by Georgia Shaffer | Nov 5, 2019 | Stories
Discouragement and fear have crippled me more than I’d like to admit. As a coach, I’ve seen how these giants paralyzed others too. That’s why I’m always looking for practical tools to fight these damaging enemies. Karen Porter’s new book, If You Give a Girl a Giant,...
by Georgia Shaffer | Oct 29, 2019 | Stories
Tomorrow is trash day. Tonight I’ll empty the kitchen plastic and office paper into the recycling bin. I’ll move through the house and empty the remaining garbage cans into the regular trash bin. Early tomorrow, I’ll roll the bins to the street curb. I don’t want to...
by Georgia Shaffer | Oct 22, 2019 | Stories
Recently I listened to a podcast, then read an unrelated article and the next day heard an instructor warn how our self-limiting mindsets hinder our ability to connect with others. So how do you begin to identify which thoughts you need to transform, especially since...
by Georgia Shaffer | Oct 15, 2019 | Stories
Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck found, after years of research, that there is a huge difference in achieving what you want depending on whether you hold a growth mindset or a fixed mindset. As the author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, she...
by Georgia Shaffer | Oct 8, 2019 | Stories
Last month I spoke at a weekend retreat for Richfield Life Ministries Church. The Mistress of Ceremonies, Missy Dietz, shared the following story: The summer my daughter was four years old, she and her little sister, age two, spent day after sun-filled day playing...
