What I have learned from Beginning: Practical Steps to Starting

We are often excited at the idea of learning something new. We are excellent at identifying new skills and can visualize how they may change our life. 

But, we tend to overlook where we are starting from because a realistic starting point is hard on our pride.

The critical point is always where you enter the productive phase, and this is accomplished by starting alone. Finishing is only a matter of starting from where you are, as many times as you have to, until it’s done. 

Most of the resistance and stress is piled up on the boundary be...

• Self-care is essential preventative work for both physical and mental health.
• One of the first steps in taking better care of ourselves is simply committing to doing it. 
• The key is starting small — even if it's just setting aside a few minutes each day for yourself....