Another Boring Family Invite? Just Say No

So many people make themselves attend events with family members and friends that they rather not go to.  How many times were you invited to something that you went to even though your gut told you not to?  Once you arrived, you probably said to yourself, "Why did I come?"  Don't do that to yourself again.  If you don't feel like or want to go don't, but sometimes your feelings will trick you.

When I wrote the book, Should I Go to the Party? by Nicholl McGuire I shared the doubts, fears, and disputes that people experience related to family invites, party attendance, and other things related to gatherings.  There will be those times that you will wish you had gone and other times when you wish you would have stayed home.  The key to discerning whether an invite is worth an RSVP is if you have some answers to who, what, where, when, and how.  Get as much information in advance about an event and you will be better able to determine whether it will be a yawn or a laugh or two.

Check out my short-read, Should I Go to the Party? today.  It is one of those books that you won't look at the next event invite in quite the same way.  Available in paperback and print.

Nicholl McGuire
Author of other books: Tell Me Mother You're Sorry, When Mothers Cry, What Else Can I Do on the Internet?,  Socially Sweet Privately Cruel Abusive Men and many others.

Bored Today, Busy Tomorrow!

Some of you reading this may be bored today, but tomorrow just might get a little bit more interesting. Sometimes the day after a quiet day can get the best of us because we are ill-prepared for what is ahead. What you may consider doing while you are bored is planning for the future. Take the time to do whatever you have been putting off and try to get some things accomplished in your boredom.

Sometimes boredom can be misconstrued as laziness. We just don't want to do anything, so we tell others we are bored. A person who is a workaholic doesn't ever want to hear "bored." They are always coming up with something to do even when they should be taking a break.

Find what is interesting in all things. The boring speaker may have a nice looking wardrobe and he may offer some noteworthy tips between his "ums and ahs." The boring partner may be helpful to you when you aren't doing so well in accomplishing your dreams. The boring routines may be just what you need right now due to illness. See the unique, interesting and thought-provoking in all things.

Try taking the time out to research things that may be beneficial to you if you are in business, conduct a search for other jobs in your field, find someone who can direct you in a goal that you have been trying to pursue unsuccessfully. Whatever you do, avoid being bored. There will sometimes be those days when you are not interested in doing anything use that time to meditate or sleep.

Enjoy your boring day!

Nicholl McGuire