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Reality Check: Will You Ever Grow, Moso?
In his book, “A Set of Directions for Putting and Keeping Yourself Together,” Dr. Bob Wubbolding tells a little story about the Moso bamboo. According to Dr. Bob, it can take years of persistent care and watering of seeds before … Continue reading
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Tagged basic needs, confidence, making choices, persistence
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Reality Check: Perceptions and Reputations
One upside of living in this internet-connected world is that we have so much access to useful information. But there’s always a downside, isn’t there? Here’s one. While it’s easy to access information, it’s also easy to produce information. Websites, … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing influences, choosing thoughts, perception
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Reality Check: Is it Time to Change the Filter?
Filters are useful. If we don’t have the right air filter, oil filter, or coffee filter, some tasks just can’t be done. We have other filters too; ones that we can’t see but that still affect our lives. Their effects … Continue reading
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Tagged filters, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: Does Time Fly?
Wow! It’s mid-summer already! How did that happen? It seems like just a few minutes ago, we were scraping snow off the walkways. Time goes so quickly, day after day, week upon week, with whole months, even years, flying by. … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing influences, need satisfaction, perception
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Reality Check: Your Unknown Impact
Do you know the impact of your life on others? Some people get direct feedback on their actions. For example, if you are in a workplace, you know what happens if you don’t show up for work. If you perform … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing influences, encouragement, perception
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Reality Check: So What If I’m Rejected?
Self-evaluation in choice theory encourages us to honestly ask, “Is what I’m doing working well for me?” If things are going well, we would likely choose to continue. If they’re not, we might make a change. Does that seem like … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing actions, choosing thoughts, confidence, perception
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Reality Check: Are you the only one?
Have you ever done something that you regret? Or avoided doing something that you now regret not doing? I have a feeling that most of us can answer yes to one or both of those questions. Now, ask yourself: Do … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, comparing with others, perception
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Reality Check: What We Measure
Some things we can influence; many others we can’t. It can be surprisingly difficult to accurately identify where we have influence and where there is simply nothing we can do. If you’ve been reading these columns regularly, then you know … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing influences, choosing thoughts, discouragement, perception
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