16 05, 2023

Eight Ps for Positive (That’s the First P) Life Change

By | May 16th, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Positive life change is just plain hard. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are probably trying to sell you something. But positive life change is possible and decidedly worth the effort. What could be more meaningful, rewarding, and downright joyful than letting go of past liabilities and limitations and becoming the best version of yourself, [...]

13 04, 2023

What Reality are You Living in?

By | April 13th, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

It sure is difficult knowing what’s real these days. We have virtual reality, fake news, ChatGPT, deep fakes, the list goes on. What was once obvious and unambiguous to all is now unclear and up for debate by all. This challenge of which apparent reality is actually the reality that we should let guide our [...]

28 03, 2023

Open Your Arms (Literally) to Life

By | March 28th, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

We humans have a powerful and immediate reaction when we perceive a physical threat to our lives; we raise and cross our arms in front of our bodies (imagine someone throwing something at us, even if it’s a pillow). The goal of this instinctive reaction is to protect us from a threat to our lives [...]

6 03, 2023

What Fuels Your Life?

By | March 6th, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , , , |1 Comment

At the very core of your life is the “fuel” that powers you forward in your career, avocations, relationships, and everything else that is listed under the category of Life. This fuel is formulated from the values, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and emotions that you hold and experience in every aspect of your life. Due to [...]

2 03, 2023

Two Paths to Positive Life Change: Take Both!

By | March 2nd, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

In my last article, I described the seven forces that make positive life change so difficult. In this article, I will explore how you can overcome those forces and propel yourself toward the person you want to be and the life you want to lead. Positive life change is the Holy Grail for many people. [...]

9 01, 2023

Do You Protect or Express Yourself in Life?

By | January 9th, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

We humans are very good at protecting ourselves from perceived threats. This reaction is the manifestation of our most powerful instinct—survival—which has developed over billions of years of evolution. This protective reaction has served us well for most of our existence (which began on the Serengeti about 250,000 years ago) when confronted with threats to [...]

7 11, 2022

What are Your Emotional Hot Buttons That “Light You Up?”

By | November 7th, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Have you ever had your hot buttons pushed? If you’re a human being and experience emotions at all, you have with almost absolute certainty. Your heart starts pounding, your breathing shortens, adrenaline courses through your veins, you begin to sweat, you feel very strong emotions (usually fear or anger), you feel a strong compulsion to [...]

27 10, 2022

Has Your Psychological Castle Become an Emotional Prison?

By | October 27th, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Our survival instinct developed to protect ourselves from harm and to ensure our survival. This fundamental drive has been wired into our DNA through evolution since we climbed out of the primordial muck more than 530 billion years ago. And it has worked pretty darned well for most of human existence. Unfortunately, times have changed [...]

4 10, 2022

Must-see TV for Anyone Who Pushes Their Limits

By | October 4th, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology, Sports|Tags: , |0 Comments

I’ve recently been absolutely entranced in watching the new documentary series, Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin on Disney+. If you’re not familiar with Jimmy Chin, he is a remarkable fellow: a world-class alpinist (i.e., mountaineer, rock climber, skier), noted outdoors photographer, and Oscar-winning filmmaker for his documentary, Free Solo, about Alex Honnold, one [...]

26 09, 2022

Enlist Your External World to Unlock Positive Life Change

By | September 26th, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth, Popular Culture, Psychology|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Anybody who has ever tried to make a significant change in their life (in other words, pretty much everyone) knows how hard it is. Old ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving, no matter how unhealthy they are or unhappy they make you, can become so deeply entrenched in our psyches that positive change seems nearly [...]