by Dr. Mary Beth | Dec 18, 2025 | Blog, Motivation, Positivity
Positive Speech: Stop Shoulding Yourself We’ve all done it.Someone bumps into us at the grocery store and we apologize. “Sorry!”. A coworker interrupts our sentence, and we respond with a quick, reflexive, “Sorry.” A friend waits while we gather our thoughts, and we...
by Dr. Mary Beth | Dec 18, 2025 | Blog, Motivation, Positivity
Positive Speech: Stop Shoulding Yourself We all do it. “I should go to the gym.” “I should be further along in my career.” “I should call my mom more often.” “I should feel grateful—I have it better than most.” The word should is like a tiny emotional landmine. On the...
by Dr. Mary Beth | May 4, 2023 | Blog, Motivation, Positivity
Shhhh, I’m going to let you in on some secrets… Being a badass is a mindset and that mindset has to be resilient. The secret to a resilient mindset is learning how to master self-talk. And, the secret to mastering self-talk is understanding my favorite theory in...
by Dr. Mary Beth | May 4, 2023 | Blog, Motivation, Positivity
Let me tell you – my life has been far from perfect – I have had my ups and downs, that’s for sure. But, at the core, me being badass is about choices – good and bad, about taking action, about being true to myself, and about living a life I am proud of. I am a...
by Dr. Mary Beth | May 4, 2023 | Blog, Motivation, Positivity
Break the Beige Crayon So… you follow all the rules, you make decisions based on what others will think, you continue to work a job you are miserable in, you are constantly comparing yourself to others, you don’t ask for what you want because it’s easier to just...
by Dr. Mary Beth | Jul 30, 2020 | Motivation, Positivity
This is Part 2 of my series on Positive Speech. Part 1 – eliminating “I can’t” from your lexicon – was very well received. Just to share one piece of feedback — My friend, Jackie, who happens to be a very successful Blogger, called me and said, “Oh my god, MB, I loved...
