Lorna's Blog
How to Think
Critical thinking is utilizing our higher faculties to understand and evaluate subject matter; or to put it simply “knowing how to think.” When we were in elementary and secondary school, we were taught what to think. We were subjected to a lot of information and...
How do you mend a broken heart?
Ask anyone you meet if they have ever been hurt by another. You will hear a resounding YES! Now ask how they handled the hurt and you will hear many different stories about resentment, revenge, internalizing, depression, anger, and sadness but few stories about...
How to become an expert
Malcolm Gladwell stated that to become an expert, you need to have 10,000 of hours invested. Those 10,000 hours are repeated acts of practicing a craft. Thomas Edison tried 2,000 times before he perfected the filament in an incandescent bulb. Failed attempts at...
Desperately Seeking Perfection
Perfection is defined as a state of completeness and flawlessness. Have you ever experienced perfection? Does it exist? Is it egotistical to think that we can achieve perfection? Is perfection a perceived concept and does it mean something different to others? ...
Technology-Where will you go next?
Depending on when you were born, technology could be your friend, your enemy or just an acquaintance. Years ago, when computer screens weren’t the size of the average smartphone and one had to have an advanced degree to figure out how to turn 0′s and 1′s into actual...
What’s in Your Closet?
What does your closet look like? Is it all tidy and color coordinated and arranged by season? If so, move on… And for the rest of us who have closets full of clothes from ten years ago that we will fit into one of these days – or that style will surely come back – or...
Having a Winning Image
Having a Winning Image Beliefs are a part of our life experience and they determine so much about our lives. Did you know that within you is the power to do the things you never thought possible? This power becomes available to you just as soon as you are able to...
Don’t confuse tough with strong
Mental strength means many things to many people. It could be staying calm with the kids for a mother and pushing to the finish line for a runner. Strength is the state of being strong, having mental power, force. Having strength is empowering and exhibiting...
Self Awareness and Growth
Self-knowledge is key to achieving growth. Adopting others’ definitions of success as our own is not a formula for growth. Our beliefs have a huge impact on how we perceive success and how we move forward. Our values and beliefs may not match those of people we...