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What in the world is a 5-minute friend? A 5-minute friend is someone who is closer to you than an acquaintance, but not necessarily as close as say, your BFF. It’s someone who brightens your soul, but not someone you routinely see. However, when you do run into your 5-minute friends (maybe in a restaurant, […]
I was visiting with a friend a while back who loves The Dr. Phil Show. Personally, I like Dr. Phil just fine and think his advice is pretty solid. I mean come on … he is Dr. Phil. However, I usually find shows like that quite frustrating . When I shared my thoughts with my […]
Sex, Drugs, & Red Bull™ is an edgy, engaging, and entertaining program that shows you how to overcome the headgame hurdles that block our health, happiness, and ultimately our path to living life On Top of The World. Its philosophy simplifies the complexity of our choices. Sex, Drugs, & Red Bull™ is the course we […]
Zig Ziglar is well know for his “automobile university” comments in many of his talks. Zig’s idea is that you listen to self improvement, business building, motivational, or spiritual types of lectures on CDs while you are driving your vehicle each day. I loved the idea the first time I heard it, but the truth […]
Quick Tip … Research in The Journal of Pain shows that dropping the F-bomb when you hurt yourself may actually be beneficial at helping ease the pain. According to the authors, using a swear word seems to activate deeper parts of the brain more associated with emotions. For those of you who swear more frequently throughout a […]
As I’m sitting here in my study on this beautiful Saturday morning drinking my tea, I was thinking about a decision I made this week. I even alluded to it in a recent Facebook post! Many years ago — in fact, it almost feels like a lifetime ago, I would have obsessed about whether I […]
Yale Law School is experimenting with a new program to help their students in the ongoing battle with stress. Monty, a certified therapy dog, is a 21-pound, brown, border terrier mix who is available for students to check out — literally — from the law library. The thirty-minute sessions with Monty provide students with an […]
When I show clients strategies to help minimize stress in their lives, I often begin with one very simple, yet amazingly powerful tip: Become Aware. When we are stressed, our bodies begin to tell us we are stressed before we may even realize it. We may not “feel” stressed out, but our bodies may be telling a […]
Although we all know that worrying about what other people think about us, can send our stress levels through the roof, it can be difficult to “stop” caring about what everybody else thinks of us! I recently spent time with my awesome nieces, 11-year old Emileigh and 12-year old Ryleigh, who reminded me that we […]
Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like you were being “attacked” based on what you believe? I recently had someone try to strongly convince me how right they were about spirituality and how wrong I was! In these very stressful situations when we are under fire, it’s best to remember that […]