There’s a lot of talk about the importance of focusing on the positive. There is certainly value in focusing your attention on the positive. However, like anything, too much of a good thing, can work against you. There are times when it is valuable to focus your attention on the negative.
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Where Do You Focus Your Attention?
Published by April 18th, 2008 in Happiness, Core Beliefs and Self Mastery. 0 CommentsHow the Mind Affects Your Happiness
Published by September 27th, 2007 in Happiness, Emotions, Core Beliefs, The Mind, Self Mastery, Self Awareness, Managing Expectations, Emotional Suffering and Emotional Denial. 13 CommentsUnderstanding the Mind
As humans we live in two worlds. There is the external physical world of work, family and friends that we travel in. Then there is the world of our mind and imagination. It is a virtual reality that can appear and feel just as real. When it comes to […]
For Faster Personal and Emotional Change
Published by August 28th, 2007 in Happiness, Emotions, Core Beliefs, The Mind, Self Mastery, Self Awareness, Spiritual Growth, Emotional Reactions and creativity. 0 CommentsFaster Personal Changes
When a person engages in personal and spiritual growth practices they often begin with reading and gathering knowledge. This is a good place to start for background information. However the knowledge approach has limited potential for change. It can also be relatively slow.
Real life changes in emotions and behavior […]
Feeling Trapped
Published by August 9th, 2007 in Happiness, Emotions, Core Beliefs, The Mind, Self Mastery, Self Awareness, Judge and Victim Mind, Relationships and Insecurity and Confidence. 2 CommentsWe have cats. By their instinctive nature they chase things. Humans aren’t much different. Once in a while we will take out a pen sized laser pointer and put a red dot on the floor. The cats go after it. We point the laser light up and down the hallway and the cats chase the […]
Being 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 […]
