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    Seven Ways To Overcome Low Motivation

    January 20, 2023

    There can often be a big gap between having good intentions and taking the associated steps to transform these intentions into action. We can get tripped up by not feeling like making a healthy breakfast (rather than eating fast food), going to the gym (rather than sleeping in), nor searching for a job (rather than […]

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    Seven Ways To Overcome Low Motivation

    January 20, 2023

    There can often be a big gap between having good intentions and taking the associated steps to transform these intentions into action. We can get tripped up by not feeling like making a healthy breakfast (rather than eating fast food), going to the gym (rather than sleeping in), nor searching for a job (rather than […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Courage, Depression, General, Goal Setting, Mental Health, Personal Growth Tagged With: anxiety, change, depression, habit, HALT, motivation, values

    15 Ways To Access Your Inner Wisdom

    February 6, 2020

    How do you think your life would change if you had absolute faith that some all-loving and all-wise being could and was managing all of your problems? You’d probably feel a lot less stressed, for starters. You might sleep better at night, be more energized during the day, and be less distracted and thus better […]

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    15 Ways To Access Your Inner Wisdom

    February 6, 2020

    How do you think your life would change if you had absolute faith that some all-loving and all-wise being could and was managing all of your problems? You’d probably feel a lot less stressed, for starters. You might sleep better at night, be more energized during the day, and be less distracted and thus better […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Courage, General, Mindfulness, Personal Growth Tagged With: acceptance, cognitive distortions, faith, inner wisdom, mindfulness, negative thoughts, patient, wisdom, wise mind

    Stop Waiting Until You “Figure It Out”

    March 11, 2019

    Granted – it can feel reassuring to try and determine a reason why we or other people behave in certain ways. However, just having insight and knowing (or thinking that we know) the reason underlying people’s motivations does not always lead to taking effective action regarding the situation. While, to quote Socrates, “The unexamined life […]

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    Stop Waiting Until You “Figure It Out”

    March 11, 2019

    Granted – it can feel reassuring to try and determine a reason why we or other people behave in certain ways. However, just having insight and knowing (or thinking that we know) the reason underlying people’s motivations does not always lead to taking effective action regarding the situation. While, to quote Socrates, “The unexamined life […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Courage, Emotion Regulation, General, Mental Health, Personal Growth Tagged With: action, change, courage, fear

    11 Ways To Cope When Life Throws You A Curve

    September 10, 2018

    How do you cope when you’re rejected by that college you’d pinned your hopes on attending? How do you pick yourself up off the floor when your marriage of 15 years falls apart? And how do you manage when you’re facing a grim medical diagnosis? Life can be challenging enough when we’re just dealing with […]

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    11 Ways To Cope When Life Throws You A Curve

    September 10, 2018

    How do you cope when you’re rejected by that college you’d pinned your hopes on attending? How do you pick yourself up off the floor when your marriage of 15 years falls apart? And how do you manage when you’re facing a grim medical diagnosis? Life can be challenging enough when we’re just dealing with […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Anxiety, Courage, General, Mental Health, Personal Growth Tagged With: cope, coping skills

    Seven Crucial Tactics For Effective Change

    February 19, 2018

    Maybe you’ve been thinking about moving on from your current job. Or going back to school. Or getting up an hour earlier, so you can actually eat a real breakfast and enjoy your coffee before the kids are up. And maybe you’ve been contemplating these changes for a month, or a year, and yet you […]

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    Seven Crucial Tactics For Effective Change

    February 19, 2018

    Maybe you’ve been thinking about moving on from your current job. Or going back to school. Or getting up an hour earlier, so you can actually eat a real breakfast and enjoy your coffee before the kids are up. And maybe you’ve been contemplating these changes for a month, or a year, and yet you […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Courage, General, Goal Setting, Personal Growth Tagged With: change

    15 Steps to Develop Resilience

    September 25, 2017

    Why is it that some people bounce back from tragedy or even seem to thrive in the face of persistent hardship, while others collapse and stay down for the count? Are some people just born with this resilience, defined as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)? Are […]

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    15 Steps to Develop Resilience

    September 25, 2017

    Why is it that some people bounce back from tragedy or even seem to thrive in the face of persistent hardship, while others collapse and stay down for the count? Are some people just born with this resilience, defined as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)? Are […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Courage, Emotion Regulation, General, Happiness, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: relationships, resilience

    Rules of Life: What Improvisation Can Teach Us

    May 17, 2017

    What if there were a fun, low-pressure way to reduce your anxiety, build resilience, improve your connection with other people, and strengthen your ability to adapt to life on life’s terms? Welcome to the world of improvisation (AKA improv). Improv, or the art of making something up on the spot, without a script, score, or any […]

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    Rules of Life: What Improvisation Can Teach Us

    May 17, 2017

    What if there were a fun, low-pressure way to reduce your anxiety, build resilience, improve your connection with other people, and strengthen your ability to adapt to life on life’s terms? Welcome to the world of improvisation (AKA improv). Improv, or the art of making something up on the spot, without a script, score, or any […]

    Filed Under: Courage, Emotion Regulation, General, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: anxiety, communicate, communication, improv, opportunities, proactive, resilience

    Defeating Fear and Embracing Your Destiny

    May 3, 2017

    “Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. This second we can turn the tables on Resistance. This second we can sit down and do our work.” (Steven Pressfield) Whether or not we recognize […]

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    Defeating Fear and Embracing Your Destiny

    May 3, 2017

    “Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. This second we can turn the tables on Resistance. This second we can sit down and do our work.” (Steven Pressfield) Whether or not we recognize […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Anxiety, Courage, General, Goal Setting, Happiness, Personal Growth Tagged With: creative, fear, resistance, war of art

    The Four Steps to an Effective Apology

    June 16, 2016

    “Why can’t we talk it over? Always seems to me that sorry seems to be the hardest word.”  Elton John It takes courage to apologize. Saying we’re sorry puts us in a position of vulnerability. We aren’t in control of other people’s responses. They might reject us. They might yell at us. They might not […]

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    The Four Steps to an Effective Apology

    June 16, 2016

    “Why can’t we talk it over? Always seems to me that sorry seems to be the hardest word.”  Elton John It takes courage to apologize. Saying we’re sorry puts us in a position of vulnerability. We aren’t in control of other people’s responses. They might reject us. They might yell at us. They might not […]

    Filed Under: Courage, General, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: apology

    14 Ways to Develop Courage

    October 1, 2015

    The majority of our emotional responses result from how we interpret a situation. People go to amusement parks to be intentionally scared out of their wits on roller coasters. We term the heart-pounding and adrenalin rush experienced in such situations “excitement”, but if we endure the same sensations due to an unplanned event, such as […]

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    14 Ways to Develop Courage

    October 1, 2015

    The majority of our emotional responses result from how we interpret a situation. People go to amusement parks to be intentionally scared out of their wits on roller coasters. We term the heart-pounding and adrenalin rush experienced in such situations “excitement”, but if we endure the same sensations due to an unplanned event, such as […]

    Filed Under: Courage, General, Goal Setting Tagged With: courage

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