Positive Psychology – A Groundbreaking Shift in Focus
In the previous centuries, Western medicine studied health primarily in relationship to death and disease. It is from that orientation that psychology evolved. As there are now shifts in medical science, focusing more resources on preventive medicine, health maintenance, and anti-aging, psychology is following suit. Moving away from studying the human experience from the focal […]
Stress Management – Additional Thoughts
What is stress? When life is asking too much of us. How do you manage it? (1) Access your own power – from the inside. The only way stress can be effectively managed is from inside yourself. You cannot always control or change what is happening around you. You can only control and change what […]
Why are Some People Just So Charming?
Do you ever wonder what that “magic” is that causes some people to attract others so easily to themselves? We describe them as charming, personable, or magnetic. Do you ever question why you’re not attracting the kind of relationships, personally or professionally, that you desire and deserve in your life? There are actually scientific, behavioral studies […]
When Chasing Your Tail is Beneficial
Sent to me by Fran Kenny, one of my Facebook friends, I share this piece of wisdom today. I have a slightly different take on some of these (imagine that!), and I also offer an eighth rule for your consideration . . . 1 – Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present. […]
Trust Yourself to the Water
“To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.” Alan Watts I didn’t learn to swim until I was 43 (just a few years ago, of course), not because I […]
Time to Take a Break – the Power of Avoidance Coping
Today I want to make you smile and encourage you to TAKE A BREAK. The Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado published a study in 2013 in The Journal of Business Venturing that found that the ability to step away from the office – called “avoidance coping” – was an essential strategy used […]
One Essential Ingredient to Be a Rock Star in the Workplace
“Showing esteem for others by doing the right thing at the right time.” I recently fired a painter because he showed up an hour and a half late, with no phone call or text. He apologized when he arrived, and he pleaded with me to let him do the job. He knew he had “screwed […]
How To Ride a Rollercoaster
I must confess I’m not much for rollercoasters. Never have been. Never will be. I know some people love them. I was once talked into riding The Manta at Sea World Orlando. I was told it wasn’t a big deal, wouldn’t last that long, and that it was completely safe. This rollercoaster’s theme is “dive […]
