Challenge: I’m a new manager leading a team of sales professionals. One of my associates is very negative and does minimal work. While he meets quota, he could do so much more and his negativity impacts the other members of our team. He’s been with our company for a number of years and it seems [...]
The teacher often teaches what he/she most needs to learn. But are you open to your own lesson?
A therapist just got engaged-a second marriage. Thoughts about planning the wedding make her overwhelmed and stressed. So she doesn’t think about it. There is no date set yet.
Other examples of this disconnect between what you do for [...]
Why do you still have problems?
Can you imagine your life without problems? It’s a nice thought. Most of us cannot even fathom life being simple. Peaceful. Easy.
But life can MOST DEFINITELY be easier. We humans like to complicate things.
A problem is a wonderful opportunity to assess your situation. It brings your attention to something that you are [...]
What’s the number one source of stress, you ask?
Drum roll please…
The number one source of stress IS -
focusing your efforts and energy on things over which you have absolutely no control.
Consider this…
…How often do you wish others would behave differently? “Why did she do that? She should know better! Can you believe he did…?”
…Do you [...]
Today, notice your judgmental thoughts and strong opinions about other people. These would be negative thoughts you have about how they are that you believe is wrong or inappropriate or not the way you would do things.
Are there particular individuals or qualities of individuals that bother or irritate you?
Today, just notice these thoughts of judgment [...]
One of the traps of the mind that people (me included!) fall victim to is devaluing your work.
What this means is that once you learn something new and you become good at it, you then diminish its value IN YOUR MIND. Your thoughts may sound something like this, “It’s no big deal.” “If it’s easy [...]
Michael Vick is now an Eagle after spending eighteen months in prison for his part in a dog fighting ring. A tee shirt on the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ prominently displays: Watch your beagle. Vick’s an Eagle.
Animal lovers are angry that the Eagles hired him after what he did during the six years he [...]
Being a manager is no easy task. And if you’ve been promoted from a technical position you may not be prepared to meet the demands of your new position. For some, managing comes naturally while others struggle with creating cohesive teams, handling staff difficulties and producing satisfactory results. As a result, you become stressed out [...]
On Friday, we received the call that my fiancé’s two boys would be moving in with us by the end of the week. Suddenly, everything changes. What will this mean for us? How will this impact our budding family?
Excitement. Fear. Sadness. Anger at how this occurred so abruptly and without any warning. His older son [...]
Change is often very difficult for people to accept and yet it’s happening every minute. The only thing certain is change. When you find that things are not as you want them to be in your life, it’s time to get comfortable with change.
The Comfort Zone
Change means stepping beyond the comfort zone and into the [...]
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