During the twelve years I was a psychotherapist in private practice (and in the eight plus years I've been a life coach and an executive coach) I've never had anyone come to me with this simple request: "I want to be happier."
The truth is, most people have mixed feelings ...
When was the last time someone asked you, “What can I do for you that would make you happy today?”Has it been a while? I’m not suggesting you don’t have people who care for you, I know you do. However, I do know everyone (your family, friends and co-workers) is ...
You likely know that the subject of happiness is a hot topic. There's good reason for that. Despite all the books and seminars on happiness, there's a lot of confusion when it comes to happiness in life or in the workplace. If you read one ...
Recently I wrote a post about my new grand daughter, Isabella Rae Lerma. She is perfect, right now, as we all are, in our true essence.
When it comes to our essence and who we really are, there is nothing to criticize, condemn or judge. "Bella" is ten weeks old ...
Are You Ready to Roar?
When we come into this world, our instinct is to be who we naturally are, to know what we want, to communicate our needs and desires and to assume we are worthy of all of them.
We come into this world ready to ...
Alan’s "Seven Questions To Rock Your World Today"
You know the classic defintion of insanity: "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
However, I think Einstein missed something important. I think we do something else that is more "insane" than what he pointed out. In a nutshell:
One of my favorite authors and speakers is Randy Gage. His post today was about how good we are, not at giving, but at receiving. While others are writing this week about giving, Randy wrote about receiving--and rightfully so.
We are more comfortable with giving than receiving, myself included. And ...
2014 will be here before you know it.
Have you slowed down enough to imagine what you want for the next twelve months? And have you reviewed how the last twelve months have been for you?
Maybe you've had a stellar year, if so, I'm happy for you. It's easier to expect more "success" ...
I received a group email from a colleague the other day and I couldn't stop laughing. The topic of the email was on communication and this is how he summed up his communications skills:
"I love to hear myself talk. It's nice to have others hear me sometimes, too."
He ...
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