When you meet obstacles, do you tend to step back or lean in? Either action can be appropriate depending on the circumstances. But one certainly seems like a more reactive response and the other, more proactive – especially when responding to a major challenge. For example, taking a step back
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Let’s talk about distraction, and how it almost magically works to achieve emotional control. But first, we have to note: distraction can be the immediate cause of an emotional outburst as well as the means to end it. Distraction works, in short, because it is a change of focus either
Continue readingStraight Thinking About Facts — Part 2 There’s even more to straight thinking about facts than the issues to which I referred in my last article. We must consider how we will proceed when evidence is unavailable. What do we rely on to determine whether we are considering verifiable facts
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Straight thinking is also all about the facts. What facts? All that can be known. And how do we define a fact? Facts are truths that can be verified in one or more of several reliable ways that pass the test of “beyond a reasonable doubt.” So, when thinking about
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Have you recently experienced the intense pressure of current “groupthink”? It seems so many topics (once considered personal decisions) are now subject to invasive demands that you just go along and accept what you’re told. They say, “Conform for the common good! Accept that you’re thinking is “good” or “bad”
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Straight thinking is all about another “moral” necessity: honesty and truthfulness. Honesty not only includes telling the whole truth accurately, but honesty must be the motivation when seeking to tell the truth. An attempt to be less than honest will end up in our twisting the truth for our own
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Meeting the requirement to tell the whole truth to ensure straight thinking is a tough task for us all. Facts are where we tend to make our most common crooked thinking. We misrepresent the facts — whether intentionally or unintentionally. Therefore, the first lesson for all of us to learn
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What are you hoping for? Good things or bad things? I’m sure you’ve heard the old adage, “Hope for the best. Plan for the worst.” most of your adult life. It certainly seems like a solid strategy, doesn’t it? After all, it focuses your very valuable hope on positive outcomes.
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Here’s an age-old remedy for diseases of the mind: Change the way you think and you change who you are. Furthermore, when you change who you are, you change the world around you. “It won’t work,” you say? Well, maybe you don’t know what to change or how to change
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When it comes to achieving a flow in your life, are you finding it easier or harder to do lately? Whether it’s goals for career, family, or personal development, most of my clients are reporting that staying in a flow has never felt more difficult. If you can relate, let’s
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We’ve been talking about the art of encouragement. And because encouragement is a basic necessity of life, instilling it in others is an essential people skill. So, whether you’re a manager, spouse, parent, teacher, coach, or pastor, you’ll be your best when you know how to effectively encourage others. But
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Did you know that encouragement is a basic necessity of life? Without air, shelter, food, and water, our bodies die. But without encouragement, the human spirit withers and can also come near death. Just think of how many people are trying to navigate the extreme pressures and adversities of our
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