Category Archives: Stress Hardiness
Is Football Really Like Life?
Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority. —Vince Lombardi There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place. I … Continue reading
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Life Is Uncertain, So Eat Dessert First?
Life is uncertain, so eat dessert first. That was the motto on a T-shirt I used to wear to group meetings when our organization was being downsized. It always lightened the mood somewhat…it reminded us that even though the situation … Continue reading
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Life Isn’t Always Perfect
Life isn’t the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. —Virginia Satir Todd Goldfarb wrote a great piece on How to Cope When Things Go Terribly … Continue reading
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Are You Enjoying the Process?
There are few things more wonderful than knowing where you want to go and being on the path to getting there. –Earnie Larsen As I said in 2007–A Year of Adventure, I want to continue becoming more stress-hardy. I had … Continue reading
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Are You Giving Yourself Room to Grow?
They are able to tolerate ambiguity, uncertainty, and imperfection. They have a long-range perspective, so they give themselves and others room to grow. They can afford to be resilient, flexible, and creative because they are centered in their values. —#4, … Continue reading
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Lighting a Single Candle
It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness. –Chinese Proverb A week or so ago there was an interesting random acts of kindness story on the evening news. Apparently at a drive-through window one customer … Continue reading
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Successful Optimism
The way to success is often messy. We need determination and optimism to keep us going. —Jean Browman The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. —William … Continue reading
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What I Learned From Being Downsized
I’ve been studying/practicing personal development most of my life, and got into stress management about 16 years ago, when my husband and I were both threatened with downsizing. It was scary, but also one of the happiest times of my … Continue reading
Living More Fully
The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention. The little girl in the picture isn’t conscious of her wet and messy hair. She’s absorbed in the moment, enjoying the passing scene. She’s fully … Continue reading
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Unwiring Our Emotional Buttons
If you’re going to do anything that pioneering you will get those arrows in your back, and you just have to put up with it. I mean everything that could go wrong did go wrong. —Dr. Randy Pausch Life is … Continue reading
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