Archive
Articles from December 2009
7 articles at addresses from December 2009. The topics are the originals; the writing is new.
- Money & WorkTop 5 Reasons to Leave Your Job (and How to Know It's Time)Five solid reasons to leave a job, the warning signs that it's time, and a practical checklist for leaving well without burning bridges or your savings.
- Decisions & GoalsShow Me Your Plan and I'll Tell You Your FutureWhy a simple written plan shapes where you end up, how to make one that survives real life, and the weekly review that keeps it honest. No spreadsheets needed.
- Stress & ResilienceYour Past Does Not Determine Your FutureHow the past shapes us without deciding everything, why the stories we tell about it matter, and practical steps for building a different future from today.
- Stress & ResilienceYou Are More Than Good Enough AlreadyWhy the feeling of never being good enough is so common, how perfectionism and comparison feed it, and practical ways to build steadier self-worth.
- Book NotesSeth Godin's What Matters Now: The Free 2009 Ebook, RevisitedWhat Seth Godin's free 2009 ebook What Matters Now was, how it worked, the themes its contributors wrote about, and which ideas still feel relevant today.
- Gratitude & HappinessHow to Put the Meaning Back into ChristmasPractical ways to make Christmas feel meaningful again: simpler gifts, rituals that matter, generosity beyond the family and permission to skip what drains you.
- Just for Today ChallengeJust for Today Challenge: How 31 Days to a Better You WorksThe thinking behind the Just for Today Challenge: why one small experiment a day works better than big resolutions, how to do it, and how to keep what helps.