3 Reasons Why People Fail at New Year’s Resolutions

Each year on January 1st, a large segment of the population think they become super-achievers and Goal-Setters. They “set” New Year’s Resolutions, firmly (sort of) intending to change their lives. Some people loudly proclaim their resolutions. By the end of January, almost all of them are done. They aren’t done because they’ve accomplished their resolutions, but because they’ve given up. Less than 30 days into the New Year they’ve given up on their “Goals.” Why is that? I give you Read More

Do People Really Want You To Know Their Name?

Going to the grocery store used to be a social event. We knew all the clerks and regularly chatted with the butchers behind the cases. They knew our name and we knew theirs. Even when other grocery stores opened in our neighborhood, we kept going back because it felt like home to us. One day a few months ago, my husband and I walked into our favorite grocery store for our weekly shop and didn’t see any of their regular Read More