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No one can escape stress - not even the mighty Millennials.
The fact is, they are the most stressed of all generations!
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), Millennials (ages 18 to 33) report the highest average stress levels... and it's climbing. Thirty-nine percent ... Views: 1488
Our Mind is a storehouse of all our past memories events, happenings, incidents, emotions and the like many things. All our painful events are more stronger than other ordinary things. Most of us nurture and keep these memories and lead a life with that in mind. This approach definitely creates ... Views: 595
“I always wanted to get into another field where I knew I would be more fulfilled but for some reason I was never able to get past the gate. You empowered me to step through the gate to get to the other side so I could have a more fulfilling and satisfied life.”
– comment from a client at the ... Views: 1534
Think back to when you were just a wee little boy or girl. Do you remember the question people used to ask all of the time? “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I was thinking about that question today and realized that on so many levels, it is totally unfair!
First, how in the world do ... Views: 1403
A few weeks ago my family and I spent five days up in the mountains. Overall, it was a lovely vacation, with much laughter, hiking, game-playing, and boating. But for some reason my husband and I were in one those spells when we bumped heads at some point each day. Perhaps it was hormones or ... Views: 1506
When Henry Ford first dreamed of building a horseless carriage, he was entertaining what most folks considered to be pure fantasy — even though it had already been done, albeit somewhat crudely, by others. With the encouragement and assistance of his devoted and loving wife Clara, Henry ... Views: 1076
Spring has finally here in Atlanta and that always means changes. Those changes have already started, we just don't see them.
They're taking place deep underground where roots are spreading, plants are drawing the nutrition they need to flower and flourish.
Whether you like it or not ... Views: 2846
Intelligence, awareness and individualism are all excellent qualities to develop in executive coaching. Interestingly, these “differientators” may have caused problems during the high school years. Embracing who you are as an individual and making full use of your most positive, unique traits ... Views: 1068
The word psychology derived from the Greek word ‘psyche’, its meanings is ‘soul’ or‘mind’. Andlogos mean “word”. Psychology is a field that studies the human mind and behavior as well.The first experimental psychology lab established by Wilhelm Wundt in Germany, in 1879.It seeks to understand ... Views: 1388
Failure holds you back. If you are not where you want to be in life, then it holds you back. Everything pulls you back to where you are when you're trying to get ahead, when you're trying to improve yourself. Your situation, your friends, your family, your debt, everything... maybe not on ... Views: 1805
It is an adventure, writing an article on my special presentation Success Or Satisfaction.
Everyone wants them both, success and satisfaction. And everyone questions, is it possible to have them both?
But nobody thinks that satisfaction is possible along with success. I know many people ... Views: 1225
It is an adventure, writing an article on my special presentation Success Or Satisfaction.
Everyone wants them both, success and satisfaction. And everyone questions, is it possible to have them both?
But nobody thinks that satisfaction is possible along with success. I know many people ... Views: 1070
It is an adventure, writing an article on my special presentation Success Or Satisfaction.
Everyone wants them both, success and satisfaction. And everyone questions, is it possible to have them both?
But nobody thinks that satisfaction is possible along with success. I know many people ... Views: 1234
It is an adventure, writing an article on my special presentation Success Or Satisfaction.
Everyone wants them both, success and satisfaction. And everyone questions, is it possible to have them both?
But nobody thinks that satisfaction is possible along with success. I know many people ... Views: 1214
Why do so many people find true abundance elusive? Most of them are missing the key ingredient: complete and utter confidence in themselves, which is inseparable from complete confidence in their physical self: their body.
Of course, getting that total body confidence can be a tall order, ... Views: 1033
In today’s active corporate and wired world, achieving your goals and feeling fulfilled doesn’t have to be a chaotic, stressful affair. Being completely fulfilled means having a deeply felt irrefutable sense that you are happy, healthy, and whole.
Your work and performance are deemed ... Views: 2164
This month I saw my one of my ultimate goals and dreams come to pass: the publication of my first book, Get off Your Attitude!
For two years, I have been working on it and I must be honest with you, it wasn’t easy. It was a struggle. There were times that I thought “this is never going to ... Views: 1696
So today is the day that William and Catherine (or Wills and Kate, as the newspapers will have it) get hitched.
And deciding to get married is a big step in anyone’s life. But particularly for this couple who have the eyes of the world upon them. William is used to that and has been brought ... Views: 1372
Do you know how to talk to your aging parents about their money?
It's always about independence, something seniors do not want to lose. So when do you approach this topic? Have you seen the bills piling up on their table? Have they fallen prey to telephone or internet scams? This is a ... Views: 1294
Recently, I led our monthly webinar for professionals working with family caregivers on Caregiving.com. In the webinar, I shared the ten life lessons I learned from working with family caregivers.
I thought you’d enjoy them, too. The life lessons I’ve learned from family caregivers ... Views: 1278
In my earlier years, I lived in fear of debt collectors. I hadn’t managed my money or credit well. Instead of recognizing it as an exchange between me and the card company based on trust and respect, I thought of it more as being able to buy whatever I wanted while paying a small amount. ... Views: 1916
The Challenge for Returning Veterans
By
Bill Cottringer
Veterans Day is a day we can all be thankful for the men and women who generously and unselfishly served our country, past and present and some with their lives, to keep the rest of us safe and secure in the freedom we cherish. ... Views: 1908
The Corridor Principal
Did you know that when you launch out on your goal or vision the moment you take your first step in that direction you are thrusting yourself into a corridor. A hallway with many doors, the funny thing is that you won’t see the doors till you get closer to them and only ... Views: 1462
How was your day?
We utter this question blithely every day, not realizing how monumental it is. Indeed, it’s the single most important question you’ll ever ask.
We talk about life being short, but 80 years is really a long time. Life’s too long to fight evolution. When you have the ... Views: 1386
Nobody likes being left out, abandoned, different, and unwelcomed. Yet, it is a common experience when we are “in-between.” Not where we were and not where we are yet to be.
People feel in-between while they are waiting for a divorce, retiring from work, getting sicker, moving to new homes, ... Views: 844
In the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States lies the famous state of New Jersey. Surrounding it from the north and east side is New York, while the south east and south sides are covered up by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west side lies Pennsylvania and all of the south ... Views: 1658
At eight years old she was playing in large groups of friends, giggling with the other girls about which boy was the dorkiest.
At 16 she was so fearless and quite the sassy teenage girl who stood strong for herself and her worth.
When she was 24 she had these vivid visions of her amazing ... Views: 1125
As this new year comes out of the gate, my personal consulting work is bringing me aspects of life that can’t be fixed or figured out with a quick solution or a fast answer.
Often, all that is appropriate is to just show up. Be there. Listen. First, hearing the details of what has happened ... Views: 1930
The way we behave decides what our habits are, and our habits make us who we are as people and individuals. They influence and shape our life a lot more than we realize. Over time, our habits become our routine, and it shapes our daily lives. They are very strongly etched in our brains, and our ... Views: 723
It is amazing that we are often confronted with our own issues presented in the guise of other people seeking a solution to their own problems. The advice we give is all too often that which we are hesitant to take ourselves. Perhaps there is more to the life lesson than this simplistic ... Views: 1219
The New Year means different things to different people. For some, it inspires change for the better, for others it’s just another year, and the rest of us fall somewhere in between.
For the inspired, great successes will ensue. For the pseudo-inspired, great intentions will ensue for about ... Views: 974
This blog is part 2 of "The Mother Connection" blogpiece, and is a part of Susanna’s book.
It’s impossible today for any of us to not be triggered around our own “enough-ness,” given how much our culture uses this very concept to demonstrate and than sell to us what we need to feel ... Views: 1716
THE ORIGINAL SIN... Part 2
..JOURNEY OUT OF Eden........( genesis3)
Last time we considered the first part of the original sin, which was. The loss Of innocence.
Eden happens to be the place of purpose, work, and divine assignment. In life, we all have a purpose, a special assignment ... Views: 1257
I recently read an editorial in Philadelphia Magazine about parents demanding too little from their children. The author opined “we have caved in to the foolish idea that being a good parent means being nice to our children, and making their youths as pleasant and free of stress as possible. ... Views: 1527
I was having tea with a friend yesterday morning. We were talking about a transition she is making in her life. She recently left her employer in pursuit of a dream. The problem: she doesn’t know what the dream is. She left one thing to head towards another. The “other” is unknown.
She knew ... Views: 1419
Do you think you have what it takes to become a successful pharmacy technician? Take a look at this in-depth analysis of the typical pharmacy technician job description. If you want to be successful in this career choice, you want to be certain that many of your attributes line up with the ... Views: 3101
Recently, I shared a simple 3 step process for waking up to what you enjoy. This helps point you in the right direction for understanding what’s truly important to you and why. Now, I want to share a practical step for choosing a direction and remaining focused on it.
Getting clear on ... Views: 1446
Parents who are struggling to manage their teen’s behavior often turn to outside sources for help. The top options for troubled teens are often boarding school or boot camp. Both program types offer troubled teens the opportunity to change their behavior, receive counseling and therapy, and ... Views: 1603
I've been thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of downsizing to a smaller home after retirement. This is what I've come up with so far...
Advantages
The first and most obvious advantage is that, if your existing home is worth a lot of money because of its location and size, ... Views: 6726
Dearest Darling Friends,
Has water entered your ship?
The ship needs water to move. Compared to the mass of water it can travel and conquer, the size of the ship is very tiny.
Yet, all the water in the biggest of the oceans cannot drown the ship, unless water enters that ship. The ... Views: 1960
If you are anything like me, life has given you plenty of opportunities for starting over. I’ve had lots of chances to start over—I moved every three years during my 30+ year career with the Central Intelligence Agency. When I hit the four-year mark of living in Denver, I realized it was the ... Views: 1533
You’re a high performer. You excel at new endeavors and you thrive on the recognition that comes with exceeding expectations. You are incredibly driven and when you set a goal for yourself, you very rarely veer off it until you have achieved exactly what it is you have set out to do. Rings a ... Views: 926
Actually it is not really a story about trains. Although it tells about them. Do you remember being the first time at a railway station? Well, the first time ever, I mean. That first time when you were still wondering about snakes of wagons arriving and leaving the station. Exactly that first ... Views: 1411
As you get more and more drawn to your favorite things to do in your computer, you’ll find yourself constricted in a way that you need help either from someone or from a friend. You may need to run programs simultaneously and a number of tasks all at one time. If only you could do attend to them ... Views: 1858
We all carry within us a well of Self. We can’t see this well, but we know when the waters are clear and full or when they’re low and flecked with the dark matter of the lies we tell ourselves about ourselves. We know when the waters are warm from the time, interest, and compassion we pour into ... Views: 1562
At the core of each human being rests a heart full of love, tinged with sadness and aching with longing. Some would say this longing points to our awareness of our original separation from a divine source, the knowing that we are all one yet painfully separated from each another because of this ... Views: 1780
The world is changing at lightning speed. We know this and since everything is our mirror, I wonder how many of us are reflecting this change internally? Are we embracing new ways of doing, seeing and being in our world or is it the same old, same old?
Are we waiting for our lives to change ... Views: 1168
When I led canoe trips for a living, one of the first things we taught is that you don't need to put that much pressure in your strokes to change the direction you're going. A little does a lot. And the same thing is true for goals.
Have you made a resolution or goal for this new year? Most ... Views: 1276
As I work with people both personally and professionally I notice that all have been hurt at some point in their life. Some so deeply they haven't recovered. This affects their professional life as well. Some signs I have seen are: anger in the workplace, demoralizing a coworker in front of ... Views: 1705
Over the summer, my daughter turned 16, legal age to get her G1 and start learning to drive. Not something I have been looking forward to as I literally just finished cleaning being a driving instructor to my son in July when he passed his driving test. My daughter asked if she could write the ... Views: 1426