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Category Archives: Choosing Behaviour
Reality Check: Speak up or stand down, continued
We’ve already looked at a couple who had neglected to share important aspects of their lives with each other until it was almost too late. It is important to recognize when it’s time to speak up about what you are … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged choosing actions, improving relationships
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Reality Check: Worry Stoppers
“It is within your power to feel better.” That’s according to Dr. Bob Wubbolding, in “A Set of Directions for Putting and Keeping Yourself Together.” How much power do you have over your feelings? In choice theory, we say that … Continue reading
Posted in Making a Change
Tagged anxiety, making choices, worry
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Reality Check: The Behaviour of Worrying
Whether it’s a significant fear or just a twinge of uneasiness, most folks experience the state of “being worried” from time to time. A variety of actions and thoughts come along for the ride when our main behaviour is worrying. … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, making choices, worry
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Reality Check: To Temper a Temper
Aren’t words fun? The phrase “to temper” means to calm, whereas a person who “has a temper” is angry. If you have a temper, do you have a choice? Or is your temper out of your control? Josie has a … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, internal & external control
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Reality Check: At the mercy of events?
Whether you are on the search for your first job or your fifteenth, during the job-hunt process, you’ll likely experience both encouraging and disheartening events. Those events can trigger feelings: excitement and optimism after a good interview; distress and discouragement … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, making choices
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Reality Check: Effective Living in a Material World
Karen, introduced last column, has bones to pick with society and its emphasis on materialism. At the drop of a hat (or shopping bag) Karen can launch into a tirade. Her theme: “We are bombarded with high pressure sales; credit … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", choosing actions, making choices
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Reality Check: A Material World
Time and again, I hear folks say, “We are too materialistic; we buy too much; we throw too much away. We have too much debt, we have too much stress; we should stop living like this.” Does that sound familiar … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", guilt, internal & external control
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Reality Check: Possibilities and Potential
Lauren has a dream, and she’s talked about this dream for years. When she’s asked what she does, Lauren replies without hesitation: “My dream is to open a home for challenged youth.” People who know and love Lauren encourage her … Continue reading
Posted in Making a Change
Tagged discouragement, examining wants, perception
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