Flexibility in Times of Change
“The only constant in the universe is change.” Whether these words were from Heraclitus (a 5 th century BC Greek phi...Read More »
The Winner’s Circle
Optimism is a Choice We Make
Are optimists people who just don’t see the pain and suffering in the world, or is something else going on? Let’s ta...Read More »
Learning to Face Our Fears
Everyone feels frightened from time to time, especially young children. Let’s face it. There are some pretty frighteni...Read More »
Lovers and Optimists
For most of us, the greatest source of happiness in life is to love and be loved. Today, let’s talk about why love and...Read More »
It’s All in Your Imagination
Are you using visualization to help ensure the results you want in the future? If you don’t, perhaps you could give it...Read More »
Expanding Beyond the Familiar
There is great comfort in the familiar. There is great danger, as well. Most of us feel secure in the belief that we ...Read More »
Expressing Love
With Valentine’s Day coming up this week, perhaps this would be a good time to address “love.” There are those who...Read More »
Thank You!
Some people seem to have no trouble accepting criticism, but how about when it’s time to accept a compliment? Today, l...Read More »
Building Strong Relationships
What makes a good relationship work? What makes a good relationship turn bad and fall apart? Let’s talk about what it ...Read More »
Does the Truth Really Hurt?
We’ve all heard the saying “the truth hurts.” There is a lot of discussion these days about truths and falsehoods,...Read More »
Growing Character
Today, let’s look at what parents can do to help their children develop good character. How do people develop chara...Read More »
Walking in Your Own Shoes
A good rule to remember when it comes to relationships is, “What you see is what you get” – at least most of the t...Read More »
The Cure for ‘If Only…’
How are you doing with your “want list”? Did you devote at least a few minutes to the challenge since yesterday? Whi...Read More »
Discovery Mode
Over the last few weeks, you have been encouraged to figure out what you can do to take charge of your life, your decisi...Read More »
Navigating the Rocks in the Road
The road to positive change isn’t always easy. We are going to run into potholes and cracked pavement along the way. S...Read More »
Living Life to the Fullest
These first few weeks of January have been packed with news from around the world and the home front. Perhaps now, more ...Read More »
Finally Making a Decision
The moment of truth has arrived and it’s time to decide. You have investigated alternatives, narrowed the field, deter...Read More »
Critical Abilities
Our abilities, and our belief in our abilities, have tremendous power over our lives. Today, let’s talk about a few be...Read More »
Becoming Extraordinary
How do athletes go from contender to superstar? How do ordinary people become extraordinary? Here’s a secret to achiev...Read More »
The Power of a Good Idea
There is nothing in the world more powerful than a good idea. A good idea is a “contagious” solution to a challenge,...Read More »
Look for Other Pebbles
Some days it’s good for us to remember that one person cannot solve the challenges of the world. Solving challenges is...Read More »
Recipe for Strength and Resiliency
An interesting topic of discussion came up the other day. A group of folks was talking about how some people perceive th...Read More »
How About Those Resolutions?
For those who make New Year’s Resolutions, this is about the time that those resolutions tend to fall by the wayside. ...Read More »
Setting the Path to Your Future
Since the beginning of the year, we have encouraged you to examine the way you look at the world, and make some decision...Read More »
The Freedom of Accountability
We’ve talked a lot about mindsets, attitudes and beliefs these past several days. You should have been able to draw co...Read More »
How Do You See Your World?
Whether you know of him or not, a debt of gratitude is owed to the research into optimism and pessimism made by Dr. Mart...Read More »