Posts tagged Positive Thinking
Happiness Doesn’t Happen By Accident
Jan 7th
I’m amazed at how often I encounter unhappy people on a daily basis. In the grocery store, at the movies, in a restaurant, and around town. And yet, just as often in those very same places, I encounter people who are happy.
What’s the difference? What magic formula have the happy people found that the unhappy [...]
Do What’s In Front Of You
Nov 17th
One of the messages that keeps coming up for me these past few weeks is: “Do What’s In Front Of You.” So, I thought I’d share it with you.
What does that mean? Let’s say you’re feeling like things are working the way you want them to. You’re not getting the results you want from life. [...]
The Top Two Ways To Reduce Your Stress
Nov 9th
It’s easy to get caught up in all of the stress these days. The world seems to be on the verge of “A Great Global Change”. This realignment is affecting everyone is different ways, but especially in the overall level of stress that some people are experiencing as a result of all of the change. [...]
The Power Of A Coach
Oct 8th
OK, so you know that I normally don’t shamelessly promote my coaching business here on the blog, but I wanted to share a few success stories with you. Coaches really do make a difference in people’s lives.
One of my clients has really been struggling balancing work and play. Over the course of many months, she [...]
Who’s your mirror?
Oct 4th
It seems when I see other people, I categorize them into people I identify with and people who annoy me.
Deepak Chopra has a great exercise. He says to take a sheet of paper and make a list of all of the people you really like, admire, respect, and love in the world. Then write down [...]
Why I Spend $52 More On Gas
Sep 30th
I often stop at the same gas station each week to fill up on gas. The cost is generally about 10 cents more per gallon than another station further down the street. Why do I knowingly pay more for gas each week?
Yes. My gas buying habits result in me paying a whopping $52 more per [...]
How good is your fruit?
Sep 16th
They say you can tell everything about a tree by it’s fruit. Good fruit equals a good tree. Bad fruit… well, you might as well burn the tree to the ground. Alright, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but you get the idea.
And so it is with people. You can tell what a person’s about by their [...]
10 Ways to Change Your Life Today
Sep 14th
What you think about, you become. What you think about, your life becomes. What you are exposed to, you think about.
So, if you aren’t the person you’d like to be, or if your life isn’t the life you want, then how do you go about changing it? The first step is to change what you [...]
A Life More Ordinary
Aug 26th
Back when I taught high school full time, there seemed to be always be at least one student who thought I was somehow rearranging my day so I could catch them breaking one of the rules. My response was generally, “You really aren’t that important. My world does not revolve around you.”
These students believed that [...]
What Dreams May Come (And Go)
Aug 18th
Somewhere in my youth or childhood, I had many dreams of what my life would be like when I finally grew up. Well, the growing up part seems to have arrived far too soon for my tastes. But what happened to all of the dreams I had? Interestingly, I went to a high school seminary [...]
