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Reality Check: Does Optimism Make a Difference?
Does optimism make a difference? That is, a positive difference? Or is optimism only for the naive and easily-led, those folks who aren’t wise enough to understand how really bad and awful and disastrous everything is? If you’ve been reading … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing influences, choosing thoughts, encouragement, happiness, internal & external control
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Reality Check: The Blue Zones
If you were making a list of what you want most of all, you might include “a long, healthy life” on that list. You wouldn’t be alone. Considering that attempts to find the “fountain of youth” date back centuries, we … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing influences, choosing thoughts
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Reality Check: What Comes In; What Goes Out
“Garbage in; garbage out” is a phrase I first heard during my early computer programming days. It’s a common-sense idea; if you put poor information into a system, poor results come out. Intuitively, we know it’s true. This doesn’t just … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing influences, choosing thoughts, perception
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Reality Check: Choosing Your Surroundings
It’s the dead of winter. Snow is falling, cold winds are blowing; there is ice wherever you want to walk. In the midst of this dull and often non-productive time, an amaryllis bulb that I’ve had for years is starting … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing influences, choosing thoughts, discouragement, happiness
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Reality Check: Positive Peer Pressure
I’ve organized my desk! Well, technically, that’s not true. I haven’t organized it. Yet. However, my friend Emma has organized her desk, and is delighted with the result. She can now find her stamps, labels, scissors, stapler and that hole-punch … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing influences, motivation, perception
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Reality Check: Legacy and Contribution
What comes to your mind when you hear the words, “leaving a legacy”? Legacy is often interpreted as a monetary gift, but for Stephen Covey, the concept of legacy is broader than money. Covey, famous for “The 7 Habits of … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing influences, encouragement, gratitude, learning
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Reality Check: Stories of Hope
In a parking lot the other day, I was approached by a young woman we’ll call Libby. I’d known her years ago, and it was a delight to see her and catch up. Her story was brimming with positives. A … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing influences, encouragement
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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
Posted in Perception & Reality
Tagged choosing actions, choosing influences, need satisfaction, perception
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