Pep Talk Blog | Christin Smith Myers

Shift your focus

I've used the word "focus" in over 20% of my blog posts. Perhaps I need to buy a thesaurus. Or perhaps focus is something that's really...

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Relationships

Hear them out

It happened over twenty years ago (!), but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was the Resident Assistant for a summer program at...

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Rise to the challenge

I'm just back from a business trip to Dallas. It was my first time on an airplane in over three years and my first time representing our...

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Mind your own business

There's a crack in my husband's phone screen. Or maybe just the screen protector. We're not sure how or when it happened. It's been that...

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Fill your cup first

I was privileged to be featured as a guest on the Fill Your Cup First podcast, which "puts self-care where it belongs, at the top of your...

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Challenge yourself

For the first time in my life, I've participated in some form of physical activity every day for one month straight. I'm starting to see...

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Stick to the list

I write most blog posts in the morning. I'm fairly disciplined about it, and I haven't missed a Monday or Thursday post in 2 1/2 years,...

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Clarify expectations

"When do you need it?" These five words have been game-changing in my client interactions. Here's how my brain used to work when I'd...

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Choose your thoughts

We have a lot more control than we sometimes realize or care to admit. We can't always change our situations but we can change the way we...

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Be prepared

Many students here in PA head back to school today. Over the last few weeks several people have asked my kids and me countless times,...

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Put first things first

When I'm stressed, everything that's on my mind seems to rise to the same level of urgency. And having so many "urgent" to-dos, worries,...

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Invest in relationships

Friday morning I walked with my friends from the fitness center that recently closed. The whole morning crew was there, so six of us made...

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Relationships

Anticipate the response

Last week I sent out a promotional message with each of our client invoices. The gist of it was, "We have this service we think you might...

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Relationships

Set boundaries

It all started with a non-apology. As I finished a haircut appointment with a new stylist, I saw I had missed two lengthy text messages...

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Take a break

We just returned from a 5-day getaway, first visiting family and friends in northeastern Ohio and then exploring Pittsburgh for the first...

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Change your default response

It happens every time, doesn't it? You buy something from a different retailer than usual and the store immediately adds your email to...

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Get rid of it

As I was getting ready to work out at the fitness center, I put on a flowered top I love. Well, I used to love it. It's gotten tight over...

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Solve the problem

It bothered me for a long time. My old calendar events just disappeared on my iPhone! I'd want to see when we held our last Happiness...

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