Today is the second Saturday in a row that I went to visit an organization which I used to belong to many years ago. Last week I was very enthusiastic about re-connecting. Today I felt flat. And the experience reminded me of why I left in the first place. I had moved on. And the…
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so ~ Douglas Noel Adams Somehow people like to be known as someone who is self taught or self made. We all know in reality this is not possible….
Not thinking about it, doesn’t mean the problem is not there. We can choose not to focus on the negative things in our lives. But if we remain in the same physical state of not taking action to make positive changes in our lives, then not thinking about the problem doesn’t mean it will go…
Far too often people do things that are bad for them knowing that they are bad. They eat unhealthy food knowing that it is going to give them another heart attack. They go back to their abusive spouse knowing that they will be beaten up again. They smoke another cigarette knowing that it will affect…
My sister’s cat passed away yesterday of a broken heart. She had been depressed for 2 months now since her best friend, another cat passed away. She literally starved herself for two months and went into liver failure prior to her passing. In humans, when we are stressed and depressed our liver gets affected too,…
Being happy being unhappy has got to be one of the worst self inflicted pain that anyone has to go through. But this is what many people in the world think — they just have to settle with being unhappy and they should not complain since there are many more people worse off than they…
Part of the reason why most people find it so hard to find their life’s purpose is because they do not know themselves. They know their spouse, kids, friends and family well, but they hardly know themselves. When we are outer focused, we don’t even know what we are thinking, let alone know what we…
Some people have told me that it seems like it is too late to fulfill their life’s purpose because they are already in their 40s or 50s and that starting all over seems to be such an uphill task. My personal perspective on this is that it is never too late, and it doesn’t have…
Lots of people upon stepping into their work environment become ill. I know, I was one of them many years ago. I would feel ill, sleepy, uncomfortable and my instinct tells me to run! Why did I feel that way? Simple. I had enough of it. I was not enjoying the work anymore and I…
When I go into corporate offices to give lunch time talks on stress management and the like, I often hear people say, oh so and so is so lucky, they are self employed and doing what they love. I wish I was so lucky, I have to work to feed my family. People who do…