by Christine Li | Aug 7, 2024 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Techniques
by Dr. Christine Li Understanding Resistance Resistance manifests in various forms—procrastination, avoidance, fear of failure. It's that force that holds us back from what we need or want to do. For me, overcoming resistance became a pivotal step towards a more...
by Christine Li | Jul 31, 2024 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Resources, Techniques
Understanding the Relationship Between Time and Energy What do you do when you feel that time is running away from you at a faster and faster pace? I have found in working with private clients over the years that as you get older, your time management demands become...
by Christine Li | Jul 24, 2024 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques, Theories
Understanding Pre-Worry Pre-worry is short for preemptive worrying. It’s when we start envisioning negative outcomes for situations that haven’t even occurred. For example, you might pre-worry that your project will be criticized, or that you won’t get a response from...
by Christine Li | Jan 2, 2022 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Techniques
In recent years, I have noticed that people have steered away from making New Year's Resolutions for fear of breaking them or not starting them at all. I've thought a lot about this issue (because it comes up every year :)), and I decided last year that setting New...
by Christine Li | Jul 12, 2021 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
I want to address the topic of frustration because frustration can be extremely debilitating when we are trying to get things done. I am going to explain the reason why frustration can turn into a roadblock to our productivity, and then I will describe different ways...
by Christine Li | Jan 11, 2021 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance
“I’m scared of messing up.” “I’m scared I won’t succeed.” “I’m scared I can’t do it.” Fear is a powerful emotion; it can be positive and negative. It can work in ways that make us struggle to push forward in our lives too. When we are fearful, we can feel as if we...