The Good Side of Your Bad Side
All these how-to books, articles, webinars and interviews telling us to “think positive” and “always be happy” have simply made it that much more difficult to do it! In fact, researchers continue to find that the more we try to be happy, the less likely we will be. “Pursuit” of anything (whether that’s happiness or […]
On Golf
Not being a golfer myself, an analogy using the game is not something I would usually think of. So when a client sent me a blog post by Jon Gordon called “Think Like A Golfer“, I was intrigued. I don’t need to know how to play golf to see the point of his analogy. Because […]
Hey, Let’s Hang Out!
Are you hanging around with the right people? Who we associate with has a major impact on our lives. Maybe you’re trying to drop a few pounds but your friend keeps bringing over cookies and cakes. Or you find yourself complaining about office policies with others around the water cooler. Or maybe you’re buying things […]
The Power Of Acceptance
Accepting yourself is one of the most powerful choices you can make. In my experience though, people resist the idea of accepting the darkest thoughts and corners of their personality because they feel it is a form of disempowering surrender. I have watched professionals become effective leaders once they accepted their fears and insecurities. I […]
I, Robot
Over the years, we’ve learned habits that lead us to automatically define our response to situations and events. For example, when X happens, like having a disagreement with someone, and our response is negative. Y happens, like getting a new client, and our response is positive. We automatically respond one way or the other because […]