What does the Kentucky Derby Have to Do With Self Improvement?
by Irene Conlan – The winning horse, Mine that Bird, was a longshot. He paid 50 to 1 and no one expected him to win. He is a gelding. His trainer had never won a Derby. The announcer said the jockey, Calven Boral, was riding because that’s the only horse available for him to ride [...]
Stressed?
By Irene Conlan – I found an article about stress which I though would be interesting for this blog. However, I reached the end of the article to discover it was no more than an advertisement for a “getaway” place – albeit, a lovely sounding place. The author’s opening paragraphs are worth reading and so [...]
Developing Self Awareness
By Irene Conlan – We have been talking about self awareness all week and some have asked, “I get it – I need to be more self aware but how do I go about it?” The question has a simple answer that is not that simple in it’s application. 1. Stay tuned in (become aware [...]
A Special Gift for You
Sometimes people don’t come wrapped in beautiful packages. Some of us are old, overweight, too tall, too short too – whatever. And people judge us by the way we look without even trying to get to know us. This has happened to most of us at some time or another. But the wrapping is not [...]
This week's videos
This week’s videos are varied. The first is a TED presentation with Dan Gilbert presenting Why are we happy? Why aren’t we happy? Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly happy even when [...]
Inner Strength – Humility and Compassion
By Jack Elias – I have had 2 incidents come to my attention in the last few days that have reminded me how important Humility is. A colleague shared about going to another hypnotherapist for some help and the hypnotherapist tried to dictate what her problem was and only became more insistent when my friend [...]
Just Who Do You Think You Are, Anyway?
By Irene Conlan – “Just Who do you think you are, anyway?” This may be a phrase you have heard hurled at you in anger or one that you have hurled at someone else. Putting the anger aside, it’s a great question. Who are you? Who do you think you are? We generally identify ourselves [...]
New Year's Resolutions
Well, are you going to make some New Year’s Resolutions or you going to let 2009 come in with out resolves of your own? So are they realistic? Are they for one year – 2009 – or will they take a lifetime to accomplish? Are the realistic and doable? “I resolve to bring about world [...]
Abundance is in the Eye of the Beholder!
By Irene Conlan – There is great joy in Christmas shopping. Oh, I know a lot of you don’t agree with me. Money is tight – and I have just come through some very lean years after the death of my fiance and all the bills that were incurred. For several years I made the [...]
Some Life Skills – Please and Thank You!
By Irene Conlan – My four year old grandson was here yesterday. He is sometimes challenged by the words “please” and “thank you.” When he declared, “Grandma, I need some chocolate milk” I replied, “I didn’t hear the magic word that goes with that,” he reluctantly and begrudgingly added, “please.” “You know, Jack,” I said, [...]
