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A big step we can take towards greatness is to stop asking permission.

The behavior of seeking permission from others is ingrained in us from an early age. As children, we are taught that we need to ask for permission from someone else to do certain things. As a child, this is appropriate, but as we grow up, many of us still hold onto that behavior and it … Continue reading »
A big step we can take towards greatness is to stop asking permission.
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Why do you stay in prison?

Are you choosing misery? It sounds strange. Doesn’t it? Making choices is probably the most stressful thing that we do as humans. Or perhaps more accurately, the stressful thing we do is to choose avoidance when we don’t like what choices we’re facing. This is what creates the stress. But, if you never change what … Continue reading »
Why do you stay in prison?
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Losing yourself along the way.

Have you ever felt like disappearing from your life? Have you ever wanted to escape everything and just run away? Leave your relationship, your job your family and friends and just disappear? But are you running away from something or running towards something? Does it even matter? Sometimes we lose ourselves along the way. Where … Continue reading »
Losing yourself along the way.
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Too much doing, going, helping and giving can take a toll on us physically and emotionally.

Doing too much for others can increase irritability, frustration, anger, bitterness, resentment and burnout. Increased depression can also result from caring too much. In seeking to serve others, we often neglect our own needs and run out of inner resources from which to draw strength. We get so busy doing that we don’t stop to … Continue reading »
Too much doing, going, helping and giving can take a toll on us physically and emotionally.
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Denial.

As a therapist, I regularly talk to people who fool themselves into believing that everything is okay. Denial is a psychological defense mechanism that helps a person avoid a potentially upsetting truth. Denial is also a fantastic way to “avoid” when we don’t know how to fix the situation or when we don’t want to … Continue reading »
Denial.