Interrupt Your Bad Habits

I’m preparing a presentation for a counselor’s conference this spring about how therapy changes the brain’s neuroprocessing function. It’s an interesting topic and I’m enjoying the research. One of the interesting findings is how much people rely on their habits. A...

Draw The Line

What is the one thing that has been on your mind for a while…some habit, discipline or practice… that you know you should tackle, but you just haven’t committed yourself to it yet? You’re on the fence, balancing between thinking you should do it and actually making...

Exit the Daily Grind

I really enjoy sports and the ways athletes keep their heads in the game to overcome discouragement, maintain perseverance and break through malaise. At a certain level of competition, talent is less a factor and the mental game takes over. You are no different. It’s...

Your Lingering LIst

In last week’s message, I recommended that you take action to get the result you want rather than take a “wait and see” approach and then settle for however it works out. When I wrote it, I had in mind some of my clients and acquaintances who tend to delay action. I...

Be Noble. Quit Nobilizing

The more experience you gain, the more discretion you are granted regarding what you do and how you do it. Over time, you develop preferred ways of doing your work. Sometimes, those ways need to be examined because they have lost their usefulness or are more...