Tag: Authenticity

• Goals Not Resolutions

  I dislike New Year’s resolutions. How many times have you made a resolution that ended in a fiery disaster? It is not your fault. Resolutions are a form of “cultural procrastination,” according to Timothy Pychyl, a professor of psychology at Carleton University in Canada. Humans assume willpower is a character trait you’re either born with…

  Lori O’Gara

  January 16, 2023

  Dreams, Indie Author, Lifestyle, Purpose, Transpicuous Life Tips

  Adulting, Authenticity, Change Your Life, Choices, Courage, Determination, Dreams, Emotional Intelligence, Everyday Life, Happiness In Life, Life Goals, Life Lessons, Motivation, Priorities, Self Discipline, Self Improvement, Self-awareness, Time, Truth, Weight Loss

• Why I don’t Use a Pen Name

  There are several legitimate reasons to use a pen name. Let me say upfront, I am not criticizing the reasons other writers choose to use a pen name. You probably know the reasons, there are many. The two biggest ones are to protect a writer’s family and freedom or embarrassment. I hear things that go…

  Lori O’Gara

  January 26, 2020

  Indie Author

  Authenticity, Courage, Honesty, Self-awareness, Writing Life

• I Just Don’t Get It

  What is it that makes a good person? Why is there a picture of cows? I just like cows. With cows you know what to expect. They moo, eat a lot of grass and if you get close enough they will lick and slobber on you. They are sometimes stinky and often friendly. Like I…

  Lori O’Gara

  November 12, 2018

  Lifestyle

  Authenticity, Cows, Nice, Self-awareness

• Don’t Apologize for Being Happy

  “green coconut tree during daytime” by Jorge Vasconez on Unsplash I have an amazing life. It is full of love and happiness. No I am not wealthy. I often have very little in my checking account. I am not famous, at least not yet, however, I keep writing what I want to write. I live in…

  Lori O’Gara

  October 13, 2018

  Lifestyle

  Authenticity, Happiness, Life Lessons, Self-awareness

• Call Me

  or How to Be Approachable My friends ask me all the time why my actual phone number is posted on my Facebook page. “Aren’t you scared of hackers or scammers?” Well, yeah. I am also scared of earthquakes, snakes and over sized paper clips. When my life imploded and I came out of the other…

  Lori O’Gara

  July 31, 2018

  Dreams, Indie Author, Purpose

  Approach, Authenticity, Honesty, Social Media, Truth

• The Collateral Damage From “I’m Fine”

  It has been years now since I removed myself from a toxic relationship with an addict who chose to stay addicted to alcohol and drugs. He chose his lifestyle over everything else, including me. Only now, with the lens of hindsight can I see what I ignored and chose not to see. I was fooling…

  Lori O’Gara

  July 29, 2018

  Lifestyle

  Addiction, Authenticity, Lies, Self Reliance