Making your goals easier to reach can be enhanced by keeping a few principles in mind. In a recent seminar on forming new behaviors, Dr. George F. Koob stated that, "Trying not to do something will make you constantly think…
It's Halloween time so why not talk about one of the ways an individual can be insidiously derailed from a long term goal. Let's say your goal is to lose 20 pounds so you decide that you will restrict…
Willpower actually has three faces, according to Kelly Mc Gonigal, author of the Willpower Instinct. There is "I Will Power", "I Won't Power" and "I Want Power." Every willpower challenge requires doing something difficult, or taking a path that is…
Yesterday, I attended a day long seminar on memory. Professor Craig E. L. Stark, an engaging and immensely knowledgeable presenter, packed in an incredible amount of information into that time period. It is regrettable that it was only 6 hours…
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal is a step-by-step program for setting goals, improving self-control, and making lasting changes. As a life coach and formerly as a speech pathologist working with brain injured individuals, I have had ample experience observing…
Much has been learned about the nature of sefl-control and it's role in addictions, procrastination, impulsivity, and unmet goals. There are many new books on the market on this topic. Less than a year ago, I attended an all day…
What is the practical value of the MBTI Step III given that there are so many personality assessment tools on the market, including the MBTI Step I and II? What is to be gained by using this tool over…
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…
The gift of introversion has been getting a lot of press lately. Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts In a World That Can't Stop Talking, has brought the real essence of introversion to light. It wasn't that long…