4 Ways to Embrace Uncertainty
Think Simple Now
by Guest of TSN
3y ago
Have you ever felt like you were just not good enough? That somehow everyone had received the handbook for life, except you? Do you keep waiting for the moment when you will finally arrive and feel like you have made it? Yes, I have been there too. When I was younger, I was sure that age 35 was when I would definitely arrive at my full self — that I would finally become who I really was and who I was meant to be. When I turned 35, I was in a state of shock when I realized I had not arrived at this age as I had imagined. I did not have it all figured out. Far from it. How had I arrived at this ..read more
Visit website
4 Ways to Be Your Own Hero
Think Simple Now
by Guest of TSN
3y ago
What makes us love Harry Potter or most action movies? Why do we always cheer for the good guys? Why do we love a good story of challenge, perseverance and triumph? Why makes these stories timeless? The story of the hero has not changed for thousands of years. Since ancient times our traditions and culture venerate the myth of the hero on a mission. A hero leaves his or her home, faces challenges, triumphs and usually returns home as a changed man or women. In 1990 the late American writer and intellectual Joseph Campbell wrote of the hero’s journey — the mythological journey that all men and ..read more
Visit website
How I Overcame Social Anxiety
Think Simple Now
by Guest of TSN
3y ago
I’ve always been shy. I’ve become accustomed to being called “the quiet one.” My mum tells stories of me hiding my face away whenever we had company when I was just a wee toddler — a toddler who, through genetic build up and perhaps social conditioning, acted on his instinct to cover up and hide away. As I grew, so did my anxiety. From my childhood innocence, I transformed into a more receptive, sensitive young man. These were optimum conditions for anxiety to grow, like warmth and dampness to bacteria. My older brother’s bar-mitzvah exposed and perhaps exaggerated my anxieties. As obligated ..read more
Visit website
3 Ways to Declutter Your Mind
Think Simple Now
by Guest of TSN
3y ago
We all lead busy lives. In today’s world, it’s as if it’s a badge of honor. Always rushing to the next thing. Working late to meet that deadline to please a boss or client. Driving from one kid’s soccer practice to the other. With all of the busyness that fills our days, weeks and months, our mental space begins to fill simultaneously. Internal thinking begins to pile high collecting dust. Stress and anxiety begin to form, ultimately, transcending into our outer world. Our days become even busier with stress and anxiety layered on top. This is especially true during times of personal struggle ..read more
Visit website
Hope After Grief: A Personal Story
Think Simple Now
by Guest of TSN
3y ago
One morning while preparing for school, my sister and I were suddenly hurried to the car. I couldn’t help but notice all the people coming into the house and speaking in low tones. Some even managed to point in our direction, shaking their heads. I was a kid, but I wasn’t dumb. I knew the inevitable had happened. I had lost my mother. I felt terrible, but then I refused to cry. I was glad that her pain and suffering had finally come to an end. You see, my mother was a very beautiful woman. And if perhaps you didn’t notice her because of her looks, you would definitely be captivated by her cha ..read more
Visit website
One Simple Way to Improve Your Confidence
Think Simple Now
by Guest of TSN
3y ago
During that awkward phase of high school when you are just as confused by what your math teacher says as what your hormones are telling you, my life shifted dramatically by the most dreaded experience for all school age children — I changed schools. Thanks to the infinite wisdom of the local school board and their new school zoning policy, I was required to change to a new high school as a freshman. The standard adjustment period from elementary to high school was made exponentially more unenjoyable by the fact that my new school had an entirely new social demographic. I went from the average ..read more
Visit website
A DIY Guide to Art Therapy
Think Simple Now
by Guest of TSN
3y ago
Have you ever felt anxious about starting open-ended tasks? Do you feel lost without a step-by-step guide for new projects? How about a blank canvas? Does it throw you into panic mode? Regrettably, this has been the story of my life. Getting the perfect shot as a portrait photographer, creating a flawless website as an Internet marketer or even seeing a blank canvas in an art class — any new endeavor that had no template would make me panic. Teaching What I Needed To Learn Teaching children showed me how my own growth had been stunted. When I became a preschool teacher, I was o ..read more
Visit website
9 Ways to Bounce Back From Failure
Think Simple Now
by Guest of TSN
3y ago
I have a confession to make. Are you ready? Please don’t judge me too harshly. Ok, here goes. I’ve failed. A lot. Some failures were easy to brush off. Others were devastating. Those girls I really liked who turned me down. Having my writing rejected … and rejected … and rejected. Failing to grow my first business beyond more than a handful of clients at a time. When I dropped out of high school because I was failing most of my classes but felt I couldn’t ask for help. Not to mention the hundreds of other failures I’ve had. Let’s face it: Failure sucks. Almost all of us would love it if we ..read more
Visit website
Your Guide to Fun in 4 Steps
Think Simple Now
by Rebecca A. Watson
3y ago
A few months back I went to a friend’s birthday party. We grilled, chatted and played board games, among other things. When I returned home, I said to my husband, “I had so much fun tonight!” I was sort of stunned by the fact for days. What struck me was that I had spent years before going to parties, hanging out with people and spending time on my own without having fun. If I looked back, most of the time I was supposed to be having a good time, I was worrying about something I’d done wrong or how I’d get something done later. It was a rough way to live. It was when I started my own business ..read more
Visit website
How Being Wrong is Part of Success
Think Simple Now
by Guest of TSN
3y ago
Before I moved from Minneapolis to New York City in 2006, I worked in the prepress production department of a family-owned advertising agency that is consistently listed as one of the best places to work in Minneapolis, for good reason. (OK, I will spill: It’s Periscope.) We had a saying there that I still refer to whenever I need it (which is often): “It’s okaaaayyyy to be wrong!” When someone discovered that she had made a mistake, she would raise her hand in the air and say, “I was wrong; it’s okay to be wrong.” There was no blame. There was no asking whose fault it was and firing them or ..read more
Visit website

Follow Think Simple Now on FeedSpot

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
OR