by Amelia Barnes, Reinventing Midlife | Blog, Commitment, Goals, Meaning and Purpose |
Remember the Marshmallow Study? The Stanford marshmallow experiment in the 60’s and 70’s on delayed gratification. Kindergarteners were seated in front of a marshmallow. Then the grown up in charge said, “I have to leave for a few minutes and when I return if...
by Amelia Barnes, Reinventing Midlife | Blog, Goals |
Most of us have settled for so long we don’t even realize we’re doing it. We stuck in a box of our own making. We’ve learned to tone down or even give up our dreams completely. We don’t believe we’re worth it. We believe other people would judge us, or it’s just too...
by Amelia Barnes, Reinventing Midlife | Blog, Dream Big, Goals, Joy & Happiness, Women in Midlife |
Happy New Year! Whether last year was the best year or the worst year of your life or something in between, 2015 can be even better. This is my wish for you that 2015 be the best year of your life so far! The Journal of Clinical Psychology estimates that 38% of people...
by Amelia Barnes, Reinventing Midlife | Blog, Goals, Habits, Life Coach, Ready for a change |
I just want to find my shoes. Its 6:30 at night and I left the house for a very early meeting with third shift employees at 5:00am. I’m tired. I have dozens of pairs of shoes but I want my favorite walking shoes to walk the dog on this beautiful October...
by Amelia Barnes, Reinventing Midlife | Blog, Empowerment, Goals, Inner Wisdom, Life Coach |
African legend has it that a very powerful Englishman and his assistants were exploring the heart in Africa in search of wealth and treasures. A number of native porters had been hired to carry their baggage and all things needed for the English party to set up camp...
by Amelia Barnes, Reinventing Midlife | Blog, Goals, Personal Growth |
Imagine going to work. You have a whole day in front of you but no idea what to do next. How productive will you be? You may spend half the morning or longer just trying to decide where to get started. As Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich said: First comes...
