You have your own ideas about religion and politics. You have your own definition of honor, fairness, courage, authenticity. You have your personal philosophy regarding relationships, career and family. You have your own belief system. But how do you know if this belief system is really working? After all, a belief system is only as effective as the thoughts, feelings and behaviors […]
Dealing with Dishonesty in a Relationship
You will meet two types of people in life: people who are basically honest, and people who are not. Being able to distinguish between the two is important–especially when it comes to choosing a romantic partner. (After all, it’s not like a dishonest person is going to tell you he or she is dishonest upfront.) If […]
Who Are You Really? How to Actually Impress Others
There’s the story of who you are, and then there’s who you really are. We call this self-story the ego. The ego, by definition, is less accurate than it is self-serving. In fact, most people spend an incredible amount of energy trying to convince others of the truth of their ego story. See how smart I am, […]
Insecure Versus Confident Groups
In my undergraduate years, by day I studied classical music at the University of Texas at Austin. By night I played in a big-haired rock band. Having the freedom to move between these two musical worlds, I noticed something interesting. The most talented musicians of either style, classical or rock, tended to appreciate the widest […]
Is Marriage the Key to Happiness?
Study after study indicates that marriage, or married people, tend to be happier than non-married people. But this is a correlation–not a statement of cause and effect. You could assume that marriage makes people happy–or you could assume that happy people are more likely to marry. Whatever the case, I don’t suggest waiting on a […]
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