Should We, Really?
If there is one subject that pops up most often, it’s about “The Shoulds.” An example is this email exchange from ...Read More »
The Winner’s Circle
Inventing the How
Sometimes, not knowing things can cause real problems. For other times, just the opposite is true. How comfortable ...Read More »
The Most Thankless Job in the World
In the multitude of jobs in the world today, there really is one job that is more thankless than any other. You may have...Read More »
Time for a Pattern Interrupt
How often do you find yourself feeling irritated by things that other people do? If it is all the time or even several t...Read More »
Do I Want to be Right or Happy?
Today, let’s look at a question with far-reaching implications: Would you rather be right or happy? There are probably...Read More »
What Do We Really Need?
What is the difference between things you need and things you want? For some people, there really isn't a difference.
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Make Life Worth Living
If you were asked, “What makes life worth living?” and your response had to be a single word - what would your answe...Read More »
Shifting Perspective
What would it take to make you happy? Think about your answer for a moment, because we have reasons to be happy every da...Read More »
Belief + Action = Control
Do you believe you can exert control over your future, or do you feel that you are at the mercy of Fate? There are a lot...Read More »
Giving Up on Perfect
Are you a perfectionist? Do you know anyone who is? Let’s talk about the drive to be perfect and what it can cost you....Read More »
Looking In Our Internal Mirror
Have you ever heard it said that the things you see and dislike in others are things you probably dislike about yourself...Read More »
Relationships, Rules and Parenting
If you are a parent or grandparent, you know there are plenty of rules for raising kids. Today, let’s consider why ign...Read More »
Positive Reinforcement
The finest professional animal trainers never punish their animals, except as a last resort or to prevent injury. They k...Read More »
New Year Goal Check-In
A few weeks ago, we got into our new year goal-setting and visualization process. While you may not be seeing a great de...Read More »
The Value in Being Responsible
One of the most important things we can teach our children is a sense of responsibility. But have you ever thought about...Read More »
Creating a Life Strategy
Do you have a life strategy? It is not a plan, but more like a process. Let’s look at this further and discover why it...Read More »
Meeting Crisis with Determination
When you find yourself having to navigate your way through a crisis, what can you do to come out on the other side stron...Read More »
Equipped for Life
The celebrated actress, Bette Davis, once had a pillow embroidered with, “Old age is no place for sissies.” The fact...Read More »
The Key to the World of Success
Today we are going over the secret of success, in one word. Yes, one word, and that is a guarantee. Give it a moment of ...Read More »
Finding Happiness
Everyone wants to be happy. It’s kind of engrained in us, because of the way our brains have been wired. Unfortunately...Read More »
Comfort Zones and Change
Yesterday, we talked a bit about change, and how it is easy to feel challenged by change. For some of us, “change” i...Read More »
The Only Constant in the Universe
“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.” This phrase has been borrowed from that old Roman, ...Read More »
Keeping Your Word
If we have been doing our jobs right this past week or so, you probably had an exciting time, experimenting with this wh...Read More »
Turning Goals into Reality
We set out to create some meaningful goals for ourselves for 2020. In fact, you were left with the “homework assignmen...Read More »
Meaningful, Achievable Goals
You have your lists of wants, focused in the different areas of your life. You have checked them against your values, an...Read More »
Time, Energy and Attention
Now that you have your list of “wants” or “goals” in your different areas, it’s time to check and see how they...Read More »