Do It Anyway

Okay, so I have this almost religious affinity for three-word mantras. I swear, any sentiment or saying worth thinking or remembering is (or should be) only three words long. Yes, you can. You got this. Keep it simple. Just be you. It’ll be okay. Don’t wuss out. You do you....

Be Kind

I’m not getting mushy on you. In fact, I’m going to be quite aggressive about it. Be damn kind!! There is only one beneficial thing in this entire world that absolutely everyone has the ability to do, which actually helps others and makes the world a better place, and that’s...

The Glass Half Full Challenge

I’m going to keep this one short and sweet today (alright, I know, I can hear you laughing). I don’t want to write an entire pep talk about the virtues of looking on the bright side (even though, okay, that is a totally valid topic). (Maybe another day.) But I...

Your Brain Is A Caveman

Human brains are wired for survival. They’ll pick the safest, easiest, most comfortable option over anything else. And those little three-pound blocks of wiggly grey matter are tough; they’ll have you marching to their orders faster than you can say “willpower”. It’s not their fault – they’re trying to keep you...

Hold On

We live in a culture filled with positive affirmations and can-do sentiments. (One could even argue these pep talks fall somewhere within that spectrum, but don’t hold that against me.) Social media is a perpetual collage of encouragement to keep your head up, to keep going, or (for the times...

You Have Two Choices

It is harder to be positive. Even in “normal” situations, a negative thought is four to seven times more powerful than a positive one – and saying it out loud makes it ten times more powerful than that. So one bad thought can be up to seventy times more powerful than...

Patience Is Not About Waiting

“Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” Joyce Meyer I’ll be honest – I have no idea who Joyce Meyer is, but this quote popped up somewhere a few weeks ago and it hit home. It hit hard, y’all. Anyone can...

Life is always a special occasion

I said something at the end of last week’s pep talk about life always being a special occasion, and I nearly went off on a whole new tangent right then and there. I like the idea of taking each moment of life as something worth making the most of, because...

This Is Life

Alright, I’ve got some basic common sense coming at you today. I say common sense, but though this is all gonna sound obvious, it’s something we all seem to have a massive issue with remembering and accepting (that’s right, I’m calling you out). We’ve had a few pep talk weeks...