Good Friends
Good, strong friendships can make our lives immeasurably richer. Good friends are rare. We have hundreds, maybe thous...Read More »
The Winner’s Circle
From Me to Me
Most of us extend small kindnesses to others. But how many of us practice the same loving gestures when it comes to ours...Read More »
Happiness is Not an Event
What makes you happy? Where do you find joy? No matter who you are, the answer to these questions is always the same. A ...Read More »
Learning from Our Mistakes
From time to time, everyone experiences setbacks. We set a course and start out, but then we find ourselves at a dead en...Read More »
Emotional Responses
When you hit your thumb with a hammer, you know what causes the pain. In fact, it's probably the most obvious thing at t...Read More »
Profile in Efficacy
We talked a bit about self-efficacy in the recent past, so let's continue the discussion today by looking at the profile...Read More »
One More Piece of Advice
Everywhere you look, it seems that someone is offering advice on how to make your marriage happier, your friendships clo...Read More »
The Grand Level of Parenting
These days, it seems that children are spending more time with their grandparents, and extended families, than ever befo...Read More »
Uncovering Options
Today, let's talk about how important it is to have alternatives, and how our thoughts can keep important alternatives o...Read More »
More Than One Age
How old are you really? And what does the number on the tip of your tongue really signify? Today, let's consider this: W...Read More »
Considering Ability
"Self-efficacy" is a word that you have heard the WCN use many times, and it's a term that's being heard more and more t...Read More »
Stand Up and Be Counted
We touched a little on the subject of accountability yesterday. Today, let's take a different angle on accountability an...Read More »
Owning Our Decisions
What happens when part of you wants to do one thing and part wants to do another? Let's look at this kind of conflict.
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Your Vision for Tomorrow
Do you have a vision - a picture in your mind of how things can be? If you do, how clear is it? How big is it? How much ...Read More »
Bias and Comfort Zones
Whether it is the intentional racist comments from a celebrity, applying a nasty epithet to a sitting politician, or the...Read More »
Life is Meant to be Lived
As parents, grandparents, teachers and such, we want to teach our children to believe in their own ability to "cause, br...Read More »
Not the Finished Product
As individuals, human beings are constantly changing, even though it may not seem like it in the short term. In what ...Read More »
The Genuine Article
What does it mean to be authentic in today's world? It doesn't mean just being different or standing out from the crowd,...Read More »
Taking Command of You
What happens when you feel an emotion but refuse to admit it? Perhaps, more than you think. From the time we were chi...Read More »
More Than One Way
When you are learning something new, what helps you learn more easily and what interferes with the process? Today, let's...Read More »
Character
How would you describe your own character? What do we mean when we use that particular word? Today, let's talk briefly a...Read More »
Expanding Definitions
How creative are you? If your answer is, "Not very," don't be so sure. Let's knock the mystique out of creativity today....Read More »
More Than Just the Numbers
How much do you think the average businessperson needs to know about psychology? The answer might surprise you. Some ...Read More »
The Importance of Forgiveness
Many people throughout the ages have spoken of the virtues of forgiveness. Today, let's look at this most personal, yet ...Read More »
Lessons to be Learned
The best teachers learn from their students. The wisest parents teach and learn from their kids. Today let's talk about ...Read More »
Attention and Recognition
When your children want attention, what do they do? Throw a tantrum? Misbehave? Act inappropriately? Perhaps you can sho...Read More »