Do You Know When Enough is Enough? [Part 1 of a 2-part Series on the Concept of Enough]
The evidence suggests that I do not know when enough is enough. I have always been mad about to-do lists, believing that they help me to...
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Kirsten Peterson
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Mind Hacks for the Holidays
I don’t know about you, but the end-of-year holiday season is so often laden with potholes—both emotional and commercial. And never more...
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Kirsten Peterson
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Kirsten Peterson
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Kirsten Peterson
- Dec 6, 2022
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In Defense of Grit
One might well wonder, given that I just wrote a book entitled, When Grit Is Not Enough, why I’d be taking the time to defend grit as a...
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Kirsten Peterson
- Nov 24, 2022
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When Grit Is Not Enough...Is Born!
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Kirsten Peterson
- Nov 21, 2022
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Bringing Fun Back
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Kirsten Peterson
- Nov 14, 2022
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Stop Before You Start
I recently posted about the benefits of gratitude practice for building well-being and enhancing performance, and some ways to get that...
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Kirsten Peterson
- Nov 3, 2022
- 5 min
Gratitude: Hard to Feel at Times, But Worth the Effort for Good Reason
As part of my meditation teacher training, I am periodically required to give a talk on different facets of one’s inner experience. This...
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
- 5 min
How nature supports well-being...and performance
The 19th century philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote about nature: There I feel that nothing can befall me in life—no disgrace, no...
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
- 5 min
Making the Most of Your Wins
So we've been on a rather "downer" tear over the past few newsletters, focusing on miminizing your expectations, and losing well. This...
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
- 5 min
How to be the Best Loser You Can Be
Coming on the heels of recent topics such as not meeting our expectations and how to handle disappointment, it only seemed natural and...
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
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Take Less Offence
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
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Stop Minding Our Own Business...At Work
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
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Go Versus Stuck
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
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Want More Grit? First Make Friends With Yourself
For those who have been following me on my journey to and through grit, thank you - for being there, and for your comments which have...
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
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Surrender to the Cheese! (Part 2 of 2)
Like a kid whose eyes are too big for her stomach, my ambitions in newsletter writing almost always outpace my word count. Not that...
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
- 5 min
Surrender to the Cheese! (Part 1)
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
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Turning the Tide of Harmful High Performance, Why It's Hard, What We Can Do
Last week, I shared my view that, while there are legitimate reasons that the journey to high performance can be a painful one, it should...
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Kirsten Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
- 6 min
The Flow and Ebb of Hope and Doubt
My husband and I stayed in a house right on the east coast of Australia for the past week. It was a bad news, good news kind of trip. We...
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