“However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as your are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life.” -Henry David Thoreau

Being the outcome driven person that I am doesn’t leave me lots of time for contemplation of my navel. However, yes to answer the question, I do have a therapist that I see weekly. While I am not unique or alone in this, it’s funny how some people smile or roll their eyes when I mentioned something that I learned “in therapy.” Besides, it’s great to have someone that can look at me dispassionately for who I am and help me make decisions based on that viewpoint; a lot like I do on behalf of my clients. Rarely have I ever had a client in 12 years of business who can step back and see their business or product the way an “outsider” can. It’s a “forest and trees” kind of mentality. (more…)