If we stay openminded and openhearted, we can learn a lot from others, especially those who are very different from us. Becoming curious is the key to making this happen.

How to Keep Imposter Syndrome from Thwarting Your Dreams

Shame can cause us to inaccurately assess our skills, making us feel like imposters. When we learn to embrace all the parts of our personalities, including those that make us feel uncomfortable, we can feel whole and real again.

How to Be a Finisher

Often we give up on projects when we get stuck and can’t figure out what the next step is. Setting aside our embarrassment and asking for help is the surest way to bring a project to completion.

The Courage to Imagine

The new year offers a wonderful time for reflection. As we get older, it’s easy to get set in our ways. But if we can find the courage we had when we were little children, we can embrace new roles and begin exciting new adventures at any age.

Posts by ElaineElaine KlonickiJanuary 4, 2023courage, imagination, 2023, New Year, hope, renewal, reflection, resolutions, self-discipline, vision, dreams, intention, changing roles, psychology, personal growth, inertia, fear, balanceComment

Are you Delaying Your Dreams?

Deep seated, unconscious beliefs can influence our current behaviors more than we know. Some reflection may help us uncover the specific ones that are holding us back.

Living an Authentic Life

To live authentically, we need to pause at times to reevaluate our needs and get clear about our purpose. Discovering who we are is an ongoing process.

Posts by ElaineElaine KlonickiJanuary 19, 2022authenticity, dreams, finding yourself, possibilities, internal work, creative energy, the authentic lane, masks, emotional growth, identity, exploration, needs, purpose, sense of self Comments

Challenging Your Own Ideas

When thinking about a new endeavor, consider making a list of all the reasons you can’t do it, and then proving yourself wrong. Identifying the potential obstacles of any project up front gives us a better chance of success.

Posts by ElaineElaine KlonickiOctober 6, 2021ideas, challengers, negativity, dreams, problems, challenges, success, vision, plan, validation, Dopamine, defending an idea, obstacles, evaluating ideas, overwhelm, confidence, motivation, brave Comments

Turn Inward to Rediscover Yourself

Being too other-focused comes at a cost. It is only when we become still and listen that we can return to ourselves and discover the next right thing.

The Miracle of Us

No matter how similar we may feel to someone else, or how much we may strive to be like someone else, each us is perfectly unique. If we are not genuine, we lose our one chance to contribute to the world what only we can.

Imagine your Future Self

Our “shadow of possibilities" is the self we will grow into if we continue on our path of learning, stretching ourselves so that we become more fully formed.

Posts by ElaineElaine KlonickiAugust 12, 2020future self, imagination, dreams, dreaming, potential, possibilities, shadow self, Carl Jung, awareness, therapy, positive traits, learningComment

How Managing Expectations Helps Prevent Disappointments

It’s human nature to want things to go our way. But the more tightly we hold onto our ideas of how things should be, the more we are disappointed when they don’t turn out that way. Managing our expectations can help.

Posts by ElaineElaine KlonickiJuly 15, 2020disappointment, expectations, acceptance, 2020, dreams, perfectionism, high standards, reacting, adapting, flexibility, relationshipsComment

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