This is an article about client- centered goal setting and not about health care. However, spending 25 years in the health care business taught me something about the importance of setting goals in collaboration with a client. For openers, in…
Perception is the lens you use to take in information. Carl Jung identified two types of perception, sensing and intuition. To illustrate these differences to college students during a workshop, I used this classic photo of dogs playing poker. I…
Happy Fat Tuesday everyone! Recently I came across a lecture series about practicing mindfulness meditation. I am a fairly consistent about meditating but sometimes I go for long periods where I don't meditate at all despite being well-aware of its…
Brain science has been one of the central topics in the scientific world in the last decade. This has been an exciting time for brain researchers. Thanks to PET, MEG,SPECT fMRI, and even EEG mapping techniques, many of the theories about…
A primary focus of positive psychology is to help people identify and build on their unique strong points. Strengths are built-in capacities for certain thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Everyone possesses the full range of these assets, but the ability to draw…
Exercise releases a substance that is "Miracle Grow for the Brain", according to John Ratey, an expert on the effects of exercise on optimal brain functioning. The release of brain-derived neuroptropic factor (BDNF), in effect, fertilizes brain cells to keep them…
There were several excellent lectures and workshops at the Learning and the Brain Conference- The I-Brain. The presenters were from Stanford, Cal-Berkeley, Harvard and other cutting edge institutions studying the state of the human brain as it interfaces with the…
Diver brains and surfer brains are different. The diver brain thinks deeply and can hold a line of thought for an extended period of time, generally without distraction. Imagine going deep beneath the surface, studying and thinking about the surroundings,…
Many people have encountered the MBTI either at work, at a career center, or in counseling. Several online tests incorporate MBTI principles. The MBTI I describes the broad strokes of an individual personality with the goal of identifying people with…
Frequently, I am asked about the Ann C Holm/Annholm.net logo. What do these colorful squares actually mean? I have heard all kinds of interesting guesses including: That's a Myers-Briggs table! It's a Rubric's Cube because you're going to figure me…