I used to say I dislike small talk. This is true to the extent that I find repetitive small draining. This is especially true when someone asks what you do and you see judgment in their eyes as soon as you respond. It’s much more fun to have an engaging, meaningful conversation, a conversation where…
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Is the glass half full or half empty? And does it even matter? In a recent Freakonomics podcast episode, reposted from No Stupid Questions, Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth discussed the topic of toxic positivity. My takeaway from that conversation is that the glass is half full and half empty. What you’re experiencing as a…
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Last season, Executive coach Kim Ades asked listeners of CBaS, “What do you really, really want?” I think that this is such a great question to get you to reconnect to your desires, to invite you to choose. The episode, How to Uncover Limiting Beliefs and Overcome Them, is worth a listen: The daily prompt…
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Let’s make this one fun. Think of the 5 people that you’re closest to. What emojis do you use most often? Looking through my chats with the people I DM the most, I use 😅 and 🤣 the most. Here are my most recently used emojis. What do they say about me? And what does…
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My favorite questions during this Bloganuary challenge are tbe ones that invite us to dream. The question for Jan 11 was “What does it mean to live boldly?” I think that this looks different for each person. For me, living boldly means making choices and taking actions that can be a bit scary or uncertain….
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Gratitude us a theme that has come up many times on Changes Big and Small. Take a few minutes and sit in gratitude. I’ve made my list of five things that I’m grateful for. What’s on your list? My Gratitude List 5 things out of many, many… Beautiful blue skies two days in a row…
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Ho, ho, ho. Ha, ha, ha. I was fascinated to hear and see people exercising while making these laughing sounds as I went for a morning walk in Bangalore. I never joined the class although I did try some of the movements at home. Performing laughter can be quite entertaining but are there any benefits?…
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An Inspiring World In our media rich world, we can get to know people in so many different ways. Even when we’ve never met someone in the physical world, we can get to know them in the virtual world. I’ve made connections in Words with Friends and deepened conversations. In tomorrow’s podcast episode, I will…
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Many of the things I find fun and playful now are things that I enjoyed as a child: Walking around the neighborhood Visiting friends for a chat Baking, cooking, and sharing food Reading books and talking about them Dancing and singing (poorly) Scrabble and monopoly I don’t have early memories of my childhood and I…
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What advice would you give to your younger self? I have one piece of advice that I wish I knew sooner but still am learning, to choose.
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When you do things that challenge you, taking you outside of the familiar, you change. You may experience uncertainty, discomfort, excitement, curiosity, stress. None of these sensations are necessarily bad; it all depends on how you feel about them. If you feel energized and motivated, then they are positive emotions. On the other hand, if…
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When I lived in Japan, during our first few months, two friends and I would sometimes go on road trips a few hours long, from Nagoya. We’d find out about some festival in another town and take off to experience it. We made playlists and got snacks, and armed with a Garmin GPS device, we…
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