Mrs. Samuels Blog Archive

5 Habits That High Achievers Should Break To Avoid Problems, Stress And Burnout Motivation Thursdays with Mrs. Samuels This letter is for the High Achievers. People describe high achievers as intelligent, hardworking, efficient, and successful. High achievers tend to be task oriented, respected in their professional......

Motivation Thursdays with Mrs. Samuels How do you talk to people you disagree with? Do you avoid conflict all together and never share your own thoughts? Do you argue until the others involved give up? Do you become sarcastic and condescending? Or do you “agree......

“Sit with your anger long enough until it tells you its real name.” Motivation Thursdays with Mrs. Samuels Sometimes anger is just that…it’s anger. But often the feeling of anger is a distraction from what you’re really experiencing. The Anger Iceberg is a tool I......

“Stay in your lane… if you want to come into mine, please signal your intentions.” Motivation Thursdays with Mrs. Samuels BOUNDARIES. “The only people who get upset about you setting boundaries, are the ones who were benefiting from you having none.” “There is nothing in......

“This is from Billy, not Amanda (Full Disclosure).” Motivation Thursdays with Mrs. Samuels When we as people read or hear things, we feel as if it pertains directly to us. We begin to internalize these thoughts and start to dwell on the content. This is......

Motivation Thursdays with Mrs. Samuels There is an old Native American parable about the “Good” and the “Bad” Wolf. A grandfather tells his grandson that there is a battle between the two wolves inside of us all. The “bad” wolf is filled with feelings of anger, resentment,......

“Survival Mode is part of what we go through in this life at times, and feeling whatever you feel about it is okay! Feel the feelings!” Motivation Thursdays with Mrs. Samuels As humans we are not designed to withstand prolonged levels of stress. After hours......

“Not winning, especially if this is how the news is broken to you about your couch!” Motivation Thursdays with Mrs. Samuels Hi friends, If your dog didn’t chew up your couch today, you are winning. If we are using chewed up couches as a measure......

Motivation Thursdays with Mrs. Samuels Motivational Change = I can’t do it until I feel like it. I won’t feel like it until the circumstances are ideal. The circumstances won’t be ideal until everyone involved does what I need/expect them to do. Or the circumstances......

I’d like to talk about grief, and why when you see me it could be awkward. They teach us to be tough. They teach us to shrug it off. They teach us to not show emotions. They teach us to just keep trucking. What they......