“Success does not come in spite of failure—it comes because of it!” by DeAnna Murphy

After all, failure and success are cousins—and when we look hard and long enough, we will find acres of diamonds tucked inside the failures of our lives, just waiting for us to mine them. We can find great treasures that will carry us to success in ways that would never have been possible had it not … Continue reading “Success does not come in spite of failure—it comes because of it!” by DeAnna Murphy

Rising above Addiction through Understanding Strengths by DeAnna Murphy

Almost everyone is addicted to something, when you consider that “addiction is a state characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences.”[1] What is addicting for you? Maybe it’s shopping when you feel depressed, or driving too fast. For someone else, it might be video games, or drinking too many cans of Diet … Continue reading Rising above Addiction through Understanding Strengths by DeAnna Murphy