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Finding Motivation
Motivation can be hard to come by. Sometimes it's just seems to be another one of those days where it's hard to get out of bed, get organized, out the door, and generally just get started. How does motivation work? Why does it sometimes lag? What can we do to...
Recognizing Subtle Emotional Manipulation
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words." - Philip K. Dick Emotional manipulation is when someone purposely gets you to feel a...
How to Build Healthy Boundaries
Often, when one is struggling to figure out who they are and what they want, the influence of others can make them feel like they’re being blow around by the wind. They like to agree to things because it’s convenient and reduces conflict, and find it hard to say no....
Healthy Boundaries and Why We Need Them
“He felt like he was walked all over like a doormat.” This is a common saying, or analogy implying that one feels that they’ve been taken advantage of, used, bullied, or violated in some way. What happened is that a line was crossed, a personal boundary,...
Blame Disempowers You
That day she slept through her alarm clock and therefore was late to work, and late to every meeting she had that day. This created a very stressful and unproductive Monday, and a bad start to the week. She attributed her tardiness to her partners morning routine, the...
Goal Setting for Positive Changes
Imagine a ship unmoored, floating aimlessly in the sea riding any wave that comes. It weathers storms and sunny days, with no direction, no port of destination, and no idea where it will arrive.This is a good representation of your life without goals. Life without...
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