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Change Your Perspective & Expectations – The Hidden Power to Make Everything Better

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Transform Your Life.

Have you ever dropped something and can’t find it? If it’s valuable, you won’t be content with standing in one spot and briefly glancing down. No, you’ll move around, bend over, stoop down, and even get on your knees to look under everything, until you find it. The same goes for life. We’re not stuck […]

Is Lowering Your Expectations the Way to Less Disappointment & More Happiness?

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Self-Leadership Skills, Stepping Forward.

“People and events don’t disappoint us, our models of reality do. It is my model of reality that determines my happiness or disappointments.” ~ Stephan Zweig Expectations are powerful. Yet they are often a hidden power, because we expect things, without being aware that we’re doing it. We need to bring our hidden, unhelpful expectations […]

How to Let Go Of Unrealistic Expectations Before They Destroy Your Happiness

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Life Skills, Self-Leadership Skills, Stepping Forward.

Managing our expectations is one of life’s greatest challenges. Positive expectations can lead to positive results. Too often, however, we make ourselves unhappy because we have unrealistic expectations. Unrealistic expectations can also have a ripple effect. For example, when you expect the best from someone, you’re more patient and supportive. You invest time and resources […]

Dealing with Disappointment — How to Renew Hope When Expectations Are Crushed

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Handling Change, Self-Leadership Skills.

“Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it.” ~ Eliza Tabor We are the only living organisms on this planet who build our lives around our hopes and expectations. It’s what makes us human. Without hope or expectation, we would be existing, […]

An Embodied Life — 10 Centering Ways to Stay True to Yourself Even Under Stress

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Mindfulness, Somatic Embodiment, Stepping Forward.

An embodied life isn’t something you think your way into. It’s an intentional, somatic practice wherein you inhabit your body as your home, not just as a tool to use and abuse as you work through your to-do list every day. Yet much of modern personal growth focuses on mindset, emotional regulation, and insight alone. […]

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