Doing Unto Others
Human beings are social beings – study after study has proven this. We feel the most lasting satisfaction and meaning ...Read More »
The Winner’s Circle
Natural Talent
When it comes to the topic of talent, it is easy for us to look at a famous musician, artist or dancer and say, “Wow, ...Read More »
Enhancing the Quality of Life
What is the relationship between the thoughts you think, the feelings you experience, and the overall health and well-be...Read More »
Leadership In Action – Are You the Most Stressful Part of your Team’s Day?
In an HBR[1] article, it was reported that 75% of Americans say their “boss is the most stressful part of their work...Read More »
Denying Denial
We all flirt with denial from time to time. When those we love are diagnosed with a terminal illness, a lot of the time ...Read More »
A Touch of Guilt
A wise and funny woman once said, “Show me a person without guilt, and I’ll show you a person without a mother!” N...Read More »
Flipping the Picture on Stubborn
Some people find themselves in a kind of trouble because of a personality characteristic known as stubbornness. You have...Read More »
Fuzzy Communications
One of the most important advances in human history was the development of language. Rudimentary at first, language allo...Read More »
The Aggression in the Passive
The term passive-aggressive came into being during World War II, when an Army psychiatrist used it to describe soldiers ...Read More »
Overcoming the Old Default Positions
For many of us, in our quest to become better people, individuals who continue to grow into our potential every day, the...Read More »
The Story So Far
Over the millennia of recorded human history, the story (so far) is one of progress or, at least, improvement of the hum...Read More »
Wall of Resistance
When we go about making a change in ourselves, whether it’s physical, in our thinking, or in our attitudes, and first ...Read More »
A Measure of Control
After nearly a year inside a global pandemic, it’s pretty easy to feel that we don’t have control over what is happe...Read More »
Deciding to Change
How many times have you looked around your home and decided that changes needed to be made, either for critical repairs,...Read More »
The Highest Heights
Let’s face it, if we want a better view of what’s happening around us, we typically go up. Some of us stand, others ...Read More »
Imperfect, Fallible, Human
No one enjoys being wrong or making a mistake, but in spite of what some folks would like you to believe, we all do it. ...Read More »
Building a Smoother Road
We are ending this second month of the year by working on constructing a smoother road, a stronger path, easing the chal...Read More »
Vital Conversations
As parents, we may find that talking with our teens is an exercise in futility. There is so much going on in a teen’s ...Read More »
The Freedom of Responsibility
If you want to see what mixed feelings look like, watch a parent whose 16-year-old has just brought home a driving learn...Read More »
Failing Successfully
In any given day, at least half of what we try to do doesn’t work out. We tend to refer to these as failures, but that...Read More »
Developing Control
There is no longer any question about it. Many, many studies have verified that the health of our immune systems is link...Read More »
The Power to Adapt
Question of the Day: How important do you think flexibility is in your life? Physical therapists and chiropractors will ...Read More »
A Vital Survival Skill
We talked earlier this week about the connection between optimists and love. Perhaps some still feel that optimists are ...Read More »
Leadership in Action – Beyond Good To Great
As we develop ourselves, our teams, and organizations, what is needed to get to the next level changes. It takes more ef...Read More »
Love Isn’t Just a Noun
In what seems like a fractious world, there is one constant, beyond the sun coming up every day. It’s a theme that run...Read More »
How Good is Your Imagination?
Here’s a question: How good is your imagination? Now, when asked that question, most people invariably say that they h...Read More »