Are you sabotaging your own promises?

Last week we talked about promises and some of the things that eat away at our ability to produce our intended result.  Typically, the intention behind our promise

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Are your shortcuts limiting you?

Our brains have an amazing ability to quickly work out the easiest way to do something.  That’s why we always see the corners of grass trampled where people

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Is it possible to stop feeling guilty?

Let’s talk about feeling guilty - that nasty, miserable, nagging feeling that we are so often trying desperately to avoid.  Feeling guilty usually (but not exclusively) shows up

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Is looking forward to things good for us?

What if we told you all the time you have been spending looking forward to all the wonderful vacations, holidays, finish lines, and good times is actually helping

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What is boredom?

Have you ever noticed the kind of malaise, weariness and apathy that comes along with boredom?    Boredom is quite different from having idle, free or discretionary time.

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What did you change your mind about this year?

A lot of the focus around New Years is about what you learned this year and what you want to create for next year.  We have a slightly

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Objects in mirror are closer than they appear

Similarly, anger unexperienced seems larger than it is. It’s kind of like the monster under the bed.  When you get down on your knees and look it straight

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Polite or Truthful?

Do you ever lie to avoid another’s disappointment? Here’s an example: Instead of saying I don’t want to go to the graduation, you say, "Oh sorry, I have

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Sorry: Do you mean it?

Have you ever said “I’m sorry” as a way to avoid truly taking responsibility for a wrong-doing?   Throw away lines don’t belong in our relationships.  They create

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Embracing Complexity

We are nuanced and complicated creatures.  And of course, so are the situations we are in and create.  Have you ever noticed that often people with the strongest,

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