Have you taken a "tough love" approach towards someone telling yourself it was for their own good 2pharmaceuticals.com , when, truthfully, it was more for your own sake? The concept of "tough love" was made popular in 1968 by Bill Milliken in his book, Tough Love, in which you take a brutally harsh stand with someone you love for their own good. ... Continue Reading »
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A Ship Is Always Safe At Shore, But That Is NOT What It Is Built For
Do you know what you were built for? Can you be who you are, if who you are is never tested? We are made by our experiences; we are built by where we've been. Our experiences prepare us for where we're yet to go. What is that next step you're not taking yet? Is there someone you need to talk to, some issue you need to discuss, but you don't? Is ... Continue Reading »
Sort Out Empowerment Trash From Truth
Has the rallying cry, "Rules are made to be broken!" gone too far? What happens when the yearning to be different and stand out from the crowd ends up degrading into a compulsive need to break any rules, even the decent ones? How petty can the need to feel empowered get? Jogging along a beautiful refreshing country road the other morning, reveling ... Continue Reading »
When the Well Is Dry, We Know the Worth of Water
Quick! What are you taking for granted right this second? Seriously. Imagine some uber-powerful alien has just appeared before you and announced that you are about to lose everything--and I mean everything--except for whatever you can name in the next 30 seconds. Don't bother asking for details. There's no time for clarification--quick! What would ... Continue Reading »
Digging Up the Buried Treasure in Failure
A failure is a result, not a person. To call someone, or call yourself, a failure is a judgment, not a reality. What you did failed. What you tried to achieve didn't make it. You came in 2nd, or 3rd, or 134th, didn't get that job, got injured and can't compete anymore, fell short of honor roll or gave up and dropped out, the business went bust, ... Continue Reading »
Digging Up the Buried Treasure in Failure
A failure is a result, not a person. To call someone, or call yourself, a failure is a judgment, not a reality. What you did failed. What you tried to achieve didn't make it. You came in 2nd, or 3rd, or 134th, didn't get that job, got injured and can't compete anymore, fell short of honor roll or gave up and dropped out, the business went bust, the ... Continue Reading »