How to cooperate: lessons learned from Sesame Street
It’s one of the first words I learned on Sesame Street. Cooperation. Then, as I grew I also learned that (not from Sesame Street) that you have only yourself to blame, it’s all up to you, and that you’ve got to look out for Numero Uno – hardly cooperative clichés. Cooperation makes sense though. Not [...]
Cooperation counts for humans and bird-brains
In the cloud forests of Ecuador live the plain-tailed wren. These chubby little birds are, as it turns out, a model of sophisticated cooperation that can duet better than Donnie and Marie. Bigwigs from John Hopkins University have studied the way these wrens create their birdsongs. Each song requires one female and male bird alternating syllables to create [...]
Get Motivated: 3 ways to get done what you don’t want to do
It’s rainy, I’m sluggy and the last thing I feel like is rolling into the gym for a workout. The first thing I feel like is laying in bed and reading a mystery by Stephen Carter. Working out at the gym. Reading in bed. Not a fair comparison. But, after a few minutes of griping [...]
Can God keep you from eating that candy bar?
I bought the mini Butterfingers for Halloween because, I don’t like them. My reasoning was this: If I purchased candy I didn’t lust over, they would last until the holiday. Then, I discovered is that mini Butterfingers aren’t all that bad. In fact, I even developed a Butterfinger rationale to accompany my consumption. My plan [...]
Five ways to power up persistence
Perseverance. Determination. Persistence. Any quality that keeps you going despite adversity and challenge is the difference between success and mediocrity. It’s also crucial when it comes to living our biggest lives and achieving our greatest goals. Here are five ways to persist and keep moving toward your goals. Assess the goal. Make sure what you [...]
Six Ways to Strengthen Your Self Discipline
There will always be something that matters – something that must get done — that you don’t want to do. I hate folding clothes – but I also hate wearing wrinkled pants, therefore fold I must. Drawing from our reserves of self discipline to make responsible choices about folding or work or health or money [...]
Drawing on Self Discipline
Saturday, I was back in corner room, the one with the computer cursor blinking and the desk piled with three-week old newspapers and bill statements and books and my calendar book with dates already filled in for November. I was in the office, where I’ve been every weekend for nearly two months. Working on my [...]
Martha Beck shares a problem solving technique
When taking on a challenge or problem, life coach and Oprah buddy Martha Beck suggests you “throw everything at it,” even those things that appear unrelated. This engages the decision-making part of your brain and solutions appear from unexpected places. Watch this, then give it a try.
Five problem-solving strategies
If you’re anything like me you’re prone to beat a problem into submission before solving it. You think, ponder, do a little web research, talk to a few people – and still don’t come up with the answer you need. So you sit a little longer, Facebook, jot a few notes and do a lot [...]
Allow For Freedom Of Mistakes
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” Mahatma Gandhi Take a minute today, to think about the sacrifices, commitments, choices, and mistakes that have been made by you and others to get you where you are today. Your life is a reflection of all those things. Pause [...]
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