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The mindset analogy that makes it all make sense
Maggie Newport 2025-08-20 Maggie Newport 2025-08-20

The mindset analogy that makes it all make sense

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What happens when you go on vacation with a growth mindset
Maggie Newport 2025-06-24 Maggie Newport 2025-06-24

What happens when you go on vacation with a growth mindset

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The Comfort Zone Paradox
Maggie Newport 2025-05-16 Maggie Newport 2025-05-16

The Comfort Zone Paradox

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Are you “holding space” for yourself?
Maggie Newport 2025-04-25 Maggie Newport 2025-04-25

Are you “holding space” for yourself?

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Routine or Ritual? Both! Here’s why:
Maggie Newport 2025-04-11 Maggie Newport 2025-04-11

Routine or Ritual? Both! Here’s why:

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Challenging vs. Suffering - personal growth shouldn’t be so painful
Maggie Newport 2025-04-04 Maggie Newport 2025-04-04

Challenging vs. Suffering - personal growth shouldn’t be so painful

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Why coaching works for perfectionists (self-coaching too!)
Maggie Newport 2025-03-28 Maggie Newport 2025-03-28

Why coaching works for perfectionists (self-coaching too!)

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A Powerful Question To Ask Yourself
Maggie Newport 2025-03-14 Maggie Newport 2025-03-14

A Powerful Question To Ask Yourself

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Celebrate the journey: my personal reminder
Maggie Newport 2025-03-07 Maggie Newport 2025-03-07

Celebrate the journey: my personal reminder

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Celebrate before your achievement?
Maggie Newport 2025-02-28 Maggie Newport 2025-02-28

Celebrate before your achievement?

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Starting from scratch: is it worth it?
Maggie Newport 2025-02-14 Maggie Newport 2025-02-14

Starting from scratch: is it worth it?

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Fresh Start: Beauty + Burden
Maggie Newport 2025-02-14 Maggie Newport 2025-02-14

Fresh Start: Beauty + Burden

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Feeling Behind? Do this Exercise
Maggie Newport 2025-02-14 Maggie Newport 2025-02-14

Feeling Behind? Do this Exercise

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What 100% doesn’t work for perfectionists
Maggie Newport 2025-02-14 Maggie Newport 2025-02-14

What 100% doesn’t work for perfectionists

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Perfectionism almost stopped me: Here is what I did
Maggie Newport 2025-02-14 Maggie Newport 2025-02-14

Perfectionism almost stopped me: Here is what I did

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3 reasons intentions are perfect for perfectionists
Maggie Newport 2025-02-14 Maggie Newport 2025-02-14

3 reasons intentions are perfect for perfectionists

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Spring Intentions & How I set them
Maggie Newport 2024-04-17 Maggie Newport 2024-04-17

Spring Intentions & How I set them

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Hello 2024 !
Maggie Newport 2024-02-07 Maggie Newport 2024-02-07

Hello 2024 !

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The How: Journaling & Evaluating
Maggie Newport 2023-12-20 Maggie Newport 2023-12-20

The How: Journaling & Evaluating

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The How: Tracking & Planning
Maggie Newport 2023-12-06 Maggie Newport 2023-12-06

The How: Tracking & Planning

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I did this exercise for only 10 mins before making our holiday plans this year and it made me look at it entirely differently. 

None of my family lives close by and driving across Toronto is one of my biggest nightmares - IYKYK 😭

There are also so
Ughhh the biggest lie we tell ourselves... confidence will come.  Waiting is the smart thing to do... 

And I'm not talking about responsible waiting - maybe you want to feel "ready" before you become a brain surgeon... 

But I'm talking ab
When you don't have access to explanations (i.e. labels) then the default is often to assume there is something wrong with YOU. 

To be completely honest I think this is where a lot of my perfectionism actually stemmed from... I had undiagnosed ADHD
Be careful, because even this tactic can get toxic.  Remember to bring a huge dose of self-compassion along with you - maybe try one of my reflective journaling exercises?  Shoot me a DM and I can send you one. 

The problem with cutting comparison o
It’s both a truth and a disservice to both to say that coaching and therapy are similar..

Surface level, sure.  It’s a confidential conversation, focused on your well-being, in a safe, judgement free space..

The most simplest distinctio
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