Tell me not, in mournful numbers…

by Nacie Carson

Happy Wednesday, friends and Uncommoners.  Today I wanted to share with you something that has always been a source of power, inspiration, and motivation to me: A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

I was first introduced to this poem about fifteen years ago, and ever since it has stuck in my mind and continually served as a reminder for one of the basic missions of my life: keep moving forward.  No matter what happens, we need to act so that tomorrow finds us further along the road to our dreams that today. Continue reading Tell me not, in mournful numbers…...

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How to Let Go of Things You Want That Don’t Serve You

by Nacie Carson

An interesting thing happened to me the other day: I got what I want…only to discover that I didn’t really want it anymore.

The Sad Story of The Jacket

Last summer, I found a leather jacket online that I loved, but unfortunately, it was a tad out of my price range.  For months it sat online, tempting me to blow my budget and just buy it anyways, but I resisted.  Around December, the website that was selling it took it down and didn’t even place it in the sale section.  I figured the jacket was gone, lost to the ages, and all thought of it went out of my mind. Continue reading How to Let Go of Things You Want That Don’t Serve You...

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4 Ways to Turn Failure Into Success

by Nacie Carson

Failures happen to us all.

Sometimes they’re our fault, sometimes the universe just seems to work against our well laid plans.

After Wednesday’s post on How to Change Your Life, I spent some time thinking about the applications for the Accepting Responsibility + Proactive Action formula and its various applications.  One comment, made by the incomparable Evan Hadkins really got the old hamster wheel churning.  Evan noted:

I think I’d add a third element or expand the first one. See how what we are doing creates our current life. This adds specificity and grounds the responsibility. If you see what I mean. Continue reading 4 Ways to Turn Failure Into Success...

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How to Come Up with Fresh Ideas

by Nacie Carson

As I sat down to blog yesterday, I found myself facing an age-old enemy: writer’s block.

I must have started four or five different posts before I eventually settled on How to Change Your Life.  But what really struck me as I was trying to get myself started yesterday was how many of the same old ideas I was pulling from for post inspiration. In fact, I even started writing a post that I had actually already written several months ago.

Obviously, I am in some need of fresh ideas. Continue reading How to Come Up with Fresh Ideas...

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How to Change Your Life

by Nacie Carson

While at a client site the other day, one of the employees and I got into a conversation.  They wanted to change their job, they were unhappy with their situation, and they felt unsure as to what they really wanted to be doing with themselves.

“I want to change my life, but I just don’t know how.”

I have heard people say almost this identical phrase hundreds of times over the past few years. The desire for living a different life, being a different person, doing different work is there, but how to bridge the gap between where they are today and where they want to be tomorrow seems like a complete mystery. Continue reading How to Change Your Life...

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