Episode 10: Making Room for Creativity

I started seeing a Career Counselor about a year ago, and it went nothing like I thought it would. I should say up front that my career goals were primarily creative (I want to finish a game, and a novel or two, or 100). I’ve felt somewhat stalled from really achieving the outcomes I wanted

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Episode One: Happiness Strategy and Tactics

Alas, today’s blog post entry will not feature the “Duel of the Fates” as shown above. Although it really could, because both lightsaber duels and music by John Williams have contributed significantly to my happiness. What I want to talk about today is the difference between strategy and tactics in respect to happiness, aka living

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Starting a Conversation about Self-Care

If self-care were a university course, it would have been the only one I would have flunked out of. It’s really too bad it wasn’t a university course–much better to start these habits as a younger person! Maybe you’re like me: a self-motivated, overachiever who likes setting goals and plans and achieving them. Perhaps you’re

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