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Reality Check: Change–Like it or Not? Part 1
If you’re a person or group promoting a change that’s being met with opposition, it can be comforting to blame the opposition on the assertion “people don’t like change.” When you believe that you are facing resistance because other people … Continue reading
Posted in Making a Change
Tagged choosing actions, frustration, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: I Heard a Story
I heard a story recently. Here’s how it goes: “When mom was admitted to the hospital, the nurse asked me to come in and show them how I handle mom’s feeding tube.” What was your first reaction to that statement? … Continue reading
Posted in Perception & Reality
Tagged choosing thoughts, examining wants, improving relationships, perception
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Reality Check: Pigs, Cows, and Perceptions
A guy is driving down the road minding his own business. An oncoming car approaches; the woman driving rolls down the window and yells: “Pig!” Instantly the guy takes offense! How dare she call me a pig! I wasn’t doing … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged choosing actions, conflict, perception
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Reality Check: Tell Yourself a Story
Are you a storyteller? Do you like to tell a tale to a group? Do you enjoy entertaining your friends with anecdotes or creating stories for your grandkids? If you don’t, you may not think of yourself as a storyteller. … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: If Only I Were…
It’s easy to find faults in others if one is inclined to do so. If you choose a mindset that compares others to your own internal standard of “how people should be,” you’ll readily see how they fall short. If … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, perception, unhappiness
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Reality Check: Thank you; I accept your offer
Do you find it hard to accept gifts? If you fret about what other people think about you, accepting can be difficult. Gillian has money woes. She lost financial ground after a job loss and went into debt. Although she’s … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged choosing actions, gratitude, perception
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Reality Check: Quality for Life
My introduction to Dr. Glasser’s work was accidental. Wherever there are miserable people, Dr. Glasser encouraged learning and using choice theory. He counseled and wrote about relationships, marriage, families, addictions, health, and schools. There’s also plenty of misery in workplaces. … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace
Tagged choosing influences, examining wants, perception
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Reality Check: Try a Different Stress Model?
Stress. Everybody’s had it. Yet some people seem to manage—or even thrive—in stressful environments, whereas others can barely cope. There are plenty of possible explanations for these differences: genetics, upbringing, experience, training, and so on. We don’t have control over … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, perception, worry
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Reality Check: The Ups and Downs of Perception
Do you make your decisions and choose your actions based on facts and evidence? While it’s a worthwhile aspiration, it is easier said than done because along with those objective facts, we also have our perceptions. What we perceive about … Continue reading
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Tagged internal & external control, making choices, perception
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