Tag: mental-health
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MOTIVATION
How would you define motivation? Being inspired to get something done? Incentive? Stimulus? How about something a little simpler, like “want-to”? It has been my experience that unless I really want to do something all the attempts at motivation ring hollow. This has been true when it is self-motivation, but even more so when it…
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A VANITY WALL
Have you ever noticed how people in various professions often have a wall filled with their licenses, certifications, degrees and diplomas? It makes sense when you think about it. It is important that their clients, or customers, know that the person providing a service is trained and qualified. I am sure that you would agree…
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TAKING AN EMOTIONAL RISK
Our last blog was about your emotional ROI, or Return on Investment. You will remember that it was focused on what kind of returns we are getting from our emotions: positive/profitable or negative/loss. I hope that you have taken the time necessary to think this through. There is no doubt that you are going…
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EMOTIONAL ROI
For those of you with a business background, you’ll immediately recognize the initials ROI. For those who never opened a Business Admin text or have never researched investment ideas, the letters stand for Return on Investment. Simply stated, this means how much a company is earning (income and profit) on their investment (which may be…
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EMOTIONAL WEALTH
I have often said to clients that each person has a limited amount of emotional ability at any given time. It’s sort of like a bank account from which we get money to spend, which depletes what we have available to us, until we are able to replenish the funds. It is healthy to look…
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THE WHEEL OF LIFE
Through the years I have found lots of people, both individuals and couples, that come to me for assistance in identifying problems and needs and then working toward solutions. There are lots of assessments and analyses that can be used to help in this search for solutions, often at quite an expense. There is also…
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TRUST
As I have travelled this road of Pastor, Counselor and Life Coach it has been my privilege to share in the lives and stories of hundreds of individuals, couples and families as they have come to share their burdens and needs with me. There are often common themes that run through the lives of many…