Advertising ~ The enemy of self-worth We are under attack by a subtle force that destroys confidence, well-being, and self-worth. That subtle force is advertising. How many billboards, magazine ads, TV commercials, and banner ads do you see in a day? How many have you seen in your life? Almost all of them are saying […]
An incident in the parking lot
February 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment
An incident in the parking lot The other day I gave another driver the “you go ahead wave”. She did go ahead but she didn’t wave, smile, or acknowledge my gesture. This got me to thinking. If this isolated instance was an accurate portrayal of how she does life then she doesn’t have a chance […]
It is a new day – always
January 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Manufactured Infatuation
January 22, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Manufactured Infatuation Remember the start of a new relationship (especially when we were younger)? That special other person dominated our thoughts. All day long our thoughts would turn to him or her. We were infatuated. So, we know that our brains have the ability to think good-feeling thoughts all day long. What if we became […]
Antidote for Grief
January 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Antidote for Grief Here’s a fantastic little NLP (neurolinguistic programming) technique for dealing with grief. Look up and to your right and then make a picture of the person that you are missing, that you are grieving for. As soon as we make that picture, that person is now with us so we cannot feel […]
Personal growth trap ~ it is not about the information
December 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Personal growth trap ~ it is not about the information Information does not change people. Applied information does change people. This is a trap that shows up often in personal growth. People get information but then they don’t apply it and nothing changes except that they get more frustrated and resigned. There are so many […]
Theoretical GPS
December 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Theoretical GPS People frequently make where they are at bad and wrong. They, or their results, shouldn’t be there. They should be somewhere else. It isn’t bad or wrong. It is simply where we are at. Once we know where we are at then we can decide what to do next. We can plan, strategize, […]
Do your part and that’s enough
November 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Poking holes in the other side of the life raft
November 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Poking holes in the other side of the life raft Imagine being in a life raft, poking holes in the other side of the life raft, and then laughing because those people are getting wet. That would be a very short sighted strategy. So, how often have we applied this strategy? Have you ever taken […]
Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it is true
November 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
