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Reality Check: When Something Stinks
With delicate precision, the grandkids smeared stinky cheese into Grandpa’s moustache while he snoozed. Grandpa awakes, it stinks! No matter where he goes, everything stinks. The whole world stinks! It can be surprisingly hard to tell whether it’s the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Perception & Reality
Tagged choosing thoughts, examining wants, perception
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Reality Check: Situational Confidence
Do you believe that having self-confidence is important, satisfying, and helpful? My next question: “Are you a self-confident person?” There are many competent, skilled, accomplished people who lack self-confidence, and they know it’s an unsatisfying state. You might think that … Continue reading
Posted in Making a Change
Tagged choosing actions, confidence, perception
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Reality Check: What Three Words?
“Why so glum, Jim?” “I just got a compliment. At least, I guess that’s what it was. I did a favour for Mary, and she told me how grateful she is to have me around, that I’m always so loyal … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: A Filter For Your Thoughts
Reality. You would think we’d all agree on what it is, wouldn’t you? Yet, two people can be exposed to the same situation or read exactly the same words and come away with quite different perceptions. How does that happen? … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: When Evaluation Gets Personal
Last column, I offered suggestions regarding workplace evaluations and ways to prepare so as to gain some control over what can be a stressful situation. The workplace is not the only venue where we are evaluated! What’s happening when your … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged criticism, offering information, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Young People Today…
How would you finish the phrase, “Young people today…”? A frequent theme is, “Young people today don’t want to work,” or “Young people today can’t handle money,” or “Young people today expect to be taken care of.” That criticism often … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged "should", offering information, perception
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Reality Check: Different people; different strengths
Different people are different. OK, you knew that already. Something else you may know is that there are people who think, believe, and act in ways that can seem baffling. At some point, you will likely find yourself working, interacting, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Freedom
Tagged conflict, internal & external control, perception
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Reality Check: Creating a Positive Feedback Loop
Like many of you during this wonderful time of the year, I’ve been getting plenty of opportunities to sit around watching other people work. Of course, I’m talking about being stuck in road construction lineups! One can choose to be … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace
Tagged choosing thoughts, perception, self-evaluation
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