If only…
Now there are some potentially dangerous words! If only… leads you to spend time and energy focusing on something that didn’t happen. It leaves you regretting — wishing and pining for something that isn’t. And probably can’t be.
My friend and thought-leader Dick Richards, writing in the discussion group dedicated to his excellent book on […]
Categories: Personal Power, Mindset, Motivation, Resilience
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It’s an old saying, but worth hearing and thinking about again…
It’s never too late to have a happy childhood!
The first step, decide to enjoy yourself.
And often that means leaving behind the many little and large hurts of your chronological childhood. You can’t undo or erase them, but you can transcend them — moving on, giving […]
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Find yourself with a compelling need to control? Consider this:
What drives controlling behavior is fear of the unknown. As odd as it may sound, holding on to something familiar, even if it’s misery, is often more comfortable than stepping into the uncontrollable, the unforeseen, and the unexpected.
Facing the unknown is difficult because we feel […]
Categories: Personal Power, Mindset, Career, Resilience
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Had the opportunity to speak at length with a hospital chaplain who had some 30 years of experience counseling patients and their families under the most stressful and grave situations. Asked him what notable changes in people’s attitudes he noted in the span of his long career. Their power of faith cannot work for them […]
Categories: Self-Discovery, Mindset, Resilience, Spirituality
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