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Mercury Conjunct Mars in Capricorn: Time for Acting on Your Plans

January 27, 2024 | Renée Fishman

The Mercury-Mars conjunction in Capricorn signals a pivotal moment to shift from planning to decisive action, revealing how stories can either propel us forward or hold us back.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: action, astrology, beliefs, Capricorn, communication, conjunction, determination, Mars, Mercury, Mercury/Mars, perfection, perfectionism, personal development, planning, productivity, stories, triggers

How to Break The Habit of Stopping Yourself

January 21, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Stopping yourself from moving forward or going deeper is more complex than it may seem. A lesson I’ve learned from my struggle with back squats informs my approach to how to break the habit of stopping myself in life outside the gym.

Filed Under: Coaching, Fitness Tagged With: brave, conditioning, fitness, gym, habits, lessons, life, personal development, personal growth, squats

The Irony of Chasing Happiness

January 14, 2024 | Renée Fishman

We live in a culture that conditions us to value happiness above all else, leading us to chase this elusive emotion and dismiss or suppress our less-desired emotional states. The irony of this is that it takes us further away from the happiness we seek.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: despair, emotions, goals, grief, happiness, holding space, personal development, processing emotions, sadness, vision

5 Steps to Breaking a Habit

December 18, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Breaking habits is much harder than creating habits, which is why they say “old habits die hard.” But hard doesn’t mean impossible. You can break habits with this simple 5-step process.

Filed Under: Habits, Productivity Tagged With: awareness, breaking habits, habits, mindfulness, personal development, productivity, rituals, self-awareness

The Fallacy of Force as a Catalyst for Change

December 5, 2023 | Renée Fishman

If you were habituated in an era when force and criticism were the dominant approaches to effecting change, you are missing out on a more effective and sustainable path to changing your habits.

Filed Under: Navigating Change Tagged With: change, compassion, criticism, force, habits, inner critic, patience, personal development

Why I Like Going to Funerals

December 2, 2023 | Renée Fishman

In a culture that generally shuns talk of death, to admit that I like going to funerals seems strange. Yes, funerals can be draining, but they can also be profoundly enjoyable and meaningful.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: death, funerals, life meaning, life purpose, meaning, personal development, purpose, values

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