Perfectionism

Good God I love paradox. And hate paradox. I’ve mentioned that a time or two, yes?
I have this wacked out pattern that consists of a main course of really, really wanting to be perfect with a side order of really, really not wanting to be “Little Miss Perfect.” I was aware of it on some [...]

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On Friday night I watched the original pilot of Seinfeld.  This is a testament to a couple of things: (1) my undying devotion to a show whose final curtain closed over ten years ago; and (2) my undying devotion to all things homebody-ish, like a Friday night at home with my old friends Jerry and [...]

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Last night, in a rare moment of tv viewing, I caught part of a special on optimism hosted by Michael J. Fox.  During one segment, he was playing golf with Bill Murray.  
Golf is mentally challenging, so I hear, and causes many a calm and otherwise rational person to throw crazified tantrums on the green. [...]

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In my last post I talked about being afraid of shining and being afraid of not shining.  
These teeter-tottering fears make me wonder, which is real: (1) the fear of making a fool out of myself and people thinking I’m a complete idiot, or (2) the fear of shining, and people thinking I’m too big [...]

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So many things in life seem perfectly orchestrated to bring out our stuff. Like maybe everything.  But definitely some things more than others, and I think public speaking might be one of those somethings.
First, it has the quality of terrifying many a person.  But I’m noticing a very strange dynamic where I find myself waffling [...]

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Confession.  I’m having some trouble striking just the right tone for this blog, and I’m pretty sure I know why.  I’m less sure about how to handle it.  The thing is, I see this blog as the opening introduction of myself as a personal coach, or mentor, or life designer, or bliss advocate, or whatever [...]

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