Are You Flummoxed?

Are you confused, perplexed, flummoxed by the choices ahead of you? I’m not talking about the choice of where to have lunch, what color to paint your living room, or which movie to see – I’m talking about major life choices that will result in either the satisfaction of, or the continued escape, of deep inner … Continue reading →

If You Think It’s Hard to Learn from Failure, Try Learning from Success

Anyone can learn from failure. You call someone by the wrong name and they don’t answer, so you correct yourself and they do answer. That was simple. When you call someone by the right name and they answer, do you think about the value of a person’s name, what it means to them, why it … Continue reading →

Procrastination and Locus of Control

Let me guess – You should be doing something right now, or you’ve got some sort of goal or deadline in the back of your mind, and you’re either trying to figure out why you can’t seem to get started, or you’re reading this as a way to not get started. If that’s the case, … Continue reading →

Just Motivation

Motivation is a complex topic; much more so than most people, including experts, understand. There are numerous theories relating to changing individual needs across a lifespan, expectancies, demands and control, incentives, internal drives, desires for affiliation, power, and achievement, and countless others. Simply stated, however, there is no best theory, and there is not one … Continue reading →