by Susan McCorkindale | Dec 6, 2019 | Resilience, Thought of the Day
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I don’t. Not new ones, anyway. Instead, I simply remind myself of the decisions I made a few years ago after my husband’s death. I call them my 5 Do’s and a Do-over (because everyone deserves at least one do-over!) and share...
by Susan McCorkindale | Dec 4, 2019 | Mindfulness, Resilience, Thought of the Day
Have you ever set aside time to work on a big project only to have a colleague burst into your office the moment you start to dig in and say, “Hey! Have you got time for a quick meeting?” I’m willing to bet you have. I have. And what I want to know is, what did you...
by Susan McCorkindale | Dec 1, 2019 | Bounce, Mindfulness, Resilience, Thought of the Day
The fact is, there are so few things over which we have control. Beyond decisions like where to live, type of career to pursue, whether to see the glass as half full or half empty – because, indeed that is a choice – there are very few things over which we have real...
by Susan McCorkindale | Nov 29, 2019 | Bounce, Divorce, Resilience
A Little Fear Is a Good Thing… A few years ago, when my younger son and I left my ex-husband and moved into an apartment, I discovered a quote that I fell in love with. It simply says, “If you can’t beat fear, do it scared.” Every morning I’d read that quote and...
by Susan McCorkindale | Nov 26, 2019 | Bounce, Good Stuff, Mindfulness, Resilience
So, you land your dream job and not a week into it you make some unsettling discoveries. Your boss is a micromanager. Your boss is at his or her desk 24/7 and expects you to do the same. You try for a while, but it’s not working out. Finally, you leave, maybe for...
by Susan McCorkindale | Nov 25, 2019 | Confessions, Flaws Are The New Black, Mindfulness, Resilience
During my husband’s battle with cancer I learned a lot. I learned how to jump start the car in the dark and race to the hospital at warp speed without getting a ticket. I learned how to give a shot (step 1. close your eyes). I even learned how to make our health...