Adventures in Life Design

Why You're Feeling Grumpy and What You Can Do About It

   

Have you been a little testy lately? A bit of a sourpuss?

• Do you catch yourself making snide or sarcastic remarks that you wouldn’t normally say?

• Do you feel frustrated with everything that’s going on in your life right now?

• Do you feel resentful for no apparant reason?

• Do you often feel annoyed with everyone and everything?

You may be wondering if there is something wrong with you, but there is no need to worry. You're quite normal. Actually, these behaviors and feelings are clues that point to the fact that something very important is missing from your life.

Giving Yourself Permission to Be Human

I have a confession to make: I have a dirty little secret. I’m embarrassed to talk about it but doing so is an important part of my recovery process. My dirty little secret is that I’m not only a dyed in the wool perfectionist, but I’m also my own worst critic and task master.

There, I said it. (Whew…that wasn’t so bad!)

I’ve always had unreasonable expectations of myself. I should be able to juggle a crushing number of tasks and commitments (for myself and for others), complete them all flawlessly and expeditiously, do them without breaking a sweat and with a smile on my face, and not complain about any of it.

Sound like a formula for disaster? It is.

Do What You Love, Then Get the Money to Follow

 

I see so many people talk themselves out of going after their dreams because they convince themselves that they can’t make money at it. The problem is that there are two separate issues at play here:

1. Doing what you love
2. Making money from it

Our desire for income is most certainly valid, and more often than not, it’s possible to do both. However, the two should be treated as separate issues…at least in the beginning. Otherwise neither of them will ever see the light of day.