do some deep cleaning. I spent most of yesterday going through boxes of files in my office/dining room getting ready to transfer it all into real filing cabinets. I found a lot of very interesting stuff in there, including some of my writings from a few years… [read more]
Listen to Your Heart
I think I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve actually posted something written by someone else on any of my blogs. But I read this article this morning and it summed up so perfectly how I’ve been feeling and what I’ve been struggling with for the last little while I just… [read more]
Learning Self-Discipline is Hard Work
(or… why I’ve been so quiet lately) You may have noticed that I’ve been a little quiet for the past few weeks. For once, it’s not because I went into hermit mode. In fact, it’s just the opposite… I’ve been getting my virtual face out in front of the internet marketing crowd again. It’s all… [read more]
Lessons on Living in the Moment
To be in the now, you must let go of the overwhelming feelings that hold you in the past and keep you from moving into your desired future. ~~ R L Bray, No Open Wounds Living in the moment is a topic that is near and dear to my heart — literally. After all, surviving… [read more]
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