'Self-Improvement' Category
Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
Coming from a guy’s perspective, I can say that women are amazing. They can make you feel and understand things in new ways that are marvelous and breathtaking.
The Effect of Putting Family First
My goal is to be a “Family First” employee. I’ll show up a little early and sstay a little late but I value my lovely kids and wife far to much to ever put their needs above the needs of my job. I suggest (but do not judge if you don’t) that you do the same as we weather this recession/depression.
Avoiding the Psych Ward
Have you ever been in a psych ward? Perhaps you know someone who has? There isn’t a whole lot written about the experience because of the stigma. What I have read from authors like Carrie Fisher (actress who played Princess Leia in Star Wars 1977, open about her bipolar 1 disorder) is frightening. There are [...]
Life on the Other Side of Forty – New Episode of my Podcast
Crooked Cheese :: Respect for the Other
Ideas are not just light-bulbs that appear above George Jetson’s head. Ideas make up our perception of the world around us. When you respect the Other’s ideas, you validate its existence. When you insult it, you in essence kill its ego a little bit. Trust me, this is to be avoided at all costs.
To Be Perceived Well :: Make it About Them
When I talk to people, I should shut up more. I should make the conversation about them. I should listen and take mental notes. I should not “strive” for an answer or a solution. On the other hand I should mirror back their thoughts and concentrate. I should not hang on the next response I am dying to give. If I am so smart, the right response will come in it’s time … when it is welcomed.
Mental Health Services for Children
(image credit) Some mental health diagnoses cannot be academically diagnosed until a person is past adolescence. There are other disorders, however, that have make clinical onset during childhood. That’s right, kids suffer from mental illness too folks and we need to get it treated as parents and teachers as soon as possible. It may sound [...]
Positive Self-Talk in Uncertain Times
Change can be scary. It’s hard to navigate your mood through waters that rise and fall and threaten to break your boat in two. But there is something you can do to weather the storm out: positive self-talk.
Put Your Mental Health First
Did you ever have a terrible headache and then found it went away after a few ibuprofen and some “still time?” Well, when your mental health improves after making it a priority it is kind of like that only instead of the pain subsiding, you become empowered and solutions run through your mind instead of sadness, melancholy, and fatigue.
5 Minutes to Closing
Whether it’s pizza work or something else, if you’ve worked with the public … you probably know how difficult those last minute customers can be. In this case, one ended up rewarding us with humor.
