When I Went to Las Vegas and Didn’t Drink.

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When I Went to Las Vegas and Didn’t Drink.

Over the weekend, I got on a plane to Las Vegas for a work event. And I guess it just never lined up in the past but here I was at almost 27 years old, standing in front of The Strip for the very first time. A few years ago, I would have dove head first into the culture of Vegas- the lights, the party's, the drinks. But today, I felt nervous. I was walking into a weekend of conference events, late night networking, and lots of opportunities to drink... with the intention of staying completely sober.

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Recovering ControlFreak - The Final Post

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Recovering ControlFreak - The Final Post

The final post of my Control Series! Here I discuss the aspect of control that I struggle with on a daily basis - actually learning to deal with feelings of being out of control rather than resorting to the comfortable, unproductive methods of my past. I also share five ways I have learned to calm my tantrum throwing inner control freak and how adopting those methods can help you reach your True North. 

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Recovering ControlFreak : Part 2 (Mountain Lion Edition)

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Recovering ControlFreak : Part 2 (Mountain Lion Edition)

The only thing I actually can control are my reactions.

Since we are on this topic of control I thought I would talk about a situation that occurred this past weekend for Part 2 of my Control Series. One of those situations where truly the only thing I had in my control was how I reacted to each situation I was presented with. Saturday night some deep fears became reality and I had a choice to either let them win or take a different path.

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