by Patricia C. Brooks | Feb 14, 2021 | direct experience, Food for Thought AND Action, forward action, living a full life, Self-confidence, Shift perspective, small step
Leap Before You Look? There is more to life than spreadsheets, back-to-back meetings with no purpose or seeming progress, and going home at night exhausted wondering: “Is this all there is to life?” Sometimes you’ve got to pull the trigger to figure things out. ...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Jan 3, 2021 | Effective Decision Making, forward action
Being stuck in indecision or in needing to execute something perfectly creates anxiety about the future and trashes our energy. We can find ourselves falling into a state of inertia, paralyzed by fear and self-doubt . What if I make the wrong choice? What if it...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Aug 2, 2018 | forward action, Goals, No Regrets Challenge, small step
No Regrets Challenge Day Two (see August 2, 2018 on my Facebook page for video) I’ve been exploring three different foreign cities over the last two weeks – Amsretdam, London, and now Berlin. In each of these cities I’ve had to navigate public...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Jun 22, 2018 | Effective Decision Making, forward action, fulfillment
Sometimes you have to stop or even take a step back from what you are doing to move forward. It might seem counter-intuitive especially in this world of conveniences and immediate gratification. But every time I’ve taken a break (or have been forced to take one by...
by Patricia C. Brooks | May 20, 2018 | forward action, small step
Exploring a foreign city is much like navigating life. Once you decide where you want to go and what you want to do, you have to figure out how to get there. The streets are marked and you have a map, yet the unfamiliarity of everything is daunting and can be...
by Patricia C. Brooks | May 4, 2018 | Effective Decision Making, forward action
Success is a system that starts with deciding. Deciding and committing to following through with your decision. The key is in how you come to the decision. If you decide without consulting your values, without listening to your intuition, or without considering...
