by Merci Gracia | Jun 3, 2017 | Empowering, Victim Thinking
If you feel victimized, try to endure the discomfort long enough to investigate how you may have (inadvertently) participated in creating the situation. Rather than shifting the blame to yourself, this exercise can be deeply empowering. It acknowledges that if you...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 3, 2016 | Empowering
Our minds are so powerful, they can change our body chemistry. Certain activities we engage in produce adrenaline and serotonin. Scientists have observed that just thinking about those activities produces the same chemicals in our bodies as doing them. We gradually...
by Merci Gracia | May 30, 2015 | Empowering
Playing small to make others feel comfortable doesn’t help anyone. When others feel envious of your good fortune, skills, or intelligence, they’re choosing to feel that way. Treating your success as an inspiration is just as easy and a whole lot healthier....
by Merci Gracia | Nov 7, 2013 | Anger, Empowering, Feelings
There will always be people and situations in life that irk you. But really, the main reason you ever get bugged is because something isn’t the way you want it. You are responsible for your feelings. Don’t fall into the powerless trap of assigning blame to...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 23, 2013 | Advice, Empowering
It’s rarely a good strategy to share your ideas in their infant stage of development. A critical comment from someone can be demoralizing. Though it’s tempting to seek positive feedback early on, the potentially disastrous impact of well-intentioned (or...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 25, 2013 | Create, Empowering
You may think that people who get a lot done have more energy, experience or support than you do. But what distinguishes those people is that, when they want to accomplish something, they actually start doing it. You don’t have to plan for every eventuality or...