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Category Archives: Choosing Behaviour
Reality Check: The Value of Reducing Waste
Last column, I suggested that being aware of your values can help you make choices that lead you toward the life that you want. We looked at the value of persistence; now let’s look at the value of “reducing waste.” … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, examining wants, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Stewing on a Setback
If the word “stew” only brings to mind that tasty dish from a crockpot, you’re fortunate! For many, stewing means worrying, and it’s often over something completely out of one’s control. Everybody has setbacks, and it can be mighty difficult … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, unhappiness, worry
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Reality Check: Young People Today…
How would you finish the phrase, “Young people today…”? A frequent theme is, “Young people today don’t want to work,” or “Young people today can’t handle money,” or “Young people today expect to be taken care of.” That criticism often … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", offering information, perception
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Reality Check: Attitude in Action
What’s the most important attribute for success? Ask an employer, teacher, or coach, and it’s pretty likely that somewhere in the answer you’ll find reference to the need for “a good attitude.” In fact, entire libraries could be filled with … Continue reading
Posted in Making a Change
Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Your own influence
In my last column, I discussed the influence of Dr. William Glasser. His books and the training that’s offered in choice theory and reality therapy has an impact on folks all over the world. However, it’s not only world-renowned authors, … Continue reading
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Reality Check: Dr. Glasser’s influence
Dr. William Glasser passed away recently. Even though it’s less than a decade since I first became aware of choice theory and reality therapy, Dr. Glasser’s work now influences almost everything I do. There are plenty of theories about why … Continue reading
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Tagged internal & external control, making choices, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: The Goal
One term that’s used in goal setting is the BHAG—that stands for the Big Hairy Audacious Goal. (No, I’m not making this up.) Even if your goals are neither hairy nor audacious, the principle of setting goals and maintaining awareness … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, examining wants, perception
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