As a therapist, I’ve had the opportunity to work with individuals who have achieved remarkable success in a variety of life areas. When I consider this collection of unusually successful individuals, I ask myself a question: What is the true value of success? When people achieve their most ambitious goals, they come face-to-face with a […]
Growing Beyond the Gold Star Mentality
When you’re in kindergarten and you behave well or you accomplish some task you get a gold star. In and of themselves, these gold stars are worthless. But they’re shiny, they represent your teacher’s approval and — perhaps most importantly — you stick them to a prominently displayed chart for your fellow students to see. […]
Amy Poehler: “I will say it again. Ambivalence is key.”
Feb 12, 2015 “I will say it again. Ambivalence is key. You have to care about your work but not about the result. You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look. . . […]
The Happiest Person You Know
Who is the happiest person you know? Not necessarily the richest, the smartest, the healthiest or best-looking. Not necessarily even the sanest. Just the happiest. If you’re like the majority of people, you rarely stop to ask yourself this question. You probably don’t have much time to because you’re rushing headlong down the paint-by-numbers path […]
