Stir In a Metaphor

September 28, 2010

At the heart of any kind of self-transformation lies one basic necessity—an awareness of what’s going on within you. Depending on what kind of transformation you’re aiming for, that could be physical (“Okay, my legs don’t feel as stiff when I do this stretch now”), mental (“Why can’t I focus on the data today?”), plainly [...]

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Treasure-Hunting with Lisa Baldwin

September 24, 2010

I know I’ve already featured one guest post and one interview recently, but when the chance came to interview Lisa Baldwin of Zen At Play, wild iguanas could not have dragged me away. It’s not often you get to interview one of the bravest, most clear-minded and humorously wise people you know…you know? I love [...]

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A Pouchful of Vitality

September 21, 2010

First, a couple of quick housekeeping notes. As of today, I’m going to aim for publishing a new update twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. I may not be (*cough*) perfect at it, but I’ve wanted to get more regular about posting for a while now, so that’s my new commitment. And if you [...]

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Jill Chivers–The Answers Lie Within

September 14, 2010

Last week Jill Chivers of I’m Listening Now graciously featured me on her blog. She made me think deeply—which was both challenging and fun. Now it’s my turn. (Mwahahahaa!) I turned the tables on Jill and ask her some questions of my own about her dual superpowers of listening deeply and asking potent questions. (This [...]

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I Need Your Help!

September 8, 2010

Okay, so yesterday I promised you all a new post here today. Problem is, I’m dealing with a gigantic case of writer’s block—of the opposite kind. In this case, it’s not about my not knowing what to write about. It’s about having too many ideas, and not being able to focus. Last Thursday I knew [...]

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In Which I Be Interviewed!

September 7, 2010

Hey, folks! I’ll have a new post up here tomorrow, but in the meantime, you can check out the page where Jill Chivers, publisher of I’m Listening Now, recently interviewed me. She posed some tough questions, and I had to dig deeply to answer . . . it was fun! Here’s a link directly to [...]

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The Bittersweet Music of David Rhodes

August 3, 2010

I’m going out into left field today to do something I haven’t done before here on PMI. I’m reviewing an album. I could try to force-fit it to the blog’s “overcoming perfectionism” theme by saying something like, “Look! It might not be 100% perfect in every possible way, but that didn’t stop the artist from releasing [...]

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The Illusion of Control

August 1, 2010

Hi. My name is Michelle, and I’m a control freak. (Chorus: “Hi, Michelle.”) If Control Freaks Anonymous existed, I would SO be a member. So this post is as much a reminder to myself as a message to you. I kind of have this long-standing beef with technology and so-called “progress.” It seems like there [...]

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Refinement vs. Perfectionism

July 27, 2010

Whoo-hoo! It’s my first-ever guest post here on Practice Makes Imperfect! My friend Cairene MacDonald of Third Hand Works sends out a periodic newsletter which I love receiving because she is a truly magnificent systemologist, and she thinks deeply about her subject matter so that every blog post and every newsletter is well worth reading [...]

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What if the Answer to Life is “AND,” not “OR”?

July 24, 2010

As my last post reveals, I’ve been thinking a lot about simplicity lately, and how it’s been one of my longest-standing goals. That’s right, it’s not just an idea for me, it’s a goal. Because my Inner Control Freak can’t just appreciate something without trying to own it somehow. I try reasoning with her about [...]

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