by Merci Gracia | Nov 9, 2018 | Attitude
Energy is contagious. When you catch somebody’s eye as you pass by them, smiling is as easy as making no expression at all. When you smile, others usually smile back. It’s so easy and expends so little energy, yet the return on that small, initial gesture...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 6, 2018 | Attitude
You can be well read, highly informed and even an expert, but still be blind from seeing the world with an open mind. You can be so far into the corner of certainty that it’s difficult to find solutions. If you know ‘everything’ and consider the...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 4, 2018 | Attitude
Some folks claim that optimism is foolish and self-delusional. However, a bias toward expecting that things won’t work out isn’t any more accurate or insightful than expecting that things will work out. There are two very large differences, however....
by Merci Gracia | Aug 5, 2018 | Attitude
Your psychological environment creates the life you experience. Living in fear of failure and planning for worst case scenarios defines your internal experience and then eventually creates your external reality because you’re a vibrational match. Though it feels...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 4, 2018 | Attitude
Life is always in flux. People and circumstances are constantly morphing due to unpredictable developments and shifting priorities. Stubbornly sticking to our ideas and plans without regularly reassessing and adapting to new realities, ensures stress and...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 16, 2018 | Attitude
Our approach to life creates our experience of it and how others experience us. If our filter is on the look out for what’s not quite right or what’s wrong, we are certain to find it. We’ll be skillful at spotting problems and ready to offer a critique...