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Reality Check: Strings Attached
The book, Choice Theory, by Dr. William Glasser is subtitled, “A New Psychology of Personal Freedom.” Glasser points out that the world is full of folks trying to control each other. These controlling behaviours cause plenty of misery—certainly for the … Continue reading →
Posted in Personal Freedom
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Tagged choosing actions, examining options, internal & external control
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Reality Check: Lessons from First Aid
Whenever I have the good fortune to participate in training, I try to figure out whether the skills I’m learning can be more broadly applied. In first aid, for example, there’s the principle of protecting your own safety. Don’t put … Continue reading →
Posted in Helping Others
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Tagged "should", examining options, guilt
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Reality Check: Wit’s end?
Are you ever at your “wit’s end?” You try everything you can think of to respond to a problem (usually a person-related problem), but nothing works to create the result you want. Interactions with others are sometimes delightful, other times … Continue reading →
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
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Tagged examining options, improving relationships
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Reality Check: I Regret that I Cannot…
Last post, I suggested that one way to reduce stress is to create habits for on-going chores. Assigning a specific time to mundane activities can reduce the perception of never being caught up. Chores don’t take over your life! How … Continue reading →
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Tagged "should", examining options, guilt
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Reality Check: Creating the Helpful Habit
Are you stressed? Is there too much to do, no time to do it? Do undone tasks scurry around in the back of your mind, popping up at inconvenient times? Many tasks are never fully done. Do you remember this … Continue reading →
Posted in Making a Change
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Tagged choosing actions, examining options, guilt, worry
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Reality Check: New Year’s Values
It’s the traditional season to make promises to ourselves: how we’ll change our lives, what we will achieve, what disciplines we will force on ourselves… While each day is as valuable as another, taking stock of life at New Year’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
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Tagged choosing actions, examining options, happiness
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Reality Check: Great Expectations
Hannah perceives that she is criticized. When family or friends get together, she comes away feeling like an underachiever. Her brother’s children excel, her sister makes more money, and her friends’ lives are more exciting. Although no one is critical … Continue reading →
Posted in Personal Freedom
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Tagged choosing actions, examining options, internal & external control
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Reality Check: Turn Around
Relationships have differences. If those differences aren’t handled well, they can lead to unfortunate consequences: marriage breakup, financial hardship, traumatized children. Differences at work can lead to people quitting or being fired, to stress, anxiety, lost productivity, and lost opportunities. … Continue reading →
Posted in Relationships
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Tagged examining options, fairness, negotiation
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Reality Check: The Dragonfly’s Options
A dragonfly trapped himself in the porch the other day. You know how that goes, don’t you? For a long time, he beat his head and wings against the closed window, while the open door stood beckoning barely six inches … Continue reading →
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
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Tagged examining options, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: Pattern Making
We’re all familiar with habits. We do the same thing over and over; a choice becomes so ingrained that it seems automatic. For example, I wake up; I drink coffee. No thought involved! Rick has a habit of buying exercise … Continue reading →
Posted in Making a Change
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Tagged choosing actions, examining options
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