Habits That Are Automatic

Auto Pilot Up to 40% of the actions we take are by conscious decision. That means that, for most of our day, we function on autopilot. Since we all have habits that need to be adjusted or changed, we would benefit from correcting the habits that are automatic. Auto...

When Plans Go Awry

Plans Go Awry It’s hard to believe we are two and a half months into the new year. By now, all those resolutions you made from good intentions should be pretty much gone by the wayside. But they were good for your health and wellbeing. Why let them go? Rather...

Ground Zero State of De-Stress

Manage Your Stress Managing yourself can be a real chore. You can be the most uncooperative, resistant person you have to deal with. And you really frustrate yourself when you won’t take responsibility for yourself. Very irritating. For instance, coming out of the...

Big Rocks or Not?

There’s a demonstration that you may have seen about putting different sizes of rocks into a container to show how crucial it is to insert the large rocks first, then the pebbles, sand and water, in that order. It illustrates the importance of putting priority things...

“To-do” or “To-K”?

Everyone has a to-do list. You know, it’s the list you use to make sure you don’t forget things and the place you get satisfaction when you cross off something you complete. Your list may be long or short, but you have one. You also have another list. Sometimes it’s...