There is this concept – I mentioned it earlier – called self-authorship. It was coined by Robert Kegan back in the 1990s1 and later expanded upon by Baxter Magolda.2 Essentially, both talk about the development of one’s inner voice. This can also be thought of as the voice of internal reason you develop as aContinue reading “Chapter 17 – Your story matters”
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Finding your inner voice
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are. C. G. Jung Normally, I blaze right through these new section introductions. I don’t find them unimportant per se, but I thought the quotes I had for each would speak to why I named them as such. Let’s take Live, for example. MitchellContinue reading “Finding your inner voice”
Chapter 16 – Easier said than done
I don’t think it’s always easy to live by your values. Take kindness, for example. Some days I find it the hardest thing in the world to simply bestow a “hello, how are you?” to others. Not because I don’t care, but because I care too much. Sometimes I find living your values to beContinue reading “Chapter 16 – Easier said than done”
We interrupt no. 3 – Farewell until 2022!
Merry (almost) Christmas and a happy new year! Hello friends and family! I hope your 2021 is wrapping up on a joyous note. Me, I spent the past week finishing my first semester as a PhD student, attending a ball, (formally) graduating from UGA with my master’s in agricultural and environmental science, and dancing myContinue reading “We interrupt no. 3 – Farewell until 2022!”
ON HAPPINESS 