https://www.doriemack.com/blogBLOG RSSFri, 28 Dec 2018 02:48:43 GMTFri, 28 Dec 2018 02:48:43 GMThttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/7-tips-to-embrace-and-accept-changeChange is inevitable. Look at your hobbies, friends, clothes, taste in music, TV shows, family, and career. Many of those things have changed. The people around you have changed. The political climate has changed. There’s change everywhere.Change can bring fear, doubt, and uncertainty. However, it’s not helpful to view change negatively. In order to survive, it’s necessary to adapt to change.There are new experiences and understandings to be gained as a result of the changes in your life. IfWed, 04 Dec 2024 16:24:57https://www.doriemack.com/blog/7-tips-to-embrace-and-accept-changehttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/it-s-national-crayon-day-yippeeIs Adult Coloring for You?Adults have their own coloring books now, and they may be therapeutic. Some studies show that coloring helps to relieve stress and anxiety and even produces positive changes in heart rates and brain waves.While fans are enthusiastic, some experts are a bit more cautious. There is strong evidence to support the effectiveness of art therapy for helping patients to manage serious conditions, including cancer and addictions. On the other hand, adult coloring booksThu, 11 Jan 2024 17:18:32https://www.doriemack.com/blog/it-s-national-crayon-day-yippeehttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/7-tips-to-beat-procrastinationIs procrastination a serious challenge in your life? Admittedly, it can be difficult to do things we don't want to do.Even when we know that waiting too long will create a lot of challenges, getting started can still seem impossible. Unfortunately, when procrastinating affects your job-related tasks, it can have a negative impact on your professional career as well.So how can you kick this annoying tendency to put things off and start getting them done instead?Try these strategies:1.Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:18:46https://www.doriemack.com/blog/7-tips-to-beat-procrastinationhttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/get-out-of-your-own-way-putting-an-end-to-self-sabotaging-behaviorSelf-sabotage could be defined as deciding you want something and then making sure it doesn’t happen. Have you ever found yourself close to achieving a goal, only to throw it all away at the last moment? Did you look back later and kick yourself for being so foolish? Most of us have.Why did you do this? There are several possible explanations, ranging from a need to control the situation to feeling unworthy. But regardless of the cause, the solutions are similar.Eliminate self-sabotage fromThu, 11 Jan 2024 17:19:00https://www.doriemack.com/blog/get-out-of-your-own-way-putting-an-end-to-self-sabotaging-behaviorhttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/top-10-self-confidence-building-tipsA lack of confidence can affect every area of your life, from your job performance to your personal relationships. In reality, how you perceive yourself has a powerful impact on how others treat you.Some factors in bolstering self-confidence may be beyond your control, but there are some very tangible things that you can do as well. Using these tips will help you reach your full potential as a successful and confident person.1. Dress confidently. Dress like the person you want to be andThu, 11 Jan 2024 17:19:12https://www.doriemack.com/blog/top-10-self-confidence-building-tipshttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/5-steps-to-an-authentic-and-effective-self-imageYour self-image is the way you view yourself. You might view yourself as a parent, construction worker, friend, blonde, sports fan, intelligent, impatient, and middle-aged. But you’re more than your career, gender, and age. You’re more than your parents’ opinion.You’re a unique person with nuances that are unique to you!When who you are aligns with what you do, you’re living authentically. But most of us view ourselves as one way and live another. Authentic people act honestly andThu, 11 Jan 2024 17:19:30https://www.doriemack.com/blog/5-steps-to-an-authentic-and-effective-self-imagehttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/maybe-it-s-time-to-give-upI am not a quitter!! I am loyal and I work hard to try to make everything work.I mean come on. With time and effort, you can fix it, right?I stayed in a marriage that was not healthy for me because I am not a quitter!I stay on a job that is totally stressing me out because I am not a quitter!I keep working on relationships that are not mutually edifying and leave me feeling sad, neglected and alone because I am not a quitter!I work on projects that I should have given up a long timeThu, 11 Jan 2024 17:19:45https://www.doriemack.com/blog/maybe-it-s-time-to-give-uphttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/my-happiness-hacksEveryone just wants to be Happy.Happiness is a fickle emotion. It comes and goes, it ebbs and flows and a lot of our happiness depends on our circumstances surrounding us.Sometimes when we are feeling down, we can do things to boost our happiness level.Here are a few small yet scientific things that you can do to make yourself feel better.Number One: EAT CHOCOLATESeriously, my doctor told me to. Chocolate has the amino acid tryptophan (trip.tuh.fin) which is used by the body to helpThu, 11 Jan 2024 17:20:24https://www.doriemack.com/blog/my-happiness-hackshttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/welcome-to-our-blog-but-what-is-itOnce upon a time there was a Princess who lived in the forest. She spent her day singing happy songs with all of the birds and small animals. One day, a handsome Prince came along and swept her off of her feet. All of her prayers had been answered and they were soon married.Blah Blah Blah Blah!You know how the story goes. We have rehearsed this in our head over, and over, and over again since we were little girls.Why is it that women are the ones that always have such meaningless tasks? IThu, 11 Jan 2024 17:20:59https://www.doriemack.com/blog/welcome-to-our-blog-but-what-is-ithttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-blog.-of-course-wed-say-thatRecently, a dear friend of mine lost her mother unexpectedly and had to lay her to rest. I sit and watch this family do things to prepare for this burial that I could have never done myself.You see, my friend is Muslim, and their tradition it is their responsibility to care for the body. To wash and wrap and holy garments. On top of that I watched her father give the eulogy at the funeral of his wife of 50 years.The strength, poise and grace that this family exhibited during this time ofThu, 11 Jan 2024 17:21:28https://www.doriemack.com/blog/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-blog.-of-course-wed-say-thathttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/im-fakeThere I stood in my lab coat before my audience of 12. Their eyes filled with wonder waiting for me to perform the next experiment as if I was a magician.I was stumped! I couldn't remember what I was supposed to do next. Do I mix chemical A B, C B or A C.I tried to play it off by rambling on and on about instantaneous chemical reactions when the 5 year old at the front desk said 'Dynamite Dorie, you don't know what you're doing do you.'I was busted! She called me out in front of theThu, 11 Jan 2024 17:22:46https://www.doriemack.com/blog/im-fakehttps://www.doriemack.com/blog/selfishOkay, so I'm going to stay in bed all morning, go get my nails done, come back home and get back in bed and to top it off, I'm going to have all of my groceries delivered. Immediately after I made the decision, guilt and negative self talk kicked in! .... Dorie you can't do that, you're just being lazy, you'll get nothing done and you can't afford the manicure today. Then all of a sudden, it happened. I MENTALLY jumped up on the table, hit myself upside the head with a newspaper and yelled atThu, 11 Jan 2024 17:20:43https://www.doriemack.com/blog/selfish