![What I’m doing right now, includes: playing with feral cats & the $41 mill woman [June 2017]](https://rebecca-stafford.org/wp-content/uploads/Maneki-rockstar-picassa-ed-846x400.jpg)
Welcome to the inaugural “What I’m doing right now” post There will be a ‘What I’m doing right now’ in every 2nd Humpday newsletter. ‘ ‘What I’m doing right now’ is a behind the scenes look at my business and … Continued
![[1 minute psychology] ‘Failures’ are the stepping stones to success](https://rebecca-stafford.org/wp-content/uploads/Mandela-do-not-judge-me-by-my-successes-HORIZ-10.jpg)
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again – Nelson Mandela Thanks Nelson, I need frequent reminding that ‘failures’ are often the stepping stones to success – … Continued
![[1 Minute Psychology] How men can be courageous](https://rebecca-stafford.org/wp-content/uploads/man-and-dog-1i-2-15-crop.jpg)
Sometimes the most terrifying, and therefore most courageous, thing you can do is admit that you are not coping and ask for support. This is what I told the men who called Lifeline crisis counseling when I volunteered there as … Continued
(2 minute read) A former p-lab. Champagne. A musician’s dream. A vivacious entrepreneur living her fun-filled present. Last night was quite a night. Electrifying speaker Cath Vincent and musician husband Jesse Wilde hybridized their dreams to carve a creative music-T.V.-recording-business … Continued
No disrespect to Susan Jeffer’s classic book; Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. It’s good, but this strategy is even better. Much better. I’ve figured out how to be fearless. I was called “colorful” last week. “Thank you”, I … Continued
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The standard ‘SMART’ goals would be more effective & efficient if they were SMARTeR: As any self-respecting behavior psychologist will tell you, behaviors that get rewarded get repeated. In practice, this means rewarding efforts towards your goals will get you there … Continued
![[1 minute psychology] There’s no such thing as laziness](https://rebecca-stafford.org/wp-content/uploads/Picassa-Maneki-relaxing-after-a-hard-days-work.jpg)
There is no such thing as laziness. People hate this, but it’s true. There is no legitimate psychological construct known as laziness. If laziness was a recognized psychological construct, it would lie between “lay psychology” and “lazy eye” in my … Continued
All that is needed to prevent the triumph of Trump is for every consciously rational person to do something (that means you) Click on the link to be magically transported to my Huffington post article: Trump, Hitler, & me (How bullies are … Continued
Warning; this is a grim read. But possibly worth stomaching if you were ever shamed for crying – as so many people have been. I rarely cried as a child. This partly due – I think – to being a … Continued
This is the article that got me a spot as a Huffington Post contributor. It’s dedicated to two heroes: the courageous young woman in the Stanford sexual assault case and rugby hero and courageous anti-depression campaigner, Sir John Kirwan. The precursor to getting … Continued