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Why Growth Does Not Happen Outside Your Comfort Zone

April 19, 2018 | Renée Fishman

It’s a maxim of the personal development world that if we want to grow we must push out of our comfort zone. Science proves this wrong.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: comfort zone, growth, personal development

Why You Should Lower Your Standards

March 16, 2018 | Renée Fishman

We readily accept that the pursuit of growth requires us to raise our standards. But what if that’s not true? Here’s the case for why you should consider lowering your standards.

Filed Under: Business, Productivity Tagged With: growth, perfection, personal growth, rituals, service, standards, stuck, unstuck

Why Is It So Hard to Rest?

February 17, 2018 | Renée Fishman

Striving. Driving. Pushing for progress.
When you have a goal, you want to keep going until you get there. Even when we know it would be prudent to rest, actually resting is so hard. Why?

Filed Under: Life, Productivity Tagged With: growth, health, My Circus Life, productivity, rest, wellness

The Limits of Modeling Others’ Success

February 9, 2018 | Renée Fishman

Success leaves clues, but not all clues are relevant. You need to know what you’re looking for so you can find the parts that matter.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: achievement, alignment, coaching, growth, leadership, learning, mindfulness, outcome, personal development, personal growth, process, productivity, self-awareness, self-discovery, success

In Defense of Being Uncomfortable

January 18, 2018 | Renée Fishman

Uncomfortable is not the same as unsafe. The distinction is crucial to our growth.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: discomfort, growth, personal development, personal growth, uncomfortable

Reviewing My 3 Words for 2017: How They Held Up

January 1, 2018 | Renée Fishman

Release. Open. Trust.

This is Part 1 in a series sharing some of my 2017 reflections. Each year I choose 3 words to guide my year. A look at how my 2017 words held up, and what they gave me.

Filed Under: Learning, Life Tagged With: growth, my three words, open, release, trust, year-end review

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