Worry = Negative Visualization
The mind is a powerful thing, more powerful than we often realize. Our thoughts influence our emotions, our energy levels, and our resilience far more than we often acknowledge. There is much truth in the…
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Finding the Upside
The words we choose to use, the tone we take: they all speak volumes about us, revealing our world view, our perceptions and interpretations of…
Life is often Jolie-Laide, Embrace it!
Jolie-Laide is a French term of affection that translates roughly as Pretty-Ugly and is used to describe something that is unconventionally beautiful. No one’s life…
AMY isn’t Your Friend
The amygdala, or AMY for short (from AMYgdala) is an almond-shaped cluster of nuclei located deep within the temporal lobes of your brain. AMY is…
Memento Mori
Memento mori literally translates from the Latin as “remember death” or remember that we all die, that death is inevitable. Rather than being depressing or…
What is Better than Perfect?
Excellence! Excellencism is a healthy alternative to perfectionism. Excellence is achievable, perfection is not. Perfectionism is control, excellence is flow. Perfectionism is often born of…
Four Traits of Happy People
1. They Choose Their Mindset They remain optimistic, solution-oriented, forward thinkers in all circumstances. They know that no matter what, a positive outlook will achieve…
Don’t let Life get in the way of Your Life
We can all get busy; very, very busy. The day to day can turn into a whirlwind of ringing phones, dinging messages, strident, urgent demands…
Change the Locks…NOW!
Most likely it’s far past time to change the locks to the gateway of your mind, to the foyer of your thoughts. In the hurley…
Stressed? Or Blessed?
Stress is not an event but rather a learned reaction to an event. That reaction can be modified or at least mollified. It can be…
Corrosive Myths, Insidious Fables
When it comes to relationships Perfection is a corrosive myth. A love that can withstand imperfections is worth the “hard time” it takes to…
Some folks feel the rain. Others just get wet.
Life. Stuff happens. Some of it beyond bad, other stuff beyond a doubt awesomely wonderful. But most stuff lies in between those extremes and that…
Memorize This
“Every thought, every emotion, every action has energy consequences.” The energy can be positive or negative but it is undeniable that thoughts, emotions, and actions…
Three Steps and More on How to Be a Better Human
First, you have to WANT to be better. Really, really, really want to because it’s a process, a long process with no end to the…
What’s The Agenda?
Life is full of distractions, side roads, and dead ends; drama that may grab our attention but are not aligned with our purpose, our mission,…
Three Steps to Spring Clean Your Brain
Step One: Take Inventory Observe how you spend your time AND your energy. Who and What lifts you? Who and What drains you? What do…
W.W.W.
W.W.W. stands for “Why am I doing this?” “Why now?” “What else could I be doing?” W.W.W is an important acronym to help you prioritize…
The First Step
I want to live a good life and I also want to live the good life and while they are definitely related, there is a…
The Best Tool in Your Mental Skills Toolbox… that no one talks about
Being “controlling” has a negative vibe these days and appropriately so in the context of a personal relationship. As a result, the concept of “control”…
The World is a Giant Mirror
The world is a giant mirror, reflecting back the attitudes, energy, and behaviors you choose to broadcast. Don’t like what you see? Change what you…
3 Important Life Hacks We All Say We Know but Few Actually Do
Happiness is a choice: But not always an easy one. It requires that you discipline your mind and decide to walk on the sunny side…
Four Easy Ways to Self-Sabotage
Poison Your Body with Junk Food and Drinks. Love Yourself? Want to live long and healthy? Want more energy? Avoid processed food, red meat, and…
Consolidate Your Caring
It is possible to care too much, both from the perspective of 1) being ineffective and of 2) emotional exhaustion. Far better to positively impact…
One Secret of Calm People: Embracing JOMO
JOMO is the “Joy of Missing Out” and is the polar opposite of FOMO, the “Fear of Missing Out”. JOMO is intense feeling of delight…
You Need a PET
No, I’m not talking about a furry four-legged mammal though you may benefit from one of those as well (personally I’ve had dogs most of…
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