Catherine Cates

Ever have a friend who uses bumper sticker psychology and says, “Think positive” when you’re nervous about something? Not only does it not help, it makes you feel worse because they’re not really listening to you. They’re diminishing your feelings. They’re glossing right over your nervousness and jumping right into their solution. It’s a ‘Positive’ …

I Can See Clearly Now …the rain is gone. How about if it wasn’t rain? What if it were everyday life? There’s always something we put off because we don’t know the outcome or how to approach it. Maybe it’s a big decision or a difficult conversation. If we’re not sure about something, it’s like …

Often when we want to get something done, we start putting pressure on ourselves. We don’t cut ourselves any slack because we want to get the thing done. Whether the thing is cooking dinner or building a business, it’s all the same. We try to motivate ourselves with pressure. We think the more pressure we …