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Tag: mental-health

  • LONELINESS

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    It has been reported multiple times in recent years that there is a epidemic of loneliness in our society. My personal opinion is that this has been caused, or made worse, by the proliferation of social media. Not only can this lead to unfair and unwarranted personal comparisons (leading to lots of low self-esteem) but…

  • STAY HEALTHY

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    One of the things that I have learned through the years is that it pays to stay healthy. The idea of exercising is more and more popular these days with gyms opening around towns on a regular basis. Let me clarify something at the beginning: there is a big difference between the idea of exercising…

  • BE CLEAR

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    Another in the series of things I’ve learned along the way…I have found that it is important to be clear in the things I am trying to communicate. It doesn’t matter if this is with my wife, other family members, Life Group participants, or others. Here’s why… I am convinced that words are important. So…

  • ANTICIPATION

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    I’m sure that, through the years of your life, you have looked forward to something. Graduation? College? Maybe your wedding day, or the birth of your first child. We all could make a list of things that we have anticipated in our lives. How would you characterize “anticipation”? Here’s how the Apostle Paul saw it:…

  • MOTIVATION

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    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…

  • A VANITY WALL

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    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…

  • TAKING AN EMOTIONAL RISK

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                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…

  • EMOTIONAL ROI

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    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…

  • EMOTIONAL WEALTH

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    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…

  • THE WHEEL OF LIFE

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    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…