What is your mirror telling you?
A good mirror is encouraging, giving us a glimpse of our future.
— Julia Cameron
The Writing Diet
There’s nothing like a bad hair day to crush your resolve… and lately I’ve been entrenched in bad hair days. You see, I’ve been “letting my hair grow longer” until I can decide on a new ’do… You’re probably thinking: Geez, Ellie’s really stuck in the transition hallway – not only can’t she choose a doorway out, she can’t even choose a new hairstyle! A recent Rose is Rose cartoon pretty much tells the Continue reading » Good Futures Hunting
Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.
— Ernest Hemingway
I love stories.
I’ve been making my way, very slowly, through Michael Yapko’s Hand-Me-Down Blues
. As with most good books on a specific topic, Yapko uses stories to illustrate his points. The minute he starts telling about a person or a family, I’m hooked. The thing is that these stories are carefully crafted to Continue reading » Seeing Things Differently
Ever have one of those days when you’re just feeling prickly, out of sorts and at odds with the world?
My flag is raised high today. For others to see, sure. But more so to find which way my wind is blowing. Almost time to chart a course.
— Jeb Dickerson
Every once in a while I seem to get up on the wrong side of the bed. And, like the young man in this YouTube video, Wrong Side of the Bed, the day just rolls out all wrong. Phrases.org maintains that believing there’s Continue reading » Prickly Happens
Ready to toss in the towel on all those New Year’s resolutions? Already???
Try a “resolution makeover” this year. Thinking outside the box can help turn old patterns around. Free your mind and lighten your life.
— Clarissa Caldwell
Resolutions ≠ Express Lane to What We Want
New Year’s Resolutions, like advertising copy, often tend to be filled with hyperbole and unwarranted optimism… and instead of striving to achieve our dreams, we end up playing doubting Thomas to our abilities. Martha Beck, author of Finding Your North Star wrote about this in Oprah Magazine when she recommended changing the grammar and Continue reading » Beam Me Up!
What are you thinking?
— Dave Johnson
Investools instructor
In marketing, there is a saying, “Perception is reality.” This saying explains the challenge that companies or politicians face when dealing with the public’s view of them. It is why they spend so much on public relations. No matter what a politician or a company does, if they lose the PR war, they lose.
The same can be said for us. Most of us believe that what we feel is “true.” Emotions can make or break our day. If we “feel” that things are hopeless, then, for us, they are. This raises an interesting issue. How would you be feeling right now if you were an engineer working on capping the rig in the Gulf of Mexico? If there’s anyone saying anything positive about these people who are trying to solve the problem, it’s probably Continue reading » What Are You Thinking?
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