ShareA Different Paradigm I’m always amused when someone assumes that everyone thinks like they do. For some reason, they expect other people to view the world (situation, relationship, challenge) through their eyes. Interestingly, in most instances, nothing could be further from the truth. Just in case you don’t know; nobody sees the world (exactly) like [...]
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ShareTesticle(ly) Speaking Been kicked in the balls lately? Unpleasant, isn’t it? Of course, there are many ways that one can have one’s balls kicked and rarely does it involve an actual foot or a literal kick. It often comes out of the blue. It’s rarely expected. It’s always painful. And amazingly, it requires no testicles. [...]
ShareHow’s Life? This morning I had a brief conversation with a woman while I waited for my take-away coffee. I’ve met her a few times but I don’t know her well. It’s fair to say that I’ve never found her to be a particularly happy or positive person. When I stupidly asked ”how’s life?”, she informed me that hers [...]
ShareLet me preface this discussion by saying, in life there are things (and maybe, people) we should avoid and things we shouldn’t. This post is all about the things we should not avoid. The things that are crucial for our development, our on-going education and, ultimately, our happiness. What Are You Avoiding? Is there a [...]
ShareCan and Can’t In life, there’s stuff we can change and stuff we can’t change. We can’t change our history. We can’t change our age. We can’t change our genetics. We can’t change other people. We can’t change the weather. We can’t change the number of hours in a day. Interestingly, many of us have [...]
ShareLess Precious, More Practical Before anyone gets offended and writes me a nasty email regarding the title of this post, don’t bother. The above statement is not an opinion, insult or theory but rather, a statistically accurate reflection of what actually happens in the real world – the one away from the feel-good motivational fluff, [...]
ShareHi Guys. For some unknown reason, I’ve recently had a bunch of very-similar conversations about the role that thinking and, more importantly, ‘not-thinking’ plays in our day-to-day reality. Last year I wrote a three-part series on the topic, so today I have wheeled those posts out of the garage, dusted them off, edited them, added [...]
ShareWasting Time and Energy How much time and energy have you wasted over the years on the “am I good enough” question? If you’re like the majority, the answer will be “plenty”. Or, maybe you’ve bypassed that question altogether and gone straight to the “I know I’m not good enough” belief. Just to save time. [...]
ShareIt’s amazing how much difference two letters can make… Worriers: Find things to stress about Are generally reactive (not proactive) Over-think the shit out of everything Are people-pleasers (and not in a good way) Avoid the things they should address Allow fear to run their lives Don’t stand up for themselves Hope things will (magically) [...]
ShareBeliefs Consciously or not, intentionally or not, you and I are always learning something. Without even knowing it, we’re constantly forming new beliefs and modifying old ones. Some of those beliefs will serve us well and some will keep us trapped in a type of limbo. Relationship limbo. Career limbo. Financial limbo. Physical limbo. Emotional [...]
