Effective habits for happiness and success.
Self-Doubt and Low Self-Esteem Not sure if you’re all that sexy and attractive? Do you constantly need approval from others? Are you never sure that you are good enough? These are all examples of a situation where there’s a hole that needs to be filled. The fact that you’re insecure, unsure, feeling inadequate or confused isn’t the problem. …
“We are our choices.” ~Jean Paul Sartre Do you have trouble making decisions? Is it hard for you to choose between options? Or are you great at making decisions… Do you just make the wrong ones over and over? Decision-making is a life skill that just can’t be over-rated, as it affects everything in life. It’s A Process… …
Are You In “Project Purgatory?” You want to get your garage organized but you know you will never get an entire weekend to get it all done. So you sit in Project Purgatory. Same with your new business project or shredding last year’s old files. There’s not enough time to get it done from start to finish, so …
A Controlled Burn I live in Florida and lately, we’ve been in a drought. In order to decrease the likelihood of serious forest and brush fires in this state, in the cooler months, the authorities will order prescribed hazard reduction burning of certain areas… or controlled burns. Fires are set on purpose to reduce the amount of fuel …
Love the concept of living off the grid? A home that creates its own energy and water supply, so that there is no need to pay for and rely on outside sources would be the ideal home for many people. In a home that’s “off the grid,” you might even be able to get the power company to pay …
Being Sick Sucks The greatest wealth is health. ~Virgil Whether it’s a bad chest cold, or a serious diagnosis of a cancer tumor, being sick is just the worst. There is a process of adjusting to all of the ways our lives change when things in our bodies don’t work the way they always have. Rights and Responsibilities Ever wish there was a “sick pass” you …
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When I am working with clients in therapy, I often share with them this piece of universal wisdom: The extent to which you are willing to cope with reality is the extent to which you can be mentally healthy. It’s just a phenomenon I have observed over the past 25 years of working with people as a psychologist …
So you’ve been trying to eat healthier, lose those last 10 pounds, get an exercise program going, learn how to meditate or golf or parent, and be to work on time every single day for a month. Yeah. Just that. Doesn’t seem like it should be impossible, but somehow you can’t seem to get all of those plates …
How Do You Make Dreams Real? You want to write a book, learn how to cook vegan, make a new group of friends, or climb a mountain. How do you go about accomplishing anything in life? It actually depends on the kind of person you are! You’ll be more successful in achieving your goal if know how you …
Maybe this isn’t your problem. Maybe your problem is you’re relaxing TOO much and the dishes have been sitting in the sink in the kitchen for over two weeks now. Growing an interesting mixture of molds that might just cure cancer if we knew what to do with them. But maybe this IS your problem…the dishes may still …
