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- Michael Mantell's 5 Steps to Better Self-Esteem. - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2016 from Michael Mantell"Dr. Mantell, what is it that keeps me back from reaching my goals in life?" I"m often asked about what is the single most impacting block to success. I ask in return, "What do you think of yourself?" No, not what do you think others think about you? But what do you think about you? Your ...
Views: 1572 - Michael Mantell's Answer to the Negative Workplace - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2016 from Michael MantellDr. Michael Mantell brings decades of experience in turning the most challenging workplaces around, often in partnership with leading human resource professionals. In this column, he describes the causes of negativity, the consequences of negativity and how to turn negativity into positivity and ...
Views: 1587 - Michael Mantell's Food Craving Antidotes - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2016 from Michael MantellBetween L’Espalier in Boston Le Cirque, Eleven Madison Park and Bouley in NY, Restaurant August in New Orleans, Mélisse in LA, and Lulu in Palm Srings – I admit I’m having major food “cravings” just thinking about them as I write this article. These are the best in their respective cities in our ...
Views: 1318 - Michael Mantell's M.I.N.D. Workout - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2016 from Michael MantellMental mastery, whether it’s for a business meeting, a physical workout, academic success or mindful meditation, requires that you fully engage your mind. We’ve learned through years of research that our brains are capable of continued growth throughout our lives, especially when we are engaged ...
Views: 1413 - Michael Mantell: Heard Any Good Negative Predictions Lately? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2016 from Michael MantellNo, of course you haven’t heard any good negative predictions lately. That’s because there aren’t any good negative predictions. There are only negative negative predictions. That’s because there’s nothing good about a negative prediction! Negative predictions can only be ...
Views: 1706 - Millennials, Leadership and the Bottom Line - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2014 from Michael MantellHere is a novel idea if you are a tough boss. Get fair. Fast. That is, if you want to hold on to your employees, especially millennials. Whether your realize it or not, employees expect the American workplace to be a kinder, gentler place in which to work. So tough guy or tough gal, get ...
Views: 1395 - Mushrooming Mind-Blowing Millennial Momentum…Ready to Manage It? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2015 from Michael MantellAre you among the 80 million Americans born between approximately 1982 and 2001? Look around. Have you noticed that you make up about a third of your workplace? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has noticed and they say that what’s more, in just five more years, you presence will jump to 46% ...
Views: 1398 - My Fascination with Inspiration and Motivation: The Best Gift You Can Give - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2014 from Michael MantellIt all began when I was studying psychology in college in the 1960’s. That’s not as far back as you think. Just think of Abraham Maslow writing his paper in 1943 on what he called the “Hierarchy of Needs.” Both he and his pyramid have been revered for more than 70 years. I’m pediatrics ...
Views: 1397 - Prevent Temper Don't Manage It - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2015 from Michael MantellFrom simple annoyance to fiery rage, loss of temper, with its emotional and physiological mayhem, so mess with your life that it’s time to prevent, not just manage the thunder. Lashing out in anger over even the smallest slights or obstacles only makes sense if your goal is to strip yourself of ...
Views: 1261 - Ready To Say Good Morning To Standard Time on Monday? - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2014 from Michael MantellReady to say goodnight to Daylight Savings Time and good morning to Standard Time? We’ve enjoyed Standard Time in different time zones in the United States of America and Canada since November, 1883 when the railroads adopted the practice of standardized times in established time zones. It ...
Views: 1263 - SAD? Lighten Up - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2014 from Michael MantellIt is the time of year when people, especially it seems, millennials, report feeling depressed and unhappy. The less sunshine we see, the more dreary, blue, grumpy, low and unhappy people feel. What’s worse, these negative emotions lead to eating more carbs, weight gain, increased sleep and ...
Views: 1223 - Secrets to Living Well: Victory Not Mediocrity - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2014 from Michael MantellWhen it comes to living really well, many confuse doing so with looking good, feeling good, or having the goods. This leads people to chase after such goods as fake tans, plastic surgery, feel good drugs, virtual friendships, the mansion on the hill—preferably overlooking the water, making and ...
Views: 923 - Secrets to Living Well: Victory Not Mediocrity - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2014 from Michael MantellWhen it comes to living really well, many confuse doing so with looking good, feeling good, or having the goods. This leads people to chase after such goods as fake tans, plastic surgery, feel good drugs, virtual friendships, the mansion on the hill—preferably overlooking the water, making and ...
Views: 1096 - So You Want To Coach Millennials? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2015 from Michael MantellThere s/he sits in front of you or more likely in a text message, that “follow your dreams,” optimistic, confident, tolerant, ethnically diverse, born somewhere between 1976 and 2004, and from the most marketed to and most nearly technologically addicted, socially-networked generation in ...
Views: 1399 - Sweating the Small Stuff Over the Holidays? - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2014 from Michael Mantell"I'm so hurried at this time of the year, I don't have time to breathe,"my Caffeinated Corner buddy spouted on and on. What's a Caffeinated Corner? Oh, that's the group I see nearly every morning at the local Starbucks where we sit and over coffee and a muffin solve the problems of the world. ...
Views: 1095 - Thanksgiving: What's It All For? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2014 from Michael MantellDon’t tell me you actually believe that Pilgrims, dressed in black, sat down with Indians, wearing feathers and colorful beads, for a big meal of turkey, cornbread, cranberries and pumpkin pie and created what we know as Thanksgiving? If you do, we need to talk. Fast. It’s almost ...
Views: 1165 - The ABCs of a Healthy Mindset - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2016 from Michael MantellEver since the 1950’s when Albert Ellis, Ph.D., my teacher and mentor, developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy/Coaching, the mental health field has not been the same. Instead of spending months and years gazing inward and backward with no real behavior change, folks experiencing emotional ...
Views: 1196 - The Four Links to Positivity - by Submitted on May 01, 2015 from Michael MantellThe self-help blogs and media are filled with useful information about positive psychology, becoming your best self, leading the good life, and the value and benefits of being optimistic, positive and hopeful. It’s next to impossible--from more than 3000 years of Judaism’s wisdom on happiness to ...
Views: 2032 - The Healthy Uprising - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2015 from Michael MantellHere’s the choice we all have. We can either be a part of the 80% of Americans who don’t eat properly, sleep enough, make time for healthy relaxation, don’t spend quality and quantity time with friends and loved ones, and simply live in the illusion of health. This group is likely ill, ...
Views: 1157 - The Most Important Minute and a Half of Your Month (Not Meant for Children) - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2014 from Michael MantellAlan and Donna Brauer wrote a very fascinating book, “Better, Safer Sexual Intimacy and Extended Orgasmic Response.” Here’s what they found and reported: • The average human orgasm (not lovemaking) lasts only ten seconds • The average frequency of sexual intercourse for most couples is once ...
Views: 967 - The Most Important Minute and a Half of Your Month (Not Meant for Children) - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2014 from Michael MantellAlan and Donna Brauer wrote a very fascinating book, “Better, Safer Sexual Intimacy and Extended Orgasmic Response.” Here’s what they found and reported: • The average human orgasm (not lovemaking) lasts only ten seconds • The average frequency of sexual intercourse for most couples is once ...
Views: 1195 - There Is No Such Thing as Stress - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2015 from Michael MantellThere is no such thing as stress. Got that? Good. Then why are you wasting so much of your time with “stress management” programs, lectures, coaches, books, articles and websites? Could it be because you really don’t believe that there’s no such thing as stress? Oh, I know it’s a cottage ...
Views: 1842 - To Develop Gratitude Be a Thermostat Not a Thermometer - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2015 from Michael MantellHere’s the wisest elixir of happiness—gratitude. That’s right, gratitude will fill your storehouse of happiness. What’s this have to do with health and fitness? Plenty. You see the study of positive psychology, specifically the work of Sonja Lyubomirsky in her book, “The How of Happiness,” ...
Views: 1508 - Unlikeable? You May be Breathing But Aren't Living - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2014 from Michael MantellLife, to many, seems like it is a series of popularity contests. The only people who don’t like popularity contests are those that either believe they will lose them, or worse, do lose them. They hold their breath each time they walk into a room, get up to speak, raise their hand in class or go ...
Views: 1293 - What Millennials Can Teach Us About Positivity - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2015 from Michael MantellHow can a group of 80 million young Americans suffering from mind-bogglingly high unemployment rates still be positive, buoyant and survive? Leave it to Millennials to do exactly that. With $200 billion in buying power, they are optimistic, confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and ...
Views: 1125 - What to Ask If You Meet Your True Love in 2015 - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2014 from Michael MantellWith all of the resolutions, intentions, goals and wishes you’ve considered for the new year, 2015, if one of them is to finally meet your true love, your “soulmate,” the person of your dreams, then be sure you take some notes on this article. You may just need them if walking down the aisle ...
Views: 972 - What to Ask If You Meet Your True Love in 2015 - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2014 from Michael MantellWith all of the resolutions, intentions, goals and wishes you’ve considered for the new year, 2015, if one of them is to finally meet your true love, your “soulmate,” the person of your dreams, then be sure you take some notes on this article. You may just need them if walking down the aisle ...
Views: 1321 - What's Eating You May Be Why You Are Eating - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2014 from Michael MantellEver notice how many diet books there are? That’s because diets don’t commonly work. Think about it. How many people do you know who have dieted and actually maintained their weight loss? Only 3 percent to 5 percent of dieters who lose weight maintain significant weight loss. And have you ...
Views: 1087 - Who's Your BFF? - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2014 from Michael MantellHere’s a wonderful poem on friendship I came across, written by David Leonhardt. Choose friends wisely, the portrait they paint Is who you are and who you ain't. Friendship is life's great support When friends are of the right sort. For all your dreams do they make room, Or bring you ...
Views: 1221 - Why a "C" is better than an "A" - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2015 from Michael Mantell“Mrs. Mantell, your son Michael is not college material. He should definitely consider a vocational high school path.” That’s what Mrs. McCaffery, my 8th grade teacher at Chancellor Ave. Elementary School in Newark, N.J., told my mother with me sitting there…trembling, My mother, then ...
Views: 1251 - WILLpower or DOpower? - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2016 from Michael MantellOf course that’s a provocative title. After all, we live in America where we have become anesthetized into believing that we must be ever so careful to avoid holding anyone accountable, answerable or responsible. Rather we prefer to blame a lack of self-esteem, a “bad” childhood, traumatic ...
Views: 1922 - Your lbs May Prevent Stress and Negativity - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2015 from Michael MantellDid you know that most of the people you know, including yourself very likely, find it easier to work than to enjoy free time? Becoming successful, it seems, trumps developing happiness. This is what Shawn Achor relies on when he writes about the “Happiness Myth,” namely the myth that hard work ...
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