What made you smile this week? Can you tell me about a time you felt strong and healthy? When I think of the answers to these two questions, I am immediately put in a good mood. I feel positive and I think about what is possible, even if I’m having a bad day. This is […]
The Simultaneity Principle: How Your Questions Change You in Real-Time Read More »
In 1929, widespread rumors circulated that banks were unstable. This caused people to withdraw their money and keep it in their homes instead. The panic and the mass withdrawals actually caused the banks to collapse, and the Great Depression was officially underway. In 2020, there was fear that there would be a shortage in supplies
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When I was a kid, I collected weird things. First were stickers. Any type of stickers. Holographic. Fuzzy. Big. Small. I would trade them with friends at school. I would lay them out on my bed and look at them and think about the ones I wanted. I also collected Beanie Babies and Troll Dolls.
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Life feels perfect on paper. The career milestones achieved. The carefully constructed path followed. Yet something profound is missing – a disconnection from who you truly are beneath the layers of conditioning and expectations. This gap between external success and internal fulfillment isn’t random. According to Albert Ellis, the pioneering psychologist who developed Rational Emotive
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How often have you thought to yourself, “I’m a good person?” How often have you looked at someone else and wondered, “Are they a good person?” Now, what characteristics make up a “good person?” Are these things like niceness, kindness, availability, volunteering, alignment of actions and words, living sustainably, putting others first, working hard, or
Beyond the “Good Person” Identity: Recalibrating Who You Really Are Read More »
You check your phone first thing in the morning and immediately feel anxious. A news alert about economic uncertainty, a social media post that makes you feel inadequate, a text from that friend who always complains. By 8am, you’re already emotionally drained. Sound familiar? We live in an age of information overwhelm, yet most of
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There’s a moment when you realize you’ve been living someone else’s life. Maybe it hits you during a quiet morning, or perhaps it creeps in during another meeting where you find yourself saying what you think others want to hear rather than what you actually believe. You look around at the life you’ve built and
There’s a moment in every person’s transformation when they stop swimming against the current of their own nature and begin flowing with it instead. It’s the difference between forcing your way through life and allowing your authentic self to guide the way forward. This shift from performance to flow represents one of the most profound
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There’s a moment in every person’s journey toward authenticity when they realize a difficult truth: living genuinely means accepting that you will disappoint people. Not intentionally, not maliciously, but inevitably. The choices that align with your authentic self will sometimes conflict with others’ expectations, comfort zones, and desires for you. And that’s exactly where your
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Most of us make dozens of decisions every day without truly understanding the profound power we’re wielding. We choose what to wear, what to eat, how to spend our time, and whom to engage with – often operating on autopilot, following patterns established by habit, expectation, or convenience. But what if I told you that