…n advise: Concentrate on enjoying and excelling at your work, and success will usually follow. Source: New York Times online, 10/1/02 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/01/health/psychology/01ESTE.html… Continue reading
…l help at all. By examining the value of introspection, the importance of identifying expected outcomes, setting a time frame for verification of progress toward stated goals, understanding determinism vs. free will, reason vs. emotions, feelings vs. facts, and learning how to use logic and common sense, any individual will have a good blueprint to follow toward solutions to any and all problems, whether going it alone or judging the validity of a… Continue reading
…s more important to me that someone give themselves credit for what they accomplish, and for the fact that it was reason, rationality and objectivity — fueled with the passion of emotion and motivation, to be sure — that brought it all about. When I hear someone say, ‘God did it all,’ it troubles me just as much as if someone said some person did it all, knowing full well they didn’t. My one question of a deeply religious person is not usually, ‘H… Continue reading
…ple answered, ‘No, I’m not special.” Indeed, Kari, it would! Source: ‘College Students Think They’re So Special’ 2/27/07 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17349066/… Continue reading
…sand from which it would be difficult to extricate myself. Offenders use their feelings to justify and explain everything and everything.” Check Amazon.com or your local bookseller for Dr. Samenow’s book, or his website at www.samenow.com. Also, don’t miss out on Dr. Hurd’s interview of Stanton Samenow in the forthcoming Living Resources Newsletter (to be released in a few days). Click on NEWSLETTER at the top of this page to subscribe. … Continue reading
…but somehow saying them makes them feel more true. This is the opposite of denial and all other things considered psychologically unhealthy. It’s a tired clichto say, “Get help.” To a lot of people, this means being yelled at or put down. That’s not help. You can be held responsible for your unhealthy choices without being put down. If a choice you’re making, like an addiction, really is bad for you, then you’re already paying the price for suffer… Continue reading
…ther it involves our personal space or our workplace, we usually feel most comfortable and competent when things are ‘in order.’ The need for tidiness and organization is often nothing more than a need for control, and this is not necessarily a bad thing. Those of you who read this column regularly know that I equate control with confidence and self-responsibility. Without it, the path leading to our goals (and happiness in life) can be burdened b… Continue reading
…Finally! One, foolproof method to solve all your issues, conflicts and problems. Be totally well-adjusted in only 5 minutes! Check out (former TV psychologist) Bob Newhart’s expert advice using this informative YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLMTvxOaeE… Continue reading
…ly a more extreme and consistent version of what we already have. The most common complaints I hear from people about their doctors are that doctors don’t spend enough time with them, and don’t seem to care. This is a symptom of a medical care “system” over controlled by government regulations (which govern both Medicare and the “private” health insurance industry) and erosion in the doctor-patient relationship. If anybody seriously thinks these p… Continue reading
…We are now accepting your feedback about health insurance reformvia:http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck (in reply to RCPT TO command) At first, the White House refused to back down from the email address or the principle behind it. Now they have. Obama will have to come up with a plan B for restricting freedom of speech. One of Dr. Hurd’s associates replied: What is the difference between the 2 sites other than a change in name? Is not the inte… Continue reading
…t you should think twice before sending an email disagreeing with the President, since it might end up being forwarded to them. The White House email address says it all — let’s ‘flag’ those who disagree with us. This new White House reporting program strikes at the heart of the First Amendment and has no place in this important debate about health care.’ At root, with this current President (and so many of his supporters), the issue appears to be… Continue reading
…naturally requires, then it’s another story. As he states on his website (www.cesarmillaninc.com), ‘Dogs are animals, and they respond to calm, assertive leadership—not emotional arguments or negotiations.’ Wow! How many parents of young kids would do well to remember that advice? Unlike dogs, we expect children to develop beyond the programming of childhood and advance to the conceptual sophistication and independence of adulthood. Though human… Continue reading