January 30, 2015 Doesn’t Remind Me Do you spend time living in the past, thinking of decisions and opportunities and sinking with regret? Regret is a very powerful, often debilitating emotion. With very few exceptions, it is also a wasteful, indulgent and pointless use of your time. Wouldn’t your time be better spent fully living in the moment, giving some thought to the future, and maximizing your limited time, rather than wallowing in the past? Are there people, places, thoughts you know, see or have that throw you into the past and those regretful feelings? If so, AVOID THEM! Why subject yourself to something you know…
February 16, 2010 The Paper Chase Have you ever walking into Home Depot or Sherwin Williams hoping to buy a can of paint to paint a room in your house? And stared unblinking and unbelieving at the approximately 10 million color choices you have available? Well, paper can be like that too. If you allow yourself to be overwhelmed by the number of selections, you may work yourself into a type of paralysis analysis where you may never make a decision. Sometimes it is better to let the experts help guide your choice. As discussed last week, it is best to let form follow function. Often,…
May 28, 2009 THINGS NOT WORKING OUT AT WORK? THEN WORK OUT! You’re concerned about your job security. Your boss is a stress ball. Your spouse is crabby. Your coworkers are glum and unmotivated. The news in the piece of paper that used to be a full-grown newspaper is all bad. You feel an extreme lack of control. What to do? EXERCISE! May as well work off some of that frustration and stress in a positive and healthy way. But make sure you start out slow if you aren’t much of an exerciser. How about taking Rover out for a nice brisk after dinner walk through the neighborhood? Why not jump on…
