You Can Convince Yourself To Be Happy! Here’s How
A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is. – Seneca
A brief observation about man and his ability to think opens a door of empowerment worthy of exploring. It’s easy to be happy when things are going...
Women come to me often wondering why they are having a hard time finding their own place of well-being or inner calm. So Im always looking for the hard facts. Specifically, my curiosity has always been around complete well-being: not just physical health, or financial wealth, beauty or balanced...
This month has been like a history lesson for me as I outlined the trail of the past great ones in the field of self-improvement. From Russell Herman Conwells book Acres of Diamonds a generation of self-help gurus sprang up including Og Mandino, Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, W. Clement Stone and...
For the most part, we are all conformists. We will do what the crowd does. We might not like to admit that, but it is true. Only 5 to 10 percent of the population engages in behavior contrary to the social norm.
We see this law operating in groups, in organizations, in meetings, and in...
For the rank amateur to the ignorant professional, audiences create the same effect no matter how small they are to a speaker. Fear and anxiety.
From a single person to a crowd as big as the fans in the Super Bowl, speaking in front of a serious listening audience is the true test and...
I recently received an email from a parent who is desperately frustrated over the struggles her middle-school son is facing. He has been diagnosed with ADHD and bi-polar disorder. School and everyday life, she says, is a real struggle; he looses everything and forgets everything. Like every...
There are many people in the world who can not stand where they work. Their occupation causes them no end of stress and can leave them struggling to get to sleep at night. There are also many days taken off sick through stress related illnesses. It is now time for people to deal with these...
In Part 1 of this series of articles, I defined substance and process addictions, and described the four major false beliefs that underlie most addictions:
1. I cant handle my pain.
2. I am unworthy and unlovable.
3. Others are my source of love.
4. I can have control...
Your attitude determines your altitude in business and in life. You cant change someone elses attitude for them. But this powerful adage is a great reminder that you can put in front of anyone who needs an attitude adjustment. I want to talk about a few of the many ways each of us can develop a...
Depression can feel overpowering at times. Medication can help, but it certainly does not do everything. So what else can you do? I suggest the following interventions to many of my patients. Try adding one or two at a time to see what helps.
Environment
Most of us just feel better...
Snoring is a habit done by most men and its most of the time, uncontrollable. The main cause of snoring is the vibration of the air coming from the passage way to the nose connecting to the mouth. Of course it doesnt mean that snoring cant pass one way, it can actually use both passage ways...
When were depressed, usually we feel we arent accomplishing much. We may be making an effort, but we have a tendency to give up easily. Unfortunately, after a time we start to doubt we can count on ourselves to do what we say, or we may become reluctant to agree to meet with anyone or promise to...