When in doubt, or feeling troubled, go to the facts. When you are feeling something, write down the feeling. Then make yourself identify the facts that support the feeling (if any exist) and the facts that refute or contradict the … Continue reading
It’s helpful to distinguish between failing and merely making an error. The very word “fail” is toxic for many people. An honest error can take place through honest reasoning, but errors are almost always correctable. However, if your habitual internal … Continue reading
Does it ever make sense to pressure loved ones, or others, to do what you want? Pressuring is an ineffective thing, in most cases. In a few cases, maybe someone agrees with you about what their priorities should be, and … Continue reading
The core of being self-responsible is managing your emotions. Managing your emotions means recognizing and accepting the premise that not all of your feelings are necessarily logical and based on facts. This recognition leads to a self-responsible habit of not … Continue reading
There are two ways to describe the same phenomenon or experience. One: “I tend to start one task before completing another. This annoys those around me as well as myself. Sometimes, there’s a rationale for what I’m doing. I could … Continue reading
Wrong premise: Disappointments are disasters. Wrong premise: The risk of disappointment can never be outweighed by the possibility of happy outcome. Wrong premise: Life is a performance (for others) rather than a focused experience (for myself). These wrong premises contribute … Continue reading
“We’re dealing with a massive and potentially unprecedented environment[al] disaster. It could extend for a long time. It could jeopardize the livelihoods of thousands of Americans who call this place home.” This is the current American President talking about … … Continue reading
How does bankrupting the government replenish the wealth of the nation?
Most people waste time on people who are no good for them — in business or personal lives. What’s needed with a toxic or undesirable person is an exit strategy. Forget all the analysis about “why is the person the … Continue reading
Huge government tax increases, enormous increases in government spending for “welfare” programs, an increase of the federal government’s share of Gross National Product (GNP) upward from 16.4% to 21.5%, and a general expansion of governmental regulatory authority over major sectors … Continue reading
“We believe in private enterprise, free market, and competition…So we have to make sure there is a conducive environment for people to be creative and innovate.” “We can only have ourselves to blame for our failures. We don’t expect anyone … Continue reading
People who favor the government or public sector over private enterprise claim, “The public sector is more honest. The private sector is so full of fraud and corruption that the government can hardly regulate it.” The exact opposite is true. … Continue reading