In the forward of the book, Extrodinary Knowing, the reknowned human development pychologist Carol Gilligan wrote, “Knowing through connectedness–the word that would join us, bridging lisby’s work and mine. It is how children know. And then, when connectedness is shattered or discounted or overridden, they come not to know.” Dr. Success Challenge: Begin reconnecting to...Read More
One of the many reasons I re-post Seth Godin’s blogs is because I align with the way the man thinks. I have reposted his entire blog on the subject of Rights and Responsibilities, yet his closing line once again hits square on all corners of the ever evolving definition of business success: “If your success...Read More
Some mornings I wake up just feeling my ‘cheerios’. On those mornings I want to enter conversations that matter, that move the mind and touch the heart, and that just might tick someone off enough to comment! This is one of those mornings! I make no secret of my belief in God. I speak and...Read More
In keeping with a few other blogs on marriage, I wanted to post a piece Gay Hendricks posted on 1/18/2010. Gay, among many accomplishments, is also a co founder of the Spiritual Cinema Circle. If you don’t belong to the SCC, you are missing a lot of uplifting films.www.hendricks.com/node/769THE SECRET OF EXPERIENCING MORE GENUINE LOVE...Read More
December 10th, 2009 by happier.com Researchers Measure Smiles to Predict Who Stays Married The December 13th New York Times Magazines features this piece by Jeff Stryker Say cheese and stay married? Yes, according to Matthew Hertenstein, a psychology professor at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. He and three colleagues recruited more than 600 people for...Read More
Thank You to Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener for the following article. At a recent family gathering my wife wore a T-shirt that read “I moved a heavy piece of furniture, ask me how!” And when my large brother-in-law asked her “how” she recruited him to move the furniture! My wife is, as you might have guessed,...Read More
This post continues a theme started by reading Seth Godin’s blog about jerks and doormats. Being considered a “jerk” may be the opportunity we all share regardless of our natural behavioral style. Yet feeling like a doormat or being referred to as a “doormat”, I will argue, is something only some behaviors experience. Commercial: The...Read More
I always pay attention to what I am asked to explain, or topics that keep reoccurring in client and friend conversations, or behaviors or thoughts that pop up in me that cause me to pause and take notice. Today I read a line from Seth Godin’s about jerks and doormats at work and I knew...Read More
I’ll be brief. Back in October I recommended a book, ZeroLimits. I am eternally grateful I was introduced to that book, yet I have now found a book I can recommend without the reservations which I had about recommending ZeroLimits. That book is The Easiest Way by Mabel Katz. I can recommend it for...Read More
Dr. Success Challenge: For the next 30 days, look yourself in the mirror and recite this first person adaptation of Marianne William’s famous passage. Keep track of changes in your personal confidence during the 30 days. Keep track of days it is easy to do, and days that it is difficult. Keep track of the...Read More
