Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers
In this article, I talk about 9 common defense mechanisms we employ in our lives. Most are used as a substitute for full expression of our thoughts and feelings (which I encourage), but you’ll find many of them useful nonetheless.
By the time you’re done reading this, you will understand what your defense mechanisms are and what you can do if you find yourself, or others, doing them. [Read more…]
Can you accept the behaviors of those you love? If not, are you still in the relationship?
You have a choice to walk away from the behaviors you can’t accept in life, or stay and accept them. In the end, what you really want is closure. Knowing the direction you need to take is a much more powerful place than waiting for something to happen. Lingering is no fun.
Click on the play button above the video to listen to the entire episode or choose to read it below. By the time you’re done, you’ll know if you’ve reached full acceptance of the people in your life, and if you are choosing to suffer or not.
When it comes to accepting what is, or not accepting, one choice leads to suffering and the other does not. [Read more…]
*This episode of The Overwhelmed Brain is no longer available, however if you’d like to hear other episodes on anxiety, click here.
Charlie Hoehn cured himself of anxiety. He reveals how he did it in this extremely important conversation about his battle with anxiety and panic attacks and what he did to get beyond them. [Read more…]
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Jeff Olson is the author of The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success & Happiness. A book that reveals how to create success in your health, career, relationships, and everywhere else in life. As CEO of two corporations, as well as the founder of one of the largest personal-development training organizations in the nation called The People’s Network, and a consistently top-ranked trainer in the industry, Jeff knows a thing or two about success.
In this episode, Jeff reveals that success is not about taking quantum leaps, it’s about making the right decisions day after day by adopting a philosophy that is in line with your ultimate goals. The podcast is jam packed with golden nuggets of information, so make sure you have a notepad ready. [Read more…]