Today’s Hattrick
Top Hat – Hattrick
Attributed to Nikodem Nijaki
Every day should include decisions that help you mature, evolve, and develop into the person that you are meant to be. Not the person that others want you to be, but the person you are destined to be.
A simple exercise Read More
From Failure to Success
Persistence – pushing yourself beyond your limits.
Photo provided by 48 Photography
What is success? What does it mean to succeed at something? And how can we increase the likelihood of success?
When you think of people you would consider “successful,” the list tends to include many who make success look effortless. Read More
Time Flies
Time Flies Metaphor
Image Alfred Gatty (1809-1873), published by Bell and Daldy, London Published in the US before 1923 and public domain in the US
This past week, while talking with a patient, the 13 year old seventh grader made a very interesting and insightful comment. He said – and I am paraphrasing – “School used to be so much easier. But now it seems like time goes by so fast that I can’t keep up with everything.” Read More
When The Going Gets Tough
W.E.F._Britten-The Early Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson – Mariana Attributed to Adam Cuerden
We have all experienced times when everything just seems to flow. We get up in the morning, well rested, and ready to take the day head on. We love those days!
But we have also experienced those days where it takes all we have in us to get out of bed. On those mornings we hit snooze, then hit it again, and again. We just don’t have the energy or drive to get going. Read More
The Butterfly Effect
Last week, while in court, I was asked a very interesting question. Well, I was asked a lot of interesting questions, but one in particular asked me to testify as to whether the defendant’s actions were a direct result of his mother’s influence.
The short answer was no, the mother was not even present at the time of the offense. Thusly, she did not have a “direct” impact on his actions. However, the real answer is much more complicated. Read More
Standing on the Precipice
By Snapshots Of The Past (The Cliffs Dover England) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
As I shift my gaze downward, Read More
Just Be You
Who are you?
That is a question I often ask of my patients. While many look back at me and just smile, there are those who get what I am asking right away. They tend to look up and into one of the corners of the room and will think for a moment before responding, “I’m not really sure.”
Happy Saturday – Work Day #6
So, here it is, Saturday morning and I arrived at the office at about 5:20 am. While it is still early, it is actually much later than I really wanted. I woke up two or three times in the middle of the night, hoping that it was time to get up so that I could come in and get to my work. Read More
Cognitive Dissonance
Cognitive Dissonance is a basic psychological principle wherein a person holds a particular belief or idea despite evidence to suggest that their belief or idea is incorrect. This experience is usually accompanied by some form of discomfort or distress, which may manifest as defensiveness, anger, depression, or even avoidance/denial. Read More
Politics, Religion, and Cognitive Dissonance
Over the weekend, I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine regarding a foundational psychological principal and politics. In fact, it was so interesting, that I had to jump on the blog, first thing this morning, to write a little about it and see what others think. Read More