Category: Thought

Do We Need to Control Our Fears?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I’ve seen so many articles that tell us we should push past our fears and/or try to control…

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Why Do We Need Others to Like Us?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] How much of our good behavior is an attempt to fit in, be liked and not call attention…

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Am I the Only One Who Feels This Way?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] “What wise or stupid thing can man conceive that was not thought of in ages long ago?“ –Johann…

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The “Cure” for the Workaholic

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Raise your hand if you’re a workaholic. If you work 10+ hours a day, my Magic 8 Ball…

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Keeping Your Cool When Others Are Losing Their $hit

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know I write a lot about happiness. I’ve learned…

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Are You a Victim of Circumstance?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I saw a scene in a movie recently where a boy had fallen out of a boat and was…

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Pay Attention to How You Feel and Tune into Happiness

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Do you pay attention to how you feel? It’s one of the most important things we can do for…

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Loosening Our Grip on Our Belief System

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] “My thoughts are real. They feel solid and trustworthy and true. My beliefs are correct. If only everyone else could…

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Let it Be: The Key to Happiness

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I once wrote a blog post on the topic of surrendering and letting go and how that was the secret to…

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Why are We so Mean to Ourselves?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] “You’re so dumb!”  “You should know better.” “You’re no good at that.” “What makes you think you’re so…

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How to Go With The Flow and Live in The Zone

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Have you ever had a sense of “The Flow” when playing a sport or pursuing a creative endeavor? While…

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What About Preferences?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] In my last blog post, I pondered personal identity and what we think of as our true self….

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We Are Not Who (or What) We Think We Are

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I had a bit of an insight about our “true selves” last week which I’ll try to put into…

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How to Solve Problems and Make Decisions

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] About a month ago a colleague was telling me about her business friend who picks up potential clients everywhere she goes….

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I Know Your Type!

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Part of life entails making snap judgments about people and circumstances. As soon as we learn to talk…

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How to Find Your Inner Peace

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version. There is also a video to go along with this topic.] There is nothing better than the feeling…

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We’re All Different Yet We’re All the Same

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] We are all different. Very different. So different that no two of us has the same mixture of…

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Second Guessing, Jumping to Conclusions and Filling in the Blanks

…Or How we Create our Unique Personal Reality [Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] What would you do if you found out that everything…

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Why Do We Need to Mind Our Own Business in the First Place?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] In a recent popular post I talked about how keeping our mouth shut when others seem to do or say…

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Are You Ready To Change the Way You See the World?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] What if I told you that you’ve been lied to your entire life? Not just you, but everyone….

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