"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt
Monday Mantra
Week 23: Change your space, change your perspective
In law school I would find myself spending an obnoxious amount of time, right around finals, cleaning my apartment. At the time I thought it was a classic avoidance technique...I will clean so I don't need to focus on what really matters, my studies. Today I think what was really going on was much different.…
Monday Mantra
Monday Mantra
Course Note: The Jourse (Week 3)
This week we tackled the the second of our four buckets: the physical. Really, this week was all about shifting your mindset from what your body isn't, to reveling in what it is. Katie pointed out that you weren't born hating your body. It's trained into you over time. At 13: 53% of girls are…
Course Notes: The Jourse (Week 2)
Life occurs between the ears. You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.Katie L. Woods Week 2 of The Jourse tackled the first of the four buckets we discussed last week (Physical, Mind, Soul, and Relationships), namely our MINDSET and was all about paying attention to the voices in your head. Katie…
Week 15: Year of Self Love-Learn to say No
Let me be honest, when I saw this week on my list at the beginning of the year I dreaded it. I struggle with saying, "No." And when I say struggle, I mean S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E. I think it has to do with my upbringing. Now, don't get me wrong, my upbringing was fine. No major trauma.…