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Assume a virtue, if you have it not

The quote is from Shakespeare, Hamlet Act 3, Scene 4 and I share it not to ask you to fake a virtue

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What Are Your Self-Stories?

The world is complex, and we all seek to make sense of the events and experiences of our lives and we do

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The Thought Pattern That Saves Relationships… and the One that Virtually Dooms Them

It’s very simple really, a blinding flash of the obvious but just like fish discovering water last: what is constantly right in

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The Fountain of Youth: Continuous, Consistent, Constant Curiosity

My philosophy in life is to exercise ‘Continuous, Consistent, Constant Curiosity’. I love taking every opportunity to ask ever deeper questions about

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Unleashing the Michelangelo Phenomenon

The Michelangelo Phenomenon is an observed effect by marriage counselors and psychologists reflecting the way couples mold or ‘sculpt’ each other over

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Listening Past the Attack

“I’m sick and tired of putting up with your moods. Can’t you just stop moaning and groaning and complaining and just be

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Have You Exercised Your Happiness Muscle Lately?

As Abe Lincoln famously said: “Most of us are as happy as we make up our minds to be.” This suggests that

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The Invincible Summer Within

There is a famous quote by Nobel Literature Prize winner Albert Camus: “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there

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Excite Your Life: Escaping the Habituation Trap

Habituation is the human propensity, in scientific terms, ‘to diminish our response to constant stimuli over time’. Or in plain English, our

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Think the Right Thought

What does “Think the Right Thought” mean? First, acknowledge that you have the ability to choose the thoughts you think. Now it

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Take a Vacation… From You

Have you ever wondered what could be? Noticed how others, not that different from you, have qualities and habits you’d like to

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True Grit: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

True Grit: Call it resilience or perseverance or determination or courage or fortitude or toughness. Call it all of those things and