Archive for September, 2008
What Causes You To Go Hay-Wire?
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Everyone has triggers that set them off so they respond immediately, often thoughtlessly, and nearly always to their detriment. We call these triggers “Hot Buttons.” Whenever they’re pressed you are likely to [...]
Good Relationships
How to be a good, active member of your community
Dealing with people takes time. You need time to get to know them, time to establish trust and respect, time to recognize their strengths and weaknesses, and time to help them develop and grow. Perhaps the worst aspect of the frenetic pace of life that’s becoming [...]
Eleven More Reasons To Slow Down
Moving too fast will only add to your problems
Many of the problems you will face aren’t the result of bad luck, or events, or even other people. Mostly you cause them yourself, by imagining all sorts of things that haven’t happened, and responding to what you’ve imagined, not the reality. Slow down. Give yourself time [...]
Are You the Cause of Your Problems?
Being too quick to action may be at the root
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When you need to consider your options it’s important that you do it carefully—and that usually means more slowly that you might be used to. Being careful will mean that any action you take is likely to be more appropriate to your [...]
Embracing Change
How we view change
Change is viewed by many people as something that is scary and difficult. They feel that it will take so much effort they are afraid to even contemplate what might happen if they attempt it. People who feel they need a change often don’t know what they want to put in the [...]
Living Well In Stressful Times
“It seemed like a good idea at the time.”
How many time have you heard someone say that? It’s probably fair to say that most people want the best for themselves and their families, but many are so worried and harried by events and their situation that they aren’t sure how to proceed and often make [...]
Overcoming Feelings Of Envy
Why make your life miserable?
Everyone feels envious sometimes. It starts when we are small and want the toy that our brother is playing with, or when we run off with another child’s bike because it is newer or shinier than ours. Some of us learn to cope with envy early on and seem to [...]
Is There Enough Space In Your Life?
If you have problems with time, try looking at the space around you
We’ve all heard of the space/time continuum and most of us probably don’t consider that there is much difference between space and time. However, time is linear and we can view it as a straight line leading off into the distance with a [...]
How To Be Successful Even If You Lack Self-Confidence
Which comes first, success or self-confidence
Success is much easier to strive for when you feel self-confident. Being self-confident will mean you are likely more prepared to take risks to get what you want. But, perhaps being self-confident is really a result of having achieved some success already. Once you’ve experienced success, in however small a [...]
