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Reality Check: Go For It!
If you spend any time looking at life management strategies, the topic of goals is sure to come up. Last column, I looked at goals from the perspective of what we might want to give up. This time, I’ll take … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing actions, examining wants, need satisfaction
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Reality Check: Positive Power
The Choice Theory approach to human behaviour includes the idea that we have basic needs. There are just five of those needs, and in recent columns I’ve explored two: freedom and fun. This time, I’ll take a look at another … Continue reading
Posted in Power
Tagged basic needs, choosing actions, choosing thoughts, power
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Reality Check: Are We Having Fun Yet?
When was the last time you said, “That was fun!” Not sarcastically, but with genuine appreciation for time spent laughing. Was it today? Yesterday? Last week? Or maybe you have some vague memories of fun times when you were a … Continue reading
Posted in Fun
Tagged basic needs, choosing actions, examining wants, fun, happiness
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Reality Check: Those Difficult Thoughts and Feelings
When choosing a title for this column, I was torn about how to describe the thoughts and feelings I’m writing about. There are so many possibilities; we could call them negative, upsetting, or troublesome. I like “pesky” but it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Doing, Thinking, Feeling, Physiology
Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, happiness
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Reality Check: Positive Physical Activity
If you ever have the feeling that you need to “pull yourself together,” then it would be handy to have a procedure to follow, wouldn’t it? Dr. Bob Wubbolding wrote a set of directions for doing just that. He called … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing actions, persistence, reality, total behaviour
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Reality Check: What is a Positive Action?
If you decide to follow through with Dr. Bob Wubbolding’s steps in, “A Set of Directions for Putting and Keeping Yourself Together,” then you may have already made some progress! First, you’ll have assessed your current reality. That is, you’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged basic needs, choosing actions, encouragement
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Reality Check: A Little Encouragement; Big Results
We can get news from all over the world. Some good; some awful. Along with current events, we also get information about what others are doing. That news often includes their notable accomplishments and tremendous success. Like so much of … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged basic needs, choosing actions, encouragement, improving relationships
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Reality Check: Is “Should” Running Your Life?
I should wash the dog. And I should prepare that report; check on Harry, run those errands and go through the stack of mail on my desk. There are lots of activities that I really should do. Do you have … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Freedom
Tagged "should", choosing actions, choosing thoughts, examining wants, perception
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Reality Check: Reminisce or Ruminate?
The ability to remember is a mixed blessing, isn’t it? For example, we can look back and relive happy times with the people we love. Those pleasant memories can serve to remind us of the love and belonging that we … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, self-evaluation
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