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Reality Check: What We Tell Ourselves
Do you talk to yourself? Some people have a rich inner conversation going on in their heads all the time; others have no idea what I’m referring to. That’s just another reminder of how different people are! This column is … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged "should", choosing actions, choosing thoughts, making choices, perception
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Reality Check: That First Impulse
“Follow your heart.” This phrase is on T-shirts, plaques, coffee mugs. People quote it and presumably rely on it as a guiding principle. Let’s take a look at what that might mean.
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged choosing actions, choosing influences, making choices, perception
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Reality Check: The Value of Patches
“Patches make the goodbye harder still…” Decades ago, you could hear the song “Oh Very Young” playing everywhere. The artist, formerly known as Cat Stevens, sang of growing up, of life, and in this line, of discarding favourite old jeans. … Continue reading
Posted in Satisfaction
Tagged choosing actions, making choices, persistence, power, responsibility
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Reality Check: To Do What We Can
When I hung up the phone after a rather unsatisfying conversation with a company which shall remain nameless, I muttered to myself, “Well, at least I’ve done what I can.” Granted, this didn’t turn my situation into sunshine and roses. … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", choosing actions, choosing thoughts, making choices
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Reality Check: Choosing Our Perceptions
Would your life be different if you could control your emotions? You could decide, “I’m choosing to be happy, confident, optimistic!” Or, “I’m choosing to be angry, anxious, resentful.” Either way, with this power, you’d have control over how you … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, examining wants, making choices, perception
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Reality Check: The Price of a Mistake
How do you make decisions? Perhaps you use a process, such as: start by collecting information, discuss the issue with people you trust, then weigh pros and cons, and finally, based on logic and due diligence, you decide! If you … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged making choices, responsibility, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: What We Can Learn From Our Decisions
While all of us make decisions, some of us approach decision-making with more enthusiasm than others. Some folks love having choices and no matter what they choose, seem to spend nary a second in self-doubt. Then there are the rest … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged making choices, need satisfaction, self-evaluation
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