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Are the Emotions You Are Creating Helping or Hindering You?

The formation of emotions is complex and almost always occurs beneath the level of our conscious awareness and there is also usually

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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

The quote is by the poet Mary Oliver (1935-2019, Pulitzer Prize winner) and the elegant beauty of it always spoke volumes to

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Your Actions Tell the True Story

I was struggling with a performance situation once and a therapist told me “Listen to the Behavior.” That was a powerful insight

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Who Told You it Would Be Easy?

And if someone ever did, why would you believe them? If it were easy, everyone would do it, so what’s the point?

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Envy….or Inspiration?

When you behold the success of others; what first comes to mind? Are you truly happy for them? Or is there a

Steps of goal setting: set goal, make plan, get to work, stick to it, reach goal

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Practice is a Skill

Or more fully stated: ‘effective practice is a learnable skillset’. It may sound like heresy, but not all practice is good practice

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Will is a Skill

For many of us and for much of our lives we have absorbed the concept that willpower, along with its close cousin,

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Baker’s Dozen

Recently, I was asked: “What is the most valuable piece of advice you would give to anyone new at TCC who is

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Words That Give Away Your Power

Phrases like “You made me…” or “I have to…” or “I had no choice” give away your power. You always have choices;

Text: "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

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Life is a Roll Call

Roll Call: The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, to determine who is present or absent. Every day,

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Only the Best Obsess

Obsession has gotten a bad name in some circles but directed and managed, it is the gift of the gods. I think

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One-Time Phenomenon

You are a unique combination of DNA that has never happened before and will never happen again. Throw in that every person’s