Category: Discipline

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Be Bigger than the Moment

To be bigger than the moment is to rise to the occasion, especially in emotionally charged moments that can potentially sway us

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8 Truths to put you in the Top Tier of the Mentally Strong

The past is a place of reference, not residence. Focus forward, make plans, set goals, excelsior! Stress is not an event but

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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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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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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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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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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

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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

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Be the Bee, Not the Fly

How you approach life powerfully impacts the life you experience. Do you stand outside yourself and observe how, in ways small and

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Per Aspera Ad Astra

“Per Aspera Ad Astra” is Latin for ‘through hardship to the stars’ and can be taken several related ways including it is