ADJUST Lifestyle Design presents "New Year, New You: Clean Slate", a talk on why we fail at making lasting change and what we can do about it. Coach Roz presents research on willpower, challenges, mindfulness based on findings in Positive Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Stoic philosophy. 3 steps to help you succeed in creating the life you want: https://youtu.be/QwoB7cAwOdU (Closed Captioning provided) Recommended resources: How to be a Stoic, Massimo Pigliucci The

I drove up to the Peace Village yoga retreat listening to the rest of my most recent audiobook "How to Be a Stoic" by Massimo Piglicci and periodically checking-in with myself mentally, physically and emotionally/spiritually (as is one of the mindful practices I have adopted into daily life over the past year). About an hour and a half or so into the journey, I hit traffic. The ETA suddenly jumped far beyond the check-in window listed out I read in the email confirmation. I n

As part of my continuing studies, research and development for my personal growth as well as ADJUST, I am participating in Stoic Week 2018. I sometimes use mind maps as a contemplative practice. I expanded on what resulted by looking up "control," "comfort," "safety" and other words that came to the surface. At first I ended up diving into Buddhism (philosophy and story of Siddharta Gautama--the original Buddha from India who is depicted with coils on his head); and during my