I just recently achieved a goal I had set out at the Intentional Life Planning (ILP) workshop in May – to finish rebuilding a six-month savings buffer.
I’m not going to tell you my other goals because I did not … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
I am behind on everything. Everything. Mala is more behind on even more of all the everything than I am. Everyone else I know is even more behind on even more everything than Mala and I are. … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
There are times when I open up my email, and I just want to crawl under the covers and turn it all off. And mind you, I say this as an “Inbox-50” kinda gal. In other words, … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
When things go wrong, what questions swirl in your mind?
Perhaps these sound familiar:
By Vega Subramaniam
What we want, a lot of us, is to face life with confidence and contentment, and to make a difference.
A requirement of building confidence and contentment, if I may posit, is maintaining an accurate inventory … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
It’s All Skill Development
“Of course you’re creative” (or “a leader” or “talented”). “You just need to change your attitude. Don’t be so negative.” “You’re too insecure. You should have more self-esteem.”
All things … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
In Part One of ‘How to Overcome Your Decision-Making Hurdles,’ we reflected on the stories we each have about our own decision-making glitches. We observed that for some of us, even thinking about good decision-making is … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
In ‘How to Overcome Your Decision-Making Hurdles: Part One’, we reflected on the stories we each have about our own decision-making glitches. We observed that for some of us, even thinking about good decision-making is “this-is-making-me-feel-terrible-about-myself” … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
Decision making is hard
Mala and I had the pleasure of spending a couple hours recently with some Intentional Life Planning participants during our follow-up session on decision-making.
We came to talk about what helps us make good … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
Last week’s New York Times article The Summer That Never Was got me to wondering how common author Tim Kreider’s experience is: his sense of foreboding and gloom, lost opportunities and lost time as autumn approaches. … Read More
