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Monthly Archives: November 2017
A Better Way to Argue (sitting back to back)
I came across some notes from a Masters Seminar in couples therapy I’d taken about mid-way in my graduate studies. Rather than let them gather dust somewhere, I thought I put them up here on the Blog for future reference. … Continue reading
Posted in Counseling Concepts
Tagged back to back, conflict resolution, couples
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To Sleep, Per Chance to Dream (of more productivity!)
The rule seems to be, as you age you get less sleep. Not that you don’t NEED sleep, but because there is something about aging that alters the sleep cycle. I have seen numerous articles of late about how Americans … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General Musings, State of the Nation
Tagged business leaders, CNBC, sleep
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Invest in Friends that Make You the Happiest (Discard the Rest)
Those old, dead, white guys who founded our country some 250 years ago had it right, in my view, when they coined the phrase “the pursuit of happiness.” Turns out, happiness is perhaps the most subjective thing we can imagine … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Business, Counseling Concepts, State of the Nation
Tagged brain waves, choices, friends, mcdonalds
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How Would You Like People to Describe You? (Avoiding Backdoor Braggadocio)
I work with clients whose answer to that question is always in the negative. They will say things like, “Oh, they probably think I’m a boor,” or, “uninspiring.” Vocabulary aside (after all, you don’t hear the word boor used in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Counseling Concepts, General Musings, List Making
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