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The Difference Between Journaling and Writing

December 28, 2025 | Renée Fishman

If you’ve been resisting a journaling practice because you don’t like to write, understanding the difference between journaling and writing may help.

Filed Under: Creating, Habits, Productivity, Writing Tagged With: creating, creative process, introspection, journaling, process, self-awareness, self-care, writing

3 Core Functions of Maps

December 6, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Maps of all kinds serve three essential functions. Here’s how to use them to navigate any territory—physical or the terrain of your own life.

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: behavior, coaching, habits, maps, personal development, personal exploration, personal growth, personality, personality assessments, self-awareness

3 Frameworks That Will Change How You View Personality

December 2, 2025 | Renée Fishman

We often think of personality as a “type.” Here are 3 psychological frameworks and concepts that support the thesis that personality is fluid and contextual.

Filed Under: Business, Coaching Tagged With: archetypes, assessments, personality, self-awareness, self-understanding

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Personality Assessments

December 1, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Personality and behavior assessments like DISC or Myers Briggs promise better self-understanding if you use them correctly. Here’s what most people get wrong.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: assessments, behavior, coaching, DISC, Myers Briggs, personality, self-assessment, self-awareness, self-examination, self-image, self-improvement, skills, tendencies, traits

Pain Makes You a Liar

November 29, 2025 | Renée Fishman

No matter its origin or where it manifests, pain distorts your perception and turns you into a liar — starting with the stories you tell yourself.

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: emotions, mindfulness, pain, personal development, productivity, self-awareness, stories

The Impossible Standard I Never Actually Met

September 15, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Comparing ourselves to our own standard of perfection can be a brutal act of self-sabotage, especially when that standard is a false memory.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: habits, memory, mindset, perfection, perfectionism, personal growth, productivity, ritual, rituals, routines, self-awareness, self-compassion

The Real Reason You Hold Back Your True Self

September 9, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Even when you say you want to be visible, you still hide parts of yourself. Here’s the real reason why.

Filed Under: Coaching, Creating Tagged With: attachment, authentic self, authenticity, coaching, communication, connection, fear, personal growth, relationships, self-awareness, voice

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