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Reality Check: Sticking to the Plan
When I recently reviewed my to-do list, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I had accomplished more than I had realized! Perceptions are funny. Lots of factors contribute to how we perceive whether we are making progress. Brand new … Continue reading
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Tagged examining wants, perception, persistence, priorities
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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: The Obstacle Course
There’s always something, isn’t there? Just when you think you’ve gotten more or less on top of things, some unexpected nuisance, or worse, pops up to demand attention. Like an incessant drum beat—one thing after another—adding to the pile of … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, perception, persistence, worry
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Reality Check: The Next Step, and the Next
Alfredo Aliaga Burdio broke a Guinness World Record last year as the oldest man to successfully complete the rim to rim Grand Canyon hike. The hike took him 21 hours over two days. He is 92 years old. Some of … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, motivation, persistence
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Reality Check: Doing the Hard Thing
Tis the season! Christmas and New Year’s is a special time of the year. It’s a time of joy and goodwill, when family and friends get together to celebrate, indulge in good food, give gifts and share laughs. Strangers extend … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, discouragement, perception, persistence
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Reality Check: For the Hundredth Time
Are you persistent? Or are you stubborn? It takes wisdom to tell the difference between that positive attribute (persistence) and the negative one (stubbornness, also known as pig-headedness!) Let’s say we’re trying something new: perhaps it’s poetry-writing, cabinet-making, or Spanish-speaking. … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, discouragement, persistence, priorities, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: The Present Day
After an absence, we may pick up the strands of connection by asking, “How are you doing?” When I reconnected with Becca, who is well-versed in Dr. Glasser’s Choice Theory, I was pretty sure of an interesting answer. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", anxiety, perception, persistence
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Reality Check: A New Year; A New System
It’s understandable that New Year’s resolutions get a bad rap. The inevitable February stories of people who’ve abandoned their resolutions sends a message of, “Why bother?” Regardless of the time of year, however, it’s worthwhile to think about what you … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, making choices, persistence
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Reality Check: Lessons from an Ice Cube
How’s your motivation? Are you full of get-up and go, with plans and actions to get to your goals? Or are you listless or discouraged, where “What’s the use” comes to mind? Which state would you prefer? And if one … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, motivation, persistence
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