Most of my time each day is spent trying to overcome my own fears and insecurities. I try to embrace a life of risk-taking… Continue…
Category Archives: Psychology
Are You Dreaming or Anticipating?
I’m an anticipation junkie. I think I actually get more enjoyment out of the excitement that builds up before doing something than actually do it… Continue…
27 Simple Tactics You Can Use Today to Become an Intrepid Risk-Taker
Problem: We’re pre-conditioned to avoid risk even though we deal with it on a regular basis. As a result, we do poorly when forced to make a risky decision because we’re totally unprepared. Solution: If we engineer small risks in our lives on a daily basis, we can become better equipped to deal with bigger… Continue…
Happiness For Sale
The gist: Happiness can’t be bought, but it can be sold. Selling happiness is something we do every day, often without realizing it. *** Whoever said you can’t put a price on happiness probably never actually tried. The truth, I believe, is actually the opposite. Not only can you put a price on happiness, you… Continue…
Memory: The Truth About the Lies You Tell Yourself
The gist: Your memory is unreliable even though you think it isn’t, and it will lead you astray even though you think it won’t. Your life has unfolded much differently than you remember it now. Does that surprise you? All of the good times you look back on now didn’t really happen the way you… Continue…
How to Hack Your Genetics to Take Better Risks
Problem: In order to do great things, you must be willing to take risks. But your ability to accept risk in your life is genetically pre-determined, and if you don’t have the right gene, then you’re “risk handicapped.” Solution: Take advantage of the loopholes your brain provides to bypass your genetics to take smarter and… Continue…
Fear and the Very First Step
I remember the day I got the email to play my very first gig. A local musician found my Myspace music page (don’t try to look it up, it doesn’t exist anymore), and invited me to open for him at some dive bar in a Portland suburb. I remember feeling incredibly flattered. Most bands work their asses… Continue…
"But I'm Just a Waitress"
I was in the car with a friend the other day. We were driving to dinner and talking about life. I like to ask people hard questions—”What do you really want from your life?” and “How do you know it’s the right answer?” She was telling me about the things she dreamed of for herself… Continue…
The 30-Second Guide to Taking Better Risks Every Day
Yesterday, I was working out in the park when it started to rain. By the time I made it through my second set of exercises, it was coming down in buckets, and I wasn’t having a lot of fun. “I’m going home,” I said to myself. “This is ridiculous.” But then—like magic—I remembered one of… Continue…
11 Lame-Ass Excuses You Make Every Day that are Ruining Your Life (And 11 Non-Lame-Ass Alternatives)
These days, when I make a silly excuse for myself, I can usually catch it—and correct it—pretty quickly. But it wasn’t always like this. I used to struggle a lot, making excuses that kept me from doing things I really wanted to. I’d waste my time with TV and video games and not work on… Continue…