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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 but rather to…
September 12, 2024
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 front of us…
September 5, 2024
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 was in me…
August 20, 2024
Do You Experience Goal-incongruent Emotions?
Negative emotions such as doubt, fear, anxiety, depression, despair, guilt, or shame all weaken us, detract from our focus, sap our energy and drive. It’s…
August 1, 2024
Your Thoughts Create
What are you creating? What do you choose to observe? What thoughts do you choose? What identity do you don? What mood, what emotions, what…
July 30, 2024
How Many You’s Make Up You? Which You Do You Answer To?
We all have many sides, many selves within us; conflicting wishes, drives, and emotions, making the old quote ‘To thy own self be true’ a…
July 25, 2024
Try the Other Handle
“Every event has two handles—one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your brother does you wrong, don’t grab…
July 16, 2024
How Cognitively Fit Are You?
We think a lot about physical fitness; seems like there is a gym every 10 blocks. We care about emotional fitness as well; at times…
July 2, 2024
How Do You End Your Day?
How you end your day can powerfully impact how the next day begins. I endeavor to set aside 15 minutes or so just before bed…
May 23, 2024
Any One Number is a Lie
We live in a complex and uncertain world where ambiguity abounds. Yet we humans abhor doubt, we so desire a solid foundation beneath us, we…
May 16, 2024
Exploding Wants
Have you ever found yourself trapped on a hedonic treadmill? Frantically exhausting yourself like a gerbil, seemingly never ever able to get ahead or keep…
May 9, 2024