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New Year

Reverse Engineer Your New Year’s Resolutions

Hey, here’s a news flash! When you resolve to do things differently in the new year, you’re setting yourself up for failure. You’ve almost certainly already tried to do whatever you’re resolving to do, and it didn’t work out. Okay, you already knew that. But you may not have thought about its implications. How about [...]

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Who’s in Charge Here, Resistance or Resolve?

Have you ever noticed how, once you resolve to change a pattern in your life, all kinds of stuff suddenly comes up to stop you? Like four years ago, when I forfeited half my teaching income for the promise of self-employment, and I immediately got hit with a $170 speeding ticket I could not afford, [...]

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Dancing in the rain

When Was the Last Time You Danced in the Rain?

After a long hot, dry spell last summer, rain came. I live in the high desert of western Colorado, so any rain is cause for celebration, but this time it was especially welcome. We’d come to expect the infamous “oppressive” heat day after day, and gray skies, cool temperatures and pouring rain made us feel [...]

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Lying in grass with dumbbell

5 Steps to Overcome Resistance to a New Habit

When my son was born, I developed a habit of being available to him 24/7/365. I had help, but for those first few years, my sense of self diminished, and he became my primary focus. My brain became accustomed to thinking in terms of his needs instead of my own. Now that he’s 8, I’ve [...]

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