Rachel Z. Cornell, The ProNagger

“Just an Inch Past Splat”

We are not very good at predicting how we’ll feel about a given situation until we’re in it. This is true about any dramatic change in our lives – A job loss, love loss or a disability.
I remember an article in the New Yorker that talked about the near immediate regret Golden Gate Bridge [...]

Ask the Nag: Unpleasant Tasks

Every Thursday is Ask the Nag, where I answer questions from my inbox.

Question:
Dear Nag,
I have three unpleasant tasks: I need to sever an independent contractor relationship, tell another practitioner I don’t want her to work at my center and a third one that I don’t have the space for her I once did. I don’t [...]

Happy Healthy Wednesday:

Happy, happy, Healthy Wednesday! What one thing will you do for YOUR good health today? It can be for your body, your peace of mind or your spirit. Client “S” is going for a massage this morning…ahhhh. Another client is working poolside today. How about you?
If you want a way to log your food consumption [...]

Tuesday Toss:

Today is The Tuesday Toss, or maybe we should just call it Carrie Lee Bouler Day, since she has already cleaned out what sounds like a very scary fridge full of ugly.
So the deal is you toss, recycle or give away 3 items. You might curb 3 things for pickers to snag, toss 3 gum wrappers, [...]

Ask the Nag:

Every Thursday I answer questions from my inbox.

Question:
Dear Nag,
I am “stuck, stressed, overwhelmed, disorganized, . .” I want a system where things don’t pile up –so I can stop working on an “adrenalin basis.”
The thing is, really I have too much time. . . so “later” is often a valid option. Things pile up, [...]

Healthy Wednesday:

Each Wednesday,  over on The Daily Nag the conversation turns to health.
This week I’m talking about rethinking how you approach goals to your health and well being. If you want to make your goals matter enough to really reach them you need to take a little time and ask a few very important questions. [...]

How to Make Your To-do List Work for YOU:

What to do if your to-do list never works for you? – A consult opportunity to work one on one with the Nag! By the end of our conversation you will have a whole new way of approaching your list and better still, personalized tools to actually getting the items done that are on your list. Feel great about your efforts, [...]

6 Simple Ways to Use Your To-do List to Set Yourself Up for Success

1) Create a list of your daily activities.
You have heard it before, write it down and you’re more likely to do something. It’s true. It’s simply true.
2) Break each activity down into it’s smaller parts (write down those parts on your list)
Even with a small project, it’s great to break it down into it’s [...]

Your Morning Ritual:

Snooze, stretch, coffee, walk, swim, shower….
Wake, dress, feed family, drive, eat at desk….
Coffee, coffee, paper, surf, coffee….
What’s your morning ritual?

The 4th of July Addition of the Short Attention Span Round-up

The Capital Steps: For starters, if you have not heard of the political satire group, The Capital Steps, this is a great weekend to familiarise yourself with them. “Vice President Joe Biden recently declared that their Fourth of July Radio Special is “a big @#$%ing deal,” so I think you should go listen on-air or [...]

Do We Need Adversity to Grow?

Could it be that we need experiences, even, maybe, a bit of adversity, to grow to our fullest? It proved to be true for the trees in Biosphere II after all. If you don’t recall, Biosphere II was the multi-million-dollar project of a totally enclosed ecosystem. What happened was the trees [...]