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 »
The Winner’s Circle
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.
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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 »
Caution: Beware of Hopelessness
One piece of advice that bears repeating is this: "Be careful who you listen to." This is an important caution, because ...Read More »
Don’t Curb Your Enthusiasm!
Did you ever notice that the people with the most enthusiasm are also the ones with the most energy? There is a scientif...Read More »
Getting Use to Anything
What have you gotten used to in your life, and why? It has been said that people can get used to almost anything. If it ...Read More »
Keeping Limitations
Do you know anyone who explains their behavior by saying, "That's just the way I am"? Let's look more closely at this st...Read More »
Mental Rehearsals
Building upon yesterday's discussion about visualization and "the finish line," let's spend some time today talking abou...Read More »
Visualize the Finish Line
Do you know that visualization techniques can help you become a better manager of your time? Let's spend a little time o...Read More »
Paying Attention to Today
Some folks are able to stay in touch with other people all over the globe, but really have trouble staying in touch with...Read More »
Personal Philosophy
Do you have a philosophy of life, for yourself? Could you describe your philosophy to someone else, in 25 words or less?...Read More »
We Are All Self-Made
Do you know anyone who is a self-made man or woman - a self-made person? Do you know what that means to you? Let's look ...Read More »
The Look of Our Tomorrows
As kids, how often did we imagine what the future would look like - who we would be, what we would do, even how we would...Read More »
True Grit
Every so often, the improbable happens - even when the odds of the improbable happening are 5000-to-1. And when it does,...Read More »