One-minute Amnesty
Of all the strategies to improve relationships, one of the most effective is what I call "one-minute amnesty." We've been unknowingly practicing this strategy since we were children every time we called for a "do-over" during...
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Making Guilt Healthy
I’m not the kind of psychologist who thinks that people should try to avoid any feelings of guilt. When we could do better, we should do better. (That’s what classical psychoanalyst Carl Jung described as healthy...
The First Book Excerpt
It's out! You can order The Recipe: Love Made Simple, right here (Below is an excerpt from page 10:) Have you ever taken the bitter pill? There is a big difference between the inevitable pain in...
The More You Give the More You Get
Have you noticed how some people seem to have naturally joyful hearts? Perhaps you are one of them; or perhaps you would like to be. They may not be well-off or even have easy lives. Sometimes,...
Finding the Courage to Change
In the last post, I wrote that it’s often hardest to be at our best when it matters most. The good news, as we saw, is that we can change the old responses that come...
Why Is It Hardest to Be Yourself When It Matters Most?
Ever notice that you’re more likely to react in a way you don’t want to when you care the most about what happens? Seems unfair, doesn’t it? Let’s say you’re single and you meet someone who...
How to Become a Psychological Self-Healer
The ability to deal with emotional pain is essential to courage, and courage is essential to having a full, free, and fantastic life. If we do not learn how to heal, we are done trying after...
How Not to Get Sidetracked
My previous post (on becoming “unstoppable”) prompted one thoughtful reader to notice that becoming distracted from ones goals is a common challenge. I have been thinking about that since reading her post. A man in his...
How to Become Unstoppable
Every experience you have can become useful. You can insist on this, as a promise to yourself. Enjoy the pleasure and use the pain. Everyone’s future will include both joy and sorrow, no matter what we...
If You Think You’re Bad, You’re Probably Good!
Goodhearted people usually think they’re not good enough. This is not necessarily a reflection of poor self-esteem, but can instead reflect a hunger to reach their potentials. In this way, life will contain struggle one way...
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