Life is a Learning Experience
Every now and then we all meet someone who feels they have wasted a large part of his or her life. We may think it about...Read More »
The Winner’s Circle
Success is in the Details
If you’re going to get what you want in life, it is only common sense that first you have to know what you want. Even ...Read More »
A Rolling Stone
Comfort is normally a good thing, but when comfort becomes complacency, we’re in trouble. All of us have seen what ...Read More »
Taking a Look at NO
How good are you at handling rejection? If your answer is, “Not good at all,” or “Not very,” you will want to pa...Read More »
Adjusting the Picture
If you want to grow and move past your present limitations, you must first experience being more in your mind. There is ...Read More »
Think Differently, Feel Differently
Why is it that so many people don’t know what to do with negative feelings? Today, let’s look at some research, coll...Read More »
Contagion: Laughter
How well developed is your sense of humor? Today, let’s talk about nearly everyone’s favorite subject: the importanc...Read More »
An Open Mind
Do you have an open mind? Most people think they do, but how can you really tell? Let’s talk about open versus closed ...Read More »
Teaching Children to Risk
We all want our children to be safe and happy, but is there such a thing as too much safety, too much protection? Raisin...Read More »
Standing Up to Fear
What are you afraid of? It doesn’t matter whether it’s speaking in public or snakes on a plane, if you really want t...Read More »
On Your Own Terms
If an A-List producer wanted to film the story of your life, would it be an Oscar-winning epic or a direct-to-on-demand ...Read More »
Moving the Status Quo
There is a very old story of a woman who sold fish all her life and knew nothing else. One fine summer day, she was invi...Read More »
The Growth Curve
Do you ever feel let down after you reach a goal that you have worked long and hard for? Let’s talk about why that hap...Read More »
Recycle the Four-Leaf Clover
Would you like to change your luck for the better? If you do, throw away your rabbit’s foot and four leaf clover or wh...Read More »
Complex Thinking Skills
Do you know what either/or thinking is? Either/or thinking, or black and white thinking as it is sometimes called, can b...Read More »
Choose to be Happy
What would it take to make you happy? Some people think that if they only had this or that particular thing or a cert...Read More »
Reaching for a Full Life
Do you ever wonder how you can tell if you’re living your life in the best possible way? There are some pretty good in...Read More »
The Self in Development
A few days ago, we talked about the possible selfishness of personal growth. Today, let’s add another angle to the dis...Read More »
The Petrified Comfort Zone
How big is your comfort zone? Is it growing or shrinking? Has it petrified? All of us live inside an area called a comfo...Read More »
Substantial Self-Esteem
Is an intense desire for personal growth and development a selfish thing? Some people think it is, but that’s not nece...Read More »
On the Subject of Talent
Are you a talented person? Whether you see yourself that way or not, you need to know that you have at least one natural...Read More »
The Quality of Your Thoughts
Can the mind help cure disease? What role do the emotions play in preventing illness? What is the relationship betwee...Read More »
Unlearning Denial
People who are struggling with addictions are all too familiar with the phenomenon of denial. If you have ever tried to ...Read More »
Unearned Guilt
People who would never think of trying to drive a car with the brakes on often do something very similar to themselves.
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From Won’t Power to Will Power
Has anyone ever called you stubborn? Would you describe yourself that way? If so, you may be in luck when it comes to ma...Read More »
Beware of Universals
One of the most important ways we communicate is with language. However, if our language is fuzzy, our communications wi...Read More »