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Reality Check: A Simple Thank You
Do you offer compliments? If so, is it rarely, only when someone has done something truly extraordinary? Or does giving compliments come easily to you? Now, how about receiving compliments? Can you accept a compliment without embarrassment, shrugging it off, … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, encouragement, happiness
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Reality Check: What I Didn’t Know Then
Choice Theory is focused on the present day. Why? “All you have any control over is what you do right now” is how Dr. Glasser puts it in “Choice Theory.” We can’t change the past, but many of us with … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, encouragement, improving relationships, responsibility
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Reality Check: To Make It Easier
When looking for information a while ago, I phoned a local business. I wasn’t quite as prepared as I like to be. Some of us, you know, like to have all our questions lined up beforehand so we are clear … Continue reading
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Tagged encouragement, examining wants, offering information
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Reality Check: The Odds of Encouragement
What are the odds that you’ll happen to say something encouraging to someone who could really benefit from it at that very moment? Encouragement is one of the seven caring habits that Dr. Glasser suggests will build relationships. Even if … Continue reading
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Reality Check: What Encourages You?
Encouragement makes a difference in people’s lives. OK, that may just be my opinion, but I’m sticking with it. What do you think? Do you act differently when you are feeling encouraged compared to when you are discouraged? My observation … Continue reading
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Reality Check: Can Good Come From Setbacks?
“How’s it going?” Has anyone asked you that recently? If so, how do you respond? Often we say, “Fine,” regardless of what’s happening. It is a practical answer, especially if we believe that the person asking isn’t really interested in … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, discouragement, encouragement, perception, priorities
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Reality Check: The Seeds of Goodwill
One day a few months back, a person I consider to be something of a mentor for me was taken ill. We are not closely connected, but I respect his work and consider him a trustworthy advisor. So I sent … Continue reading
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Reality Check: To Speak or To Hold Your Peace
Do you ever have moments in conversation when you wonder, “Should I speak up? Or is it better to bite my tongue?” In some cases, it can seem like we don’t even have a choice. Let’s say someone has said … Continue reading
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Reality Check: The Benefit of Small Inspirations
While cleaning my desk, I happened to bump the mouse, causing a video to begin playing on my computer. This video is not a professional production. It’s a little wobbly; the product of somebody who happened to have their phone … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing influences, choosing thoughts, encouragement
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