Gold Stars: Praise as a Powerful Self-discovery Tool
We humans love praise. We don’t like to admit it, and we’re usually uncomfortable receiving it. We’d like to have some transcendental, detached attitude about how we do what we […]
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Big Changes!
In the 6 months since I began writing the self-styled life, I’ve talked a lot about taking control of my own life. I’ve been working on getting over hang-ups and bad habits […]
You are What You Do (or are you?)
I hate it when one of the first questions someone I just met asks me is, “What do you do?” And I also hate that this is usually one of […]
Am I an Entrepreneur?
It is a good time to be considering alterna-lifestyle scenarios. Given the fact that it is customary to be up against hundreds of other people when applying for a job, many […]
End of the School Year: Career Assessment Time!
(…in other words, it’s almost my birthday and I’m going to pretend I’m turning 18 instead of 28…) I haven’t been actively self-styling my life lately, amid holidays, a trip, crises […]
the self-styled life 