In Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, Susan taught us about how to make a No-Lose Decision. Part of that decision-making process is knowing that if you find you are not on the right path, you can change your mind and adjust your path to the place you need…
Tag: self help
Learning and Growing Through Making Mistakes
Are you making any mistakes lately? I hope so! Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. Mistakes are a way of life. Everybody makes little mistakes all the time. Things like missing a turn while driving, leaving a typo in an important document, or forgetting to add an attachment to an email. While these…
Anger Used for Good
This month we’re talking about flowing with the changes in our relationship with our spouse or partner and making sure our old-expectations are not creating friction. In The Feel the Fear Guide to Lasting Love, Susan offered this advice: PUT YOUR ANGER TO GOOD USE. Anger is a good clue…
A New Feel the Fear!
March 14th is fast approaching—the day the new edition of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway comes out in the U.S.! To whet your appetite for this new edition, here is an excerpt. To preorder your copy—either in print or digital—click here. TRUTH 4 Not only am I going…
Change Your Life By Acting-As-If
Have you ever tried Susan’s “Acting-As-If” exercise? It is a wonderful tool for improving even the most mundane aspects of your life. It can also help your relationships. Here’s an example. Katrina had been married for seventeen years to her husband, Marcus. They had two teenage children and both worked…
Knowing That You Count By Acting-As-If
This first month of the New Year, we are talking about setting intentions, making resolutions, and doing the work to make them happen. Susan’s Magic Duo—committing 100% and knowing that I Count—is a great tool to help you make your 2023 goals come true. We wanted to give you some…
The Magic Duo to Achieve Your New Year’s Goals
Happy New Year! Have you set your intentions for the year? What changes are you looking to make? Whether you call them goals, resolutions, or intentions, the New Year objectives most people make are about self-improvement. But creating a goal and following through on it are two different things, and…
More on “Look Deeply”
In order to recognize, and be grateful for, all the people who have supported us along our journey, we need to really look at all the work that goes into making our lives both comfortable and convenient. In End the Struggle and Dance With Life, Susan asks us to “Look…
The Important Habit of Saying Thank You
This month we’re talking about recognizing and being grateful for the support we receive from other people. Showing our gratitude is the best way to be conscious of the help we receive. In End the Struggle and Dance With Life, Susan talks about “Cultivating the habit of saying, ‘Thank You.’”…
You Always Have a Choice in How You Feel
Lesson Seven of taking responsibility for our own experiences states that we must be aware of the multitude of choices we each have in any given situation. This statement makes it sound easy, but putting it into practice is hard—especially when our obligations seem to overwhelm us, our friends are…