Well-Being Lessons Learned

Faux Pas:  Tell us your mistake in your own words, using your own personal style.  There is no right or wrong way to tell your story.  The important thing is what you have to share and how it may help someone else avoid some of the pitfalls in life.  You can share a lot or you can share a little, but make it personable.   You never know who may be contemplating the same issues you’ve already faced.  By sharing the details of your mistake, hopefully we all learn to make fewer mistakes in life. 

Lesson Learned:  Share with us what you learned from your mistake.   This will not only benefit the readers, but will become a great online resource for you to document, learn, and share real-life lessons learned.  We believe one of the best ways to overcome a mistake is by helping other avoid them.  Sharing your lessons learned can potentially help you and others stop making the same mistakes over and over.

Being Me, Everyone Else is Taken

As I was preparing my very first post to kickoff my blog, I hemmed and hawed over what topic I should write about to set the tone for Fewer Faux Pas.  Should it be controversial to get your attention?  Full of profanity to shock you?  Humorous to keep you laughing?  Or a blog version of reality TV to entertain you?

Since I wasn’t gifted with the creative writing skills necessary to pull off either of these successfully, I decided to start by discussing one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned early in ife—and that is to Be Yourself.

Do you realize how much time and money we spend trying to project an image of wealth, intelligence, success, happiness, and beauty?  It’s not that we aren’t, it’s the actions we take to convince others we are.  To top it off, we try to create an image for our kids, family, and friends as well.   The question I have for you is, are these actions defined as just honest mistakes OR poorly calculated decisions while under the influence of others?