How to deal with a Liar
The most important aspect to master when dealing with a liar is your emotional reactions. You can’t always change the behavior of a liar, but you can change how you feel and react to them. Once you learn to change your emotions about a situation you begin to […]
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Understanding a Liar
Published by July 30th, 2007 in Happiness, Emotions, Core Beliefs, Integrity, Managing Expectations, Impeccability, Relationships, Fear, Emotional Reactions and Emotional Denial. 5 CommentsBeing Optimistic
Published by July 18th, 2007 in Happiness, Self Mastery, Integrity, Self Awareness, Managing Expectations, Leadership and Emotional Denial. 9 CommentsI don’t consider myself to be a motivational speaker. In some ways I may seem de-motivating to people. That may be because I’m not an optimist. I talk a lot about the issues of happiness and yet oddly, not an optimist. In spite of the psychological studies that point to […]
Real Courage
Published by March 13th, 2007 in Happiness, Emotions, Self Mastery, Integrity, Spiritual Growth, Fear, Insecurity and Confidence, Emotional Reactions, Personal Power, Self Discipline and Leadership. 1 CommentI previously posted about what we typically learn to think of as courage. In that post I shared how my previous understanding of courage fell apart. The awareness and insight that I got from a Marine Corp Staff Sergeant helped me understand that what we often associate with heroic acts could just as […]
Programs to Develop Personal Power
Published by December 6th, 2006 in Happiness, Emotions, Core Beliefs, Self Mastery, Integrity, Self Awareness and Impeccability. 1 CommentThere are many programs and organizations that describe what they do as empowering people. Empowerment of people might even be in their mission statement. This is common language among personal development and personal growth organizations. The idea is appealing, and the organizations probably do good work. However be aware that there […]
Impeccability and Gossip
Published by December 4th, 2006 in Happiness, Core Beliefs, Integrity, Self Awareness, Four Agreements and Impeccability. 1 CommentAsk Gary
Gary,
A friend of mine, Alice, broke up with her boyfriend. When I talked to another friend on the phone (she also knows Alice) I told her that Alice and her boyfriend broke up. Of course I asked myself the question: why am I sharing this info with my friend? Would this be gossiping? So […]
