by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Mar 7, 2022 | Beth's Voice, Experiences
What Are Goals Really For? This is a question I’ve asked myself for many years. Sometimes it’s about making a career move, maybe it’s an important decision, or simply when I’m tired of working toward a goal that seems out of reach. If I look at my thought...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Feb 22, 2022 | Beth's Voice, Experiences
Drama, Drama, Drama!! What Feelings Do You Want? As I work through the multiple layers of anxiety I’ve built up over many years, I realized I need to use different tools. I use one tool and then it seems to be less effective over time so I switch to another one....
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jan 29, 2022 | Experiences, Peter's Voice
What’s the Good News? I don’t pay attention to the news much. Sure, I have subscriptions to a few national newspapers and I occasionally check out the latest headlines on the internet, but I don’t spend much time on it at all. Part of the reason I...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jan 18, 2022 | Beth's Voice, Experiences
My Fear of Disapproval Early in my career I really struggled with fear of disapproval because so much of what I was socialized around as a girl was making sure others were taken care of first and not to brag about what I accomplished. I remember in my first job out of...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Dec 20, 2021 | Experiences, Peter's Voice
Listen to Your Self-Talk To Get More of What You Want Last week we introduced the simple yet powerful statement, “Even though I feel [say what you are feeling], I love and accept myself as I am.” As you develop a habit of listening to your thoughts and feelings,...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Dec 7, 2021 | Experiences, Peter's Voice
Self-Talk Self-talk. We talk to ourselves, sometimes without knowing that we are doing it. Sometimes it’s a commentary on what’s happening. Other times, we’re talking about what happened in the past or what might happen in the future. Self-talk can...