The LeaveBetter Blog
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Making Room …
Yearning for a new way will not produce it. Only ending the old way can do that. You cannot hold onto the old, all the while declaring that you want something new. The old will defy the new; The old will deny the new; The...
Do you know the most efficient way to structure your time?
I googled "What is the most efficient amount of time to work before taking a break?" I love google. When I was a kid I used to ask my mom all sorts of obscure inquiries and she would say, "I don't know ..." and I would respond with, "they should have something where...
Good Questions Create Movement
The power of a good question cannot be quantified. Or of a good question-er, for that matter. Conversely, people who are poor at creating the questions which lead them to the next level, whether that be in a relationship, in their career, or in their business bewilder...
How To Fight The Resistance
Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard or smelled. But it can be felt. We experience it as an energy field radiating from a work in potential. It’s a repelling force. It’s negative. Its aim is to shove us away, distract us, prevent us from doing our work. - Steven...
5 Ways to Reduce Your Chaos
Life is complicated. YOUR life is complicated—there is more than enough stress to fill your day. Here are 5 ways to reduce your chaos (which actually comes down to five ways to say, 'no'): Say "No" to more requests. Say "Yes" to fewer requests. Instead of giving an...
Can You Hold Your Greatness?
Did you know the word ‘humility’ has its roots in the word humus, which means ‘earth?’ (As in ‘down to earth’). This curiously, is also one of the root origins for the word ‘human.’ (Pointed out by Madeleine L’Engle, in Walking on Water). One could argue that best...
Minimalism
I just discovered a new blog - a couple of minimalists who are straight shooters and serious about simplifying their lives. The thing I noticed in reading about simplifying is that stuff weighs us down. Excess poundage, too many clothes, too many items on the...
4 Ways to Avoid Avoiding
Why do we avoid doing what we know we ought to do? Especially when it creates so much more stress for ourselves in the long run. I believe it comes down to short term gains. It is easier right NOW to do nothing. And so I (we) put off what should be done today for the...
How to be Unhappy
What do you want? I mean really want? My guess being miserable is not the answer to that question! Years ago, I was talking with a friend and the conversation got somewhat heated as I exploded with: “I just want to be happy!” I remember at the time, feeling this was...