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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 front of us…
September 5, 2024
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 everything that impacts my mission. I’m not content…
September 3, 2024
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 time. In other words, how…
August 29, 2024
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 happy for once…
August 27, 2024
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 to a large…
August 22, 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
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 tendency to take…
August 15, 2024
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 may be a…
August 13, 2024
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 have? Consider taking…
August 8, 2024
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 more: steadfastness in…
August 6, 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