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Reality Check: Smart Praise
I have previously suggested that supportive behaviours, such as encouraging and offering recognition, are helpful for building strong relationships. How about praise? Is it an effective way to recognize and encourage? When little Joey started elementary school, he’d already had … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged learning, offering information
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Reality Check: The Ups and Downs of Positive Thinking
Do you “think positively?” Do you believe that it’s important and helpful to do so? One of the appealing aspects of choice theory for me is its positive message and optimistic view of human possibility. By recognizing what we can … Continue reading
Posted in Doing, Thinking, Feeling, Physiology
Tagged choosing thoughts, confidence, learning, total behaviour
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Reality Check: Are you being bored?
Blissful summer days are a great time to think about school! You’re probably aware that education could be improved. I bet you can come up with a few improvements you’d like right now. Discussions of problems in education are not … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching
Tagged choosing influences, learning, offering information
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Reality Check: Experiments in Encouragement
How do we learn? One effective method involves coming up with an idea and then trying an experiment to see whether the idea works as we think it will. Observe what happens, and then draw a conclusion based on what … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged criticism, learning, offering information
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Reality Check: Jimmy meets Mrs. Crabapple
Ever since he was little, Jimmy wanted to be a pilot. Now, he’s finally ready for that first step on the road to realizing his dream. It’s time to go to ground school. Jimmy’s never been academically inclined. High school … Continue reading
Posted in Learning
Tagged choosing actions, learning, making choices, worry
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Reality Check: Mottoes, Slogans, and Sayings
“Live your dream!” “Take pride in your work” “Be true to yourself!” “Have a great day!” We’ve all heard them, and maybe even used them. These are the slogans, mottoes, and sayings that we sometimes use to replace thoughtful conversation. … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged "should", internal & external control, learning
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Reality Check: Overcoming a longstanding upset
If you seek out self-development resources for inspiration, then you already know that gurus, teachers, and coaches suggest that it’s helpful to have a positive outlook. But what if that positivity eludes you? Tashia “knows” that anyone she meets is … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Freedom
Tagged choosing thoughts, discouragement, learning, perception
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Reality Check: The Hard Work of Positive Thinking
When discouragement hits, it can be hard to imagine that you have any choice at all about how you feel. The total behaviour aspect of choice theory states that taking action of some sort is the most direct approach to … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged discouragement, learning, unhappiness
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Learning at Work
Young folks often associate learning with what teachers “make” us do in school. Here’s an eye-opener: the cold, hard reality is that even after graduation, learning continues. Yup! In many workplaces, you need to continuously learn if you want to … Continue reading