It can be tiring, running on a hamster wheel - waking up, coffee, shower, working, cooking dinner (maybe), working out (maybe), unwinding (hopefully), bed, rinse and repeat. Whether you go into work or work from home, it's a repetitive cycle, especially in winter when getting out seems harder (mentally and sometimes physically) to do. ...
Holidays aren’t always easy
While many of run around from holiday markets to buying presents to taking tours of the twinkling light shows in pure enjoyment, some others may be smiling on the outside, while feeling lonely or perhaps a tad bitter on the inside. The holidays are not all smiles and joy. They can lead to depression, loneliness, ...
How to Handle Debilitating Anxiety
Written by contributing blogger, Daniela Forte. Imagine a hamster on a wheel. It’s just going non-stop in circles nowhere fast. Imagine a broken record just repeating the same line in a song over and over and over again. This is anxiety. I have probably written about this more times than I can count, but I think we need ...
Overcome the Fear of Failure
If you've failed once, maybe twice, or thrice... you cant help but be a little gun shy the next time around. It can give a dip in confidence, create anxiety and at times avoidance of the things we should be pursuing. But how the hell does that help us? It doesn't...obviously. So instead, let's beat ...
The wrong shade of green
You see her, you can't help it. She's walking down the hall with her head held high, strolling through the masses with a energy and confidence that is just pure magnetism. You can't help but notice it. You can't help but want to be around her. She's the ones that makes every man or woman ...
Combating the Fear of Failure
Written by contributing blogger, Daniela Forte. “Eat, Pray, Love” Author Elizabeth Gilbert once said, that fear is boring. When she wrote this on one of her Facebook posts one day, I realized how right she was (I always think she’s right, but I’m biased). It is. Because all it does is stop you from doing what ...
Get Back to Class
Written by Contributor, Daniela Forte. With everyone going back to school, it’s hard not to catch the classroom fever, especially if you have been out of school for a number of years now like I have. Lately, and I can’t figure out why, I’ve had this urge to be back in a classroom, learning something, doing something ...