In your resistance you get tired, and so, you need rest. And so, you go from resistance to rest to resistance to rest. But what about rest to eagerness, rest to passion, rest to alignment, rest to clarity, rest to brilliance? You can get this Energy moving within you and when you are up to […]
Author Archives: Katie Morton
How to Deal With Failure
I literally could not believe I failed yet again; I was in complete denial. People would ask me how the book was coming, and I’d tell them I was working on it…and I would actually believe it was true—when I hadn’t touched the manuscript in over a month. Then something would happen to remind me, “Oh […]
How to Gain Control When You’re Stuck in a Willpower Rut
“On one level, wisdom is nothing more than the ability to take your own advice.” – Sam Harris Two months ago, I was happy, productive, and excited for summer. I was eating well and being creative and exercising every day. My next book was percolating, and I felt giddy as I plotted out the lives […]
How Pessimism Can Help You Lose Weight
It happens to the best of us. You get an idea of what you want to accomplish: how you’re going to perfect your life…how you’ll tame your appetites…how you’re going to become rich…or how your home (or your body) is going to look like a magazine spread. You start making plans. You’re going to perform […]
What I Learned From a Bag of Poop
Last weekend, on a beautiful, blue-sky day, I stepped outside my front door and was greeted by a plastic bag of dog poop sitting on the sidewalk in front of my house. (I don’t have a dog, so it definitely wasn’t mine.) Sigh. I was on my way to do something, as you are when […]
The Surprisingly Simple Way to Become a Total Rock Star
It’s such a popular fantasy these days to become rich and famous. After all, it could quite literally happen to anybody. The floor is open. Grab a mic and start posting videos on YouTube. Start blogging. Get picked to be on reality TV. Write a book. (That’s what I did!) Develop a killer app. I […]
What a Bird Taught Me About Success (seriously)
Photo credit: Rodney Campbell / Creative Commons It was a sunny Saturday. I should have felt relaxed and happy, but my mind was whirring with details. I was stressed about all of the things I didn’t get done that week. I was trying to implement a daily routine that would help me move mountains, but […]
The Top Willpower Secret You’ve Never Heard of
When people think about willpower, they usually imagine forcing themselves to do what they don’t want to do. “I don’t want to get up early to exercise, but I guess I should.” “I’d really like another glass of wine, but I’m going to force myself to say no.” “I friggin’ hate my job, but I […]
How Emotional Eaters Can Lose Weight: 10 Ways
1. Pay Attention The first step to stop emotional eating is to get off autopilot. Take out a notebook and write down the following observations: what is the behavior you want to change? Do you skip meals, and then devour a whole pizza? Do you snack mindlessly all day? Or do you eat when you’re […]
10 Steps to Turn Your Passion Into Money
Photo Credit: Aaron Patterson / Creative Commons There can be no joy in living without joy in work. – St. Thomas Aquinas Chances are, you hate your job. Forbes reports more than half of Americans are unhappy with their work lives. Every day, we’re commuting to places we associate with anxiety or boredom. Why do […]
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