In short, yes. There are scores of reasons for why this is true, and the consequences can be far ranging and difficult to overcome. But, with a little neurological know-how and some discipline, even the most pessimistic and neurotic among us can learn to undo these patterns of negative thinking and undo many of those ...

If you scour the internet looking for interviews with people who operate at the highest levels in their field, professional athletes, hit songwriters, politicians, famous actors, invariably they will mention a drive to succeed that sounds almost like an obsession. “When I thought about the idea of losing I just couldn’t take it. I had to ...

The trinity of being thought, word, and action, is at the heart of our successes, and its lack is often at the heart of our failures. First, we need to think clearly about what we want, then we need to communicate that desire to those around us, not only so that others can make us ...

  The Hedonic Treadmill is a term in psychology which refers to a pattern of behavior where the unusually impactful events of our lives, a death in the family, winning the lottery, et cetera, may cause a temporary spike or dip  in our happiness but that overall our levels of happiness do not change much as ...

Vision, when not referring to the literal definition of one’s ability to see, refers to an ability to think about and/or imagine what your future could be, and what practical steps need to be taken in order to get there. Clarity of vision, then, is knowing what future state it is that you want and ...

Chances are, whatever it is you want to do, someone else also wants to do it. Whatever your qualifications are, someone else has just as many. For every actor chosen to play even a small role in a small project, there are hundreds and hundreds of others who were rejected. Even for those of us ...

Often we can find ourselves stumbling through a day, exhausted. Our work feels draining, our meal times aren’t refreshing, and our nights are spent tossing and turning. This often comes from a lack of balance, and that lack of balance can be corrected if we think of our lives in terms of having three resources ...

Biblically speaking, the universe was created by God using words. Basically, everything that exists began with somebody saying something from their minds, establishing a reality. If sticks and stones may break our bones, a single word can pierce right through our heart and mind. One word can change someone’s perspective for a moment, or maybe even ...

We all want to give our kids the best life possible, and a big part of that is helping them learn to save money and handle their finances responsibly. As a parent, you want to make sure that your child’s financial future is stable and that they are able to retire comfortably someday. If your ...

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