Stop Trying To Be Successful

Well, doesn’t that just fly in the face of all things people working on happiness and positivity and toward a big goal focus upon.  I mean the whole point of the exercise, in whatever endeavor, is to be successful, no? Of course. But the point here is not to quit...

4 Steps To Keep Fear From Owning You

Nasty little bugger, that fear.  Many times it bubbles up from the expected places.  And sometimes it flies in your face from a sudden realization or occurrence. But when it settles in, it’s always about a future event.  Having that right now.  Over the last few days...

If You Gotta Have Habits, These Are Good Ones To Have

I bet you can list your bad habits.  Can’t’cha?  When you think of habits, what pops right up are all those things you need to change.  Been meaning to change.  Know you should change.  Promised your spouse, your mother, you would . . .   Etc. Because that’s what we...

How Do You Keep On Keeping On In The Face Of Great Odds?

We all hate to fail.  Of course we do.  We don’t set out to accomplish anything with the thought of failing in mind. Okay, so I’ve always thought with pre-nups before marriage folks were hedging their bets.  In fact, I’d love to see a study of the percentage of people...

3 Key Ways To Learn To Accept You For You

Women, especially, often have a tough time with this.  The psychology of why is complicated, but goes back to a girl’s need to be “chosen” while growing up.  And to understand and let go of that can be a bear. I’m tweaked by Martin Seligman’s studies that showed girls...

14 Things That Make Me Smile

Because boy, do I ever love to smile.  It makes me happy.  Which makes me smile more! So I often just think of things that do so. Here’s this morning’s list:       Labradors swimming in the tank. Which we did this morning early!  Because when we train water, they...