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Three Ways To Find The Bright Side Of Dark Days
Bad things are going to happen; can’t help you there. But I can help you DEAL with the bad stuff. No magic wands, just proven techniques…
July 2, 2015
Cynical Attitude of Negativity = Financial Self Sabotage
“Cynical individuals are more likely to avoid cooperation and trust or to overinvest in monitoring, control, and other means of protection from potential exploitation. As…
June 30, 2015
Vous Allez Trouver Votre Place
Vous allez trouver votre place is a French saying that translates as “you will find your place.” Its message is that there is a purpose…
June 25, 2015
I Don’t get Happy or Sad by the Day
A reporter asked Hank Greenberg, former CEO of AIG, if a certain favorable outcome in a lawsuit had made him happy. Hank replied “What kind…
June 23, 2015
3 Ways to Love Yourself Better
1) Get Your Self Talk on Your Side: We all have a little voice inside our head that carries on a running internal dialogue. Sometimes…
June 2, 2015
How We Create, How We Choose Our Lives
We often “create” situations in our lives in ways which we are not fully conscious of, particularly when we attract more of what we DON’T…
May 26, 2015
Attract the Life of Your Dreams
Your thoughts are powerful beyond belief. If you choose to start thinking about how your spouse or boss didn’t do this or that, didn’t notice…
May 14, 2015
Life Loves You… But Do YOU Love You?
Loving yourself means more than liking yourself or feeling good about yourself. Those are important, good places to start, but even more important, loving yourself…
May 12, 2015
Every Want Has Two Sides: The Wanted and the Not Wanted
You are a powerful co-creator of the life you live, the world you see. You may wish to disown that power, deny it; that is…
May 7, 2015
Ten Small Steps, Big Rewards
We are what we repeatedly do. Do the following small things regularly and Big Rewards will follow. Promise! 1. Smile. Smile often. Smile at friends,…
May 5, 2015
Faking Joy
Which comes first? The Chicken or the Egg? Which comes first? The Action or the Emotion? Truth is that our feelings and our behavior are…
April 23, 2015
How Healthy is Your Thought Life?
Thoughts are but the seeds of future emotions from which in turn flow actions and thus destiny its eventual fruit. If you wish a happy,…
April 14, 2015
Turning Poison into Medicine
Life is unpredictable. Good stuff happens, bad stuff happens. The key is how you handle the cards you are dealt; how effectively you respond, the…
March 26, 2015
The Power of Frame and Vocabulary: Shut Down Words v Building Words
Anxious, Afraid, Angry Confused, Depressed, Destroyed, Disappointed, Dreading Embarrassed, Exhausted Failed, Fearful, Frightened, Frustrated, Furious Humiliated, Hurt, Irritated, Nervous Overwhelmed, Overloaded Painful, Petrified, Rejected Personally, I find…
March 12, 2015
Simple Steps to More Energy
Awareness: Pay attention to your energy levels, what raises them, what drains them. Learn your patterns and routines and triggers. Understanding your energy levels is…
March 10, 2015
Manipulating Your Mind for Happiness and Success
Mark Twain once said “there is very little difference between man and other animals… and usually man forfeits the difference.” By that he meant we…
March 3, 2015
What Would My “Best Self” Do? Getting Back on Track…
What do you do when you get off track? When you stumble or fumble? When your feet of clay seem to take over and the…
February 19, 2015
8 Small Steps Toward a Giant Leap Forward
Your mind has a memory! This can work for you or against you; it’s up to you, for you become what you repeatedly do. Here “8…
February 10, 2015
Personality Powerfully Predicts Performance
“There are some subjects in which I could never do well.” “I study every day because it is important.” Which of the above statements resonates most…
January 29, 2015
Positive Thinking v. Fantasy Thinking
Some folks seem to believe that practicing Positive Thinking means to never, ever have any thoughts whatsoever that deal with the negative, with failure, bad…
January 27, 2015
Do you suffer from Atelophobia?
Atelophobia is the fear of imperfection, the fear of never being good enough. At some level, at some time, we have all wondered if we…
January 22, 2015
Mental Trash: Are You Willing to Clean House?
Every week, the trash man comes by and hauls off unwanted stuff; broken stuff, stuff no longer useful. Wouldn’t it be terrific if we had…
January 15, 2015
The (Small) Downside of Positive Visualization
I’m a BIG proponent of Positivity: “Think you can, think you can’t, you are right.” Thoughts held in mind attract in kind; what you focus…
January 6, 2015
Five More Things Happy People Do
1. Set Goals The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose. People have an innate need to do something meaningful with their life; to…
January 1, 2015
Five Things Happy People Do More Than Others
1. Live an ‘Attitude of Gratitude’ Appreciating the many small moments of life, saying ‘thank-you’ on every possible occasion, acknowledging the people in our life and…
December 25, 2014
Self as Instrument II
It is very difficult to observe anything and not impact it. Our mere presence has an impact, our words linger in the psyche of others…
December 16, 2014