Stupid, dangerous thinking: “We’ve always done it this way.”

If you want more of anything in your life … an improved relationship, a different career, a stronger bottom line, a healthier body, a bigger bank account … ANYTHING … it always, always, always requires leaving your comfort zone. In other words, you can’t go on doing the same thing the same old way and expect better results.   That’s …

How to stop a conflict from destroying your relationship

Interpersonal conflicts are inevitable. And you’re going to do one of two things when conflict comes. You’re going to resolve the conflict or dissolve the relationship.   I urge you to choose the first option … of resolving your conflicts … as quickly as possible. And choose the second option … of dissolving your relationships … as slowly as possible. …

A KILLER ATTITUDE pays off in a thousand ways

I remember the story of the pessimist who read his horoscope that said, “Make new friends and see what happens.” He made three new friends and nothing happened. Now he complains that he is stuck with three new friends.   That’s the problem with having a negative attitude. No matter how good something is, negative thinkers will always find something …

You can act your way into a new way of feeling.

When I hear people say things like, “I can’t help the way I feel … I’ve always been this way … or … That’s just the way I was raised,” I get a little sad. Because they’re living a lie.   Indeed, when people talk that way, they’re almost always referring to something that is not going all that well …