Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, …
YaleNews | Cognitive behavioral therapy adds no value to drug …
In a surprise finding, Yale researchers report that adding cognitive behavioral therapy to the most commonly used drug treatment for opioid dependence does not further reduce illicit drug use by patients. The study, which …
IdeaFestival – Positive thinking, gah!
Listed by Farnam Street as one of its top psychology publications of 2012, a book about the positive power of negative thinking wouldn't seem like a natural pick-me-up. My thought? Finally! Here's a book I can relate to. I'm just kidding. I think.
Professional and Personal Development through Lifelong Learning …
personal development-work hard- lifelong learning The reason that many people underachieve in their careers is because they do not realize how long it takes to achieve mastery in any field. Extensive research in this area …
Life Coaching is Serious Business. Except When It's Not. – Baristanet …
Don't get me wrong, I respect the work of a qualified life coach, and know several folks who've been helped by one – including yours truly, who, on assignment once for O:The Oprah Magazine, put herself into the hands of one …
How To Build Self Confidence: Four Easy Tips
In my line of work, we are totally focused on how to build self confidence. In fact, although our goal is popularity for men (and even women), it all comes down to how to build self confidence. A man will never be popular and …
BPS Research Digest: Self-esteem is catching
Angela Neff and her colleagues monitored the self-esteem of 102 working couples over five days (mostly German academics), getting them to answer questions about their work-related self-esteem when they got home, and …
The Self in Self-Help Literature | Tricycle
In New York Magazine's new self-help issue, journalist Kathryn Schulz examines how we can improve ourselves and why it's so damn hard. You might know you shouldn't watch the next episode of that serial television show …
W.E.N.N » Lady Gaga Hails On-tour Counselling A Success
Lady Gaga has hailed her on-tour counselling a success after “hundreds” of fans turned out to share their stories at her first North American show this week. The Poker Face hitmaker kicked off the American leg of her Born …
Daily Kos: GOP BSers who say fixing mental health system will cut …
Many elected Republicans don't want any new restrictions on guns. They say preventing gun violence would be better achieved by fixing the mental health system. Which would be a respectable if arguable stance if they really …
Why “Inspirational Quotes” Don't work | Peter Shankman
Here's the major flaw: Inspirational quotes are designed to motivate immediately, and for a defined time. A quarter. A turn at bat. A 3rd down. No inspirational quote, no matter how amazing it sounds when you hear it, no matter …
Two Definitions of Intrinsic Motivation | Psychology Today
Multifacted vs. Dualistic Models of Motivation By Steven Reiss, Ph.D….
My Dark Materials: The Music of Depression – NYTimes.com
My music had always been deeply informed by my depression. Listen to what happened when it finally began to lift.
What’s the Value of Values?
Did you know that your personal values play a huge role in determining whether or not you experience a sense of satisfaction from reaching your goals in life? Did you know that if you don’t take the time to figure out what your personal standards are, you can easily undermine your own success without even realizing it? Just to be clear, we are …
Has the New Year left you Wasted or Energised?
For Zdenek R.I.P # 1926 – December 2012 “Keep on never minding” So, the Christian festive season has drawn to a close and how do you feel ? New Year celebrations of the traditional sort can be quite heavy going and usually end up with the adults in one place and the kids in another, (usually where the playstation is located !) Here’s a tradition that we adopted this year from a close family friend of ours (whose father…
The Return to Inner Stability
And then…and then you come back to a regular inner resting point.Ahhhhhhhh…the long sigh of relief. The seas have steadied. The inner shifting has quieted. Thank God. Oh thank God, I’m stable at last.I know many of you want and need to hear this. In truth, we all come to whatever amount of stability or continued shifting that is natural for us. Much like trees, bushes, and all plants come to a kind of adulthood, we too come to that space where growth continues, but on a much less …
The Banana(head) Slicer
I thought I’d inject a bit of levity here this morning. There is a contraption called “The Banana Slicer” on Amazon and since we use bananahead around here quite a bit (okay, all the time) I thought you would enjoy the REVIEWS of this product. The reviews are hilarious and I haven’t even read all
9 Simple ways to keep your brain in shape
We all knew that a clock, a guitar or a piano often need tuning in order to function properly. But, how many of us actually knew that there is the potential to ‘tune’ our brain and become mentally…faster? Nowadays, scientists agree that lack of activity puts the brain to sleep mode. On the contrary, when we keep our brain in shape it does not betray …
Success With NLP – Master Your Mind Design Your Destiny
Click Image To Visit Site"Discover The Secret That Transformed This Hopeless Underachiever Into A Millionaire At Just Age 26… … And How You Can Use This Same Secret For Yourself To Achieve The Success YOU Deserve In Life!" If You Are Ready To End Your Confusion About How True Lifetime Success Is Created And Discover The Secret That Will Guarantee The Success You Deserve In Life, Then Read This Letter Now… Because I know you want to know the TRUTH about why you find it so hard to just…
Why Do We Hate?
Whether it’s joy, sadness, envy, excitement… There’s a reason behind every human emotion. Sometimes the reason is clear and obvious, and sometimes we need to introspect to figure it out. So why do we hate? What’s the reason/purpose behind it? We’re talking here about hating people, not an object or a situation.. For the sake of this article, I want you to think of someone you hate. Any random person in your life, someone you don’t like. A name just popped in your head. That’s the person we need. Now I want you to think: why do you hate this person? You can open a notepad and jot down all the reasons you can think of. You will…
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy vs CBT: Which to Choose?
A clear explanation of psychodynamic psychotherapy vs CBT – the differences and the pros and cons of these two dominant therapies, to help you decideAll content on Psychodynamic Psychotherapy vs CBT: Which to Choose? belongs to Harley Therapy – Psychotherapy & Counselling Counselling Articles
Self Acceptance – Builds Inner Strength
I love the writings of Karen Casey in her book: Each Day A New Beginning. Here she writes about Acceptance. God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change. Many times, yesterday, last week, today and even tomorrow, we’ll come..face to face with a seemingly intolerable situation. The compulsion to change the situation, to demand that another person change the situation is great. What a hard lesson it is to learn we can change only ourselves. The hidden gift in this lesson is that as our activities change, often…
Abraham~ A story’s vibrational essence
Abraham~ A story’s vibrational essence. All recorded and printed Abraham-Hicks materials are copyrighted by Jerry and Esther Hicks. For more information on Abraham, Esther & Jerry Hicks please go to their website: www.abraham-hicks.com
Soichiro Honda: The Man With A Burning Desire To Succeed
You may know Soichiro Honda as the founder of the Honda Company and a successful businessman. However, few people are aware that Soichiro Honda was the man who changed the usual view on the traditions of running a business and approaching success. His life story is not only inspiring, but legendary. Childhood and a “Creative” Solution that Would Cost Him Dearly Soichiro Honda, was born on November 17, 1906 in Japan, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka in a very traditional working class family. His mother- Mika, worked as a weaver…