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Category Archives: Choosing Behaviour
Reality Check: More Encouragement
Last post, I suggested that honesty is an important characteristic of effective encouragement. When offering encouragement, ask yourself, “Do I believe the encouraging words I am about to say, or are they just “feel-good” words and wishful thinking?” If your … Continue reading
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Tagged discouragement, improving relationships, offering information
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Reality Check: An Encouraging Word
The act of offering sincere encouragement can be as satisfying for you as it is helpful for the person being encouraged. Encouragement feels good. Encouragement can be motivational. Encouragement can be the key to a win-win in many areas of … Continue reading
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Tagged discouragement, improving relationships, offering information
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Reality Check: Worried about becoming my dad (or mom) syndrome?
It seems that marketers will do anything to convince us that their product is the one for us. (Sounds like I’m choosing skepticism, eh?) Just for fun, picture this as your problem: You’re trying to market a product to young … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, confidence, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Fluffy, Revisited
A few posts ago, I presented this classic quandary: Is it appropriate to deceive someone if you believe the deception is kinder than the truth? Here’s the scenario: Maria’s beloved cat, Fluffy, went missing. Maria responded to the reality of … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", improving relationships, making choices
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Reality Check: The Words of Choice
Although we humans do a lot of talking (and occasionally listening), it can still be difficult to understand each other. Even the words we use with ourselves—our internal dialog—can shape how we understand our lives. Do we believe that we … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, freedom, perception
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Reality Check: Remembering the “Why” of To-do
It’s a beautiful day. You, however, have to go to work. And mow the lawn. And take the kids to practice, the cat to the vet, and visit the in-laws. Does it seem that your to-do list goes on and … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", examining wants, happiness
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Reality Check: So, you’re angry. Who’s in charge?
Anger, like many negative emotions, can ruin your whole day, eh? Depending on the severity, anger can leave a bad taste for weeks, months, or even a whole lifetime. It may be tempting to believe that we can’t control our … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, dissatisfaction, internal & external control
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