by Patricia C. Brooks | May 8, 2017 | Effective Decision Making
Sometimes in life, we do things, quite unintentionally, that cause us to struggle. We buy a house that seemed to fit the bill only to realize soon after moving in, it wasn’t the right one or we continue to date someone we know isn’t right for us long after we have...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Apr 20, 2017 | Effective Decision Making, Goals, Overcoming Fear
I woke up today thinking about freedom. An image of a hawk flying effortlessly, high in the sky, came to mind. At that moment I felt light, joyful, and free. Freedom isn’t a value that has always been top of mind for me, not until recently. Lately I make decisions by...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Apr 1, 2017 | Food for Thought AND Action
Why do we do the things we do? To feel safe? To have an experience that will benefit us in some way? Because that thing is easy? Because that thing is hard? These are all motivations for our actions, but they don’t explain the irrational things we do or are...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Jan 16, 2017 | Goals
Several weeks ago I went to an entrepreneurial workshop. It was part of a membership program I’d signed up for in 2015. At the workshop, I saw several new faces and a handful of regulars. What I noticed about the regulars was that they seemed to be marking time. ...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Jan 9, 2017 | Goals
What is so special about the closing of a year and the start of a new one? Nothing, really. A year is a neat packet of time. Twelve months. Fifty-two weeks. Three hundred sixty-five days. Eight thousand seven hundred sixty hours. We’ve lifted this packet up,...
