Self-sabotage. You know, blowing yourself up because you think you’re a failure. Before we join each other in being outraged, take a deep breath. Because you know you’ve done this, and I have too. It’s so easy to get frustrated with ourselves, isn’t it? It’s like that hamster on a wheel analogy. You work hard, […]
6 ways to experience encouragement.
You’re aware that your attitudes, and the actions that grow from them, are stifling your growth. You get frustrated, and paralyzed, and you stay in the same sorry state you’re already in. And THAT leads to self-loathing and a sense of being unworthy. Let’s fix that.
7 ways to keep from beating someone up.
It may be that you’re the kind of person who relishes a good argument. That’s fine. But it’s proper to determine if you’re being earnest and redemptive or being a real punk. Maybe you’d prefer just beating someone up.
3 Ways To Get Unstuck
Are you stuck and need to be unstuck? The thing is – life doesn’t stand still. You are either growing or decaying. You are either stuck (which means you need to get unstuck) or moving along.
6 ways to make a better life.
Who wouldn’t want a better life? It can be yours. What was it the old preacher said? “Put the hay where the sheep can get to it.” Maybe today you’re feeling sheepish, and need some good hay. I hope this’ll fit the bill.
Colin Powell’s 13 rules for leadership, revisited.
Earlier this week Colin Powell died. He certainly had his critics in his latter days, but it’s not my intent to opine on that. Rather, I want to revisit his 13 Rules for Leadership.
How to reduce the pain in the world.
Your job is to reduce the pain in the world. Where do you start? The title of this blog was a little clickbaitish for sure, and you may have elected to read this because you thought you might find some answers. Sorry, pal. This isn’t the answer you wanted. What I did want to do […]
10 thoughts about emotions.
I had a friend tell me once, “Your mind can be working perfectly well, but at the same time your emotions can be out in the street kicking cans.” I rather liked that, even though the truth of it isn’t pleasant. What is it about our emotions that can grab us and drag us all over the map? Why is it that our rational thinking can say one thing but our emotional state undo our sane thinking?
Success!
What is success, anyway? Volumes have been written on this, and the definition of success is oh-so subjective. Your success criteria and mine might be in two different places.
Still, I’d like to tackle this one. As always, this is the gospel according to Tony, and you might think you know better. That’s entirely possible, and I’m at peace with you about that.
Why am I stressed out?
“I’m stressed out.” You ever said that? Is that where you’re living right now? I watch people I know and love in recent days teeter on the verge of a “come apart” (and if you’re not a Southerner, I don’t know if that communicates well. If you’re one of my foreign readers, it just means that you are about to break down, have a fit, or conniption, or whatever.) They are legitimately stressed out.
How your food mindset can improve your wellbeing.
Did you know that your food mindset can affect all other areas of your life? My guest blogger today, Chad Gramling, does a great job of unpacking this.
Been there, done that.
We can all be guilty of “been there, done that,” and repeating that several more times simply because we didn’t learn. My sense is that we’ve learned, but just don’t know how to act on what we’re discovered.