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Reality Check: Strength or Weakness?
Every one of us has specific strengths. If you like to learn about yourself, then it can be quite satisfying to figure out your individual strengths and how to best use them to reach your goals. Strengths are generally positive … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged fairness, improving relationships, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: To Grow Accountability
I have many good intentions. Perhaps you do, too! Those intentions include plans for what I will do for others as well as what I need or want to do for myself. They range from lofty to mundane; from developing … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing actions, dissatisfaction, helpful, persistence, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Structure for a Satisfying Life
The upside of dissatisfaction is that it can be a useful motivator to drive improvement. That’s grasping at straws to find a positive spin, isn’t it? Seriously though, if we had no dissatisfaction, why would we ever improve? One area … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing actions, examining wants, need satisfaction, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: The Stories of our Scars
If you’ve spent much time at all on this earth, you probably have a few scars to show for it. Some people view their scars as embarrassing. They agonize over them, and buy not-so-magical potions in efforts to get rid … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: I Am Only…
When I dashed into the grocery store to pick up coffee that was on sale, I fully expected to find none on the shelf. Surprise! The shelf was full. There was even a sign that showed the correct sale price! … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged encouragement, making choices, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Choices in Caring
Caring, loving, supporting, and encouraging are wonderful, positive behaviours. When we genuinely care for each other, we can improve our relationships and satisfy our need for love and belonging. As we can only control ourselves, it’s helpful to offer our … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged "should", freedom, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Going My Way?
Things don’t always go my way. It’s possible that things don’t always go your way, either. Given that’s the reality, how do we deal with it? What responses are effective when we are faced with the inevitable disappointments, perceived unfairnesses, … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing actions, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: The Accountability of Writing it Down
At the beginning of the year, Glasser Canada made an offer to its members. If a member provided a couple of New Year’s resolutions appropriate for display on the Glasser website, they would get 10 bucks off their next purchase. … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged perception, priorities, reality, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Choosing your Worry Boundaries
Can we choose to worry? Can we choose not to worry? If you identify yourself as a worrier, then the idea that you could choose not to worry probably sounds unrealistic. So let’s try this different, but related, question: Can … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged anxiety, internal & external control, self-evaluation, worry
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Reality Check: The Rather Card
Even when you know that what you’re doing isn’t working well for you, it can still be hard to make a change. How about a helpful tip? Here’s one: the “Rather Card.” How does it work? As it was originally … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged making choices, need satisfaction, self-evaluation
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