Post Written By Eugene Morgan What does it means to be deliberate? Being deliberate means to take action with intent. If we want to get something done, we have to be deliberate in our behaviors. When learning something new we’re forced to be deliberate in our actions. Learning requires us to pay attention or be […]
Year: 2012
Holiday
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Holidays can be difficult for some of us who have lost a loved-one or has no family around. The holiday seasons is where most of us greet and meet loved-ones and share with one another our love and affection through giving.This is the time some of us want to avoid […]
Accepting Mistakes
Pos Written By Eugene Morgan If we want to grow, we must learn to accept our mistakes. Accepting our mistakes means to leave them in the past. Mistakes are made so we can learn from them and move on. If we’re going over and over in our heads about a mistake we’ve made, then we […]
Digging Deeper
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Sometimes we need to dig a little deeper to learn about ourselves. It is easier to stay on the surface of things than to dig deeper. Digging deeper is about stopping for a moment and paying closer attention to our behaviors, our thinking and our feelings. It is easier to […]
Taking Control Of Our Life
Post Written By Eugene Morgan For the most part, we can take control of our lives when it’s necessary. We don’t have to wait for something to happen to us for us to take control of our lives. But sometimes something has to happen to us until we consider taking charge. If we want to […]
Accomplishments
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Our accomplishments are built on the foundation of hard work so we shouldn’t underestimate them. We need them to remind us that we can continue to accomplish new things. We move each step forward when we accomplish something new. We build on each accomplishment. From each accomplishment, we learn something […]
It’s Not Too Late
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Although, it is nearing the end of the year, it’s never too late to start turning our dreams into something real. In a way if we start now, we can have a head start before the New Year begins. If we reframe it that way, then we have given ourselves […]
Giving Thanks
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Today is Thanksgiving. Every year in November we gather together to take part in a tradition we hold dear. We gather together with family to reflect on the things that we’re thankful for. We’re thankful for our families. We’re thankful for our health. We’re thankful for our life. Traditions help […]
Going Back To Our Roots
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Going back to our roots doesn’t necessarily mean digging up our genealogy. It could means just looking back to our earlier learnings. For example, reminiscing about the music we once grew up with. Music can easily bring us back to that time of our lives when things were simple and […]
We Will Find A Way
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Life is challenging when we have an obstacle to get through. It’s not easy to get through obstacles. Anything that moves has to go through obstacles. If we make the obstacle smaller in our minds than it may be easier to conquer through it. We will find a way through […]
Moving On
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Moving on is about leaving the past behind and looking to the future. What is it that we’re going to do tomorrow that’s different from what we have done in the past? Moving on is about transitioning from the old to the new. A transitioning period might be leaving one […]
Trust What Is Right
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It’s all right to ask for someone’s opinion, but ultimately we have to make the final decision and live with it. We do what’s right even though it’s not the opinion of a group of people. Do what’s right because our integrity depends on it. Do what’s right because our […]
We are Stronger Than We Think
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We have more strength than we know. Milton Erickson always focused on what we can do than focus on what we can’t do. He reminded his subjects to tap into their own resources. He observed that we can do what we want to do if we focus and concentrate on […]
Thought and Behavior Patterns
Post Written By Eugene Morgan To make a change means that we have to get out of our old patterns. After we develop a routine, it later becomes a pattern. And our patterns becomes second nature to us. Behaviors are made up of patterns we do everyday. We have our routines when we get ready […]
Struggle
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Sometimes we give up too soon when there is a struggle. Struggle is part of the process of learning something new. We got to struggle a little before the learning can connect well in our brain. Struggling to learn something new doesn’t mean that we’re not capable of learning, it […]
Accepting The Unpleasantries of Life
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It is easier to distort our reality than to accept unpleasantries of life. Distorting reality is our way of protecting ourselves from what gives us anxiety. We underestimate our capacities to cope with the unpleasantries of life. If we learn to rely more on our capacity, then our anxiety decreases. […]
See Color, not Gray
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It’s never too late to learn about ourselves and about the world around us. Learning is the prerequisite to creating new meaning in our lives. Having meaning in our lives helps us to deal better with life problems. Having meanings can bring different colors into our world. Our world doesn’t […]
Mundane Things, We have To Do
Post Written By Eugene Morgan There are some things that are required of us to do that we don’t want to do. And these are the things that will help us move ahead in life —in the long run. The small mundane things are really the backbone of the great things we want to do. […]
Transitioning
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Winter is close approaching. Thanksgiving is around the corner. The leaves are falling again. The summer clothes are back in the closet and the winter clothes are out of the closet. Preparation is our advantage now. This year 2012 is nearing to the end believe it or not. It’s amazing […]
Vote Today
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We have the power to vote. It is more than a privilege to vote, it’s our right and our duty. If we want to be a part of change, then we ought to vote. We vote only once every four years. We make our voices heard when we vote. Today […]