Creative Success Depends on Long View
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Gathering Creative Nuggets
As you go about your day, do you think about what you need to create your next masterpiece?
Many artists do. When do you find inspiration throughout your daily tasks? Some creative folks sit down in the wee hours of the morning and pound out [...]
Never Do This In Your Relationship!
I work with men and women around the country helping them with all aspects of their relationship.
From learning how to talk to one another in each other’s language to healing from an infidelity and everything in between. However, there [...]
Orders To Go: Disorders!
Orders to go and eating disorders.
Orders to go is a such a great invention and so helpful, especially when we have super busy days or we are celebrating a happy occasion; no time to cook or prepare a meal not to mention that so often we crave [...]
R U Bullied?
How can this happen at Rutgers?
I am a Rutgers Alum, and thrilled with the education I earned “on the banks”. I am a former student athlete and two year letter winner in volleyball at Rutgers. I have served as the Director of Academic [...]
The Weight Battle: Are You In The Fight?
Spring brings to mind new beginnings and fresh starts.
It is a time to take a look at all the old stuff that is weighing us down or creating a barrier to new, healthier experiences. As I cleaned my garage the other weekend and certain rooms [...]
Are Doctors Making Us Worse?
We are so bombarded with what’s right and wrong regarding our health that people are genuinely confused and scared.
I experienced something so extraordinary in my healing that I wanted to explain the amazing process to help others.
I suffered [...]
How To Find An Effective Mental Health Therapist
One of the main issues people seeking help have is how to find a good mental health therapist.
Many people have told me that they have had a difficult time in finding the right counselor for their mental health needs. Here are some suggestions [...]
Beginner’s Mind
The mind of the true Master is really “Beginner’s Mind.”
When I passed my test, my Master gave me a beautiful, deep, rich, dark black belt. In that moment, I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
It came with a story…
Master [...]
Worry, Be Happy?
Do you know any miserable people?
Those who are just so negative, so nasty, so unhopeful that you just can’t stand listening to them? These are the folks who seem to live forever, while positive people with all good thoughts and intentions [...]
Have You Lost Your Enthusiasm?
Have you ever had one of those days?
When it seems like your enthusiasm and energy has gone AWOL and you can not seem to get it back?
There is no doubt that you know you have enthusiasm when sparks fly and you get all fired up about something [...]
Repeat The Healing
Say that we receive a tremendous blow or maybe many tremendous blows.
Maybe it’s constant belittlement in childhood. Maybe it’s too much chaos and punishment. We take that in and we become less than and different from who we might have been.
If [...]
Opportunity Is Like A Bus
One Comes Along Every Ten Minutes.
I had the privilege of seeing Marianne Williamson in Detroit. She was speaking about her book, The Law of Divine Compensation and talked about missed opportunities.
She believes that they are not missed forever, [...]
Dating Rules Are Meant To Be Broken
I recently read an article about a book for women on dating.
I have just one thing to say: the 1950’s called; it wants its dating protocol back.
I have to say that I am immediately suspicious, skeptical and sarcastic when it comes to books [...]
Always Check Your Assumptions
Jumping to conclusions.
I came upstairs to my hotel room after having lunch with our son, Trey, today and my key did not open my room’s door. My key had apparently become demagnetized while I was at lunch.
The housekeeper was in our son’s [...]
How I Made Weight Loss Surgery Work For Me – Part 3
The final two personality types.
In Part 1 and 2 of this article, we discussed how important mindset can be in raising your chances of success with weight loss surgery, and how your personality type can affect your chances of success beyond [...]
How I Managed My Fears Of The Future
I struggled with fear and anxiety for 20 years.
One of the greatest fears I had to deal with was the fear of the future. A lot of times, I would worry about what would happen if I was unable to manage my fears in terms of my career, relationships, [...]
March Madness Lessons Transcend Basketball
Want to learn how to speak in public, turn negative to positive, or handle an aggressive reporter?
Watch a few of the savvier March Madness coaches.
Want to meet a spectacular athlete whose most impressive gift will never show up in the stat [...]
Do You Ever Feel Like A Juggler?
Have you ever tried to juggle some balls in the air?
One thing you learn fairly quickly is that you have to keep one eye on the balls at all times. Once the balls are in the air, you can never afford to look away. The secret to good juggling [...]
“Help, My Child Is Drowning In Worksheets”
I recently met parents of a kindergarten child named Cameron who is showing all of the signs of early school struggling.
As parents will often do, they brought in sample of the child’s work. They showed me worksheets that Cameron has had [...]
Don’t Be So Naive – NOT!
Ever been told you’re too naïve?
Webster’s Dictionary defines the word as “being marked by unaffected simplicity” and “showing lack of informed judgment”.
Having been told for many years that I’m too naïve, I have always blushed [...]
Smart Foods Vs. Stupid Foods
As a self-proclaimed health/fitness junkie, I applaud Mayor Bloomberg’s concerns about obesity.
However, I am pleased that his proposed ban on restricting supersized sodas was overturned. As long as cigarettes, alcohol, and other unhealthy [...]
Being Aware Of The Advocate
Below is a humorous poem about IEP’s, individual education plans:
Do you like these IEPs?
I do not like these IEP’s
I do not like them, Jeeze Louise
We test, we check
We plan, we meet
But nothing ever seems complete.
Would you, could [...]
How To Get Your Creativity Unstuck
When you have trouble feeling creative it may mean you’re stuck in the rut of prejudging your work.
What is creativity anyway? For each of us there is a definition of what being creative means. Every one can define creativity in their own [...]
My Two Cents On Sheryl Sandberg And “Lean In”
Sheryl Sandberg’s new book “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Win” is getting quite a bit of attention these days.
I decided to see what all the fuss was about. I bought Lean In and downloaded it to my Kindle. I liked it. [...]
Tolerating A Difficult Thought
Maybe there’s some big thing that you know that you need to do.
Maybe it’s changing your job, leaving home, separating from your mate or stopping your drinking. This thing feels so huge, dangerous, and consequential that you can’t get [...]
Your Birth Order: How Will You Spend Your Tax Refund?
Basic birth orders.
For those lucky people who are about to get their tax refunds, did you know that your birth order influences how you see money and use it? Many couples have different ideas about money and some feel this issue can lead to [...]
Love Vs. Anger
“It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.” – Wayne Dyer
Lately, my cross-cultural married clients have been struggling with compatibility [...]
Big Bird Vs. The Power Rangers
The debate has been on-going for years.
The debate about children watching violence on TV and how it may be affecting their behaviors may finally be over, and the news is not good! However, the future can be better!
Consider this, the average [...]
The Power Of Protein
Those guys in the gym slurping down their protein shakes might be onto something.
This is according to a study done by Italian researchers and published in the journal Cell Metabolism.*
Protein is a building block for our muscles, bones, cartilage, [...]
The Midlife Sage: Dealing With Death, Taxes, And Independence
Are your taxes done?
Does your accountant begin to have seizures when you come to your appointment? Are you promising that this year you will do a better job of keeping accurate records so you don’t need to frantically search for documents [...]
How Free Are You?
Are you living your life or the life someone else thinks you should live?
This is an important question to ask yourself because believe it or not if you aren’t aware of this problem, it could happen to you!
In life we are surrounded by [...]
Alzheimer’s: Relentless, Costly, Incurable
This year 450,000 Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease will die.*
A number that large is hard to understand, so let’s cut it to, say 40. That’s roughly the number of people I saw a few months ago when I visited the wing of the south [...]
How I Manage The Stress Of Making The Right Business Decisions
I have struggled with fear and anxiety for over 20 years.
I will always deal with these issues in my life, however, the most difficult part of managing my book is making the right business decisions.
Most of my friends and relatives are not [...]
Success Is Such An Elusive Word
“Success” is an elusive word, simply because it means different things to different people.
Believe it or not, I’ve met some of the most successful people in my psychology practice who actually consider themselves “failures” because [...]
How I Made Weight Loss Surgery Work For Me – Part 2
So what does your personality type have to do with choosing the type of weight loss surgery that will work for you?
In a word – EVERYTHING!
There are many types of personality assessment systems that offer insight into human behavior and [...]
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