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Smile Your Way to Happiness
In his brilliant book Resilience, former Navy SEAL (and now Governor or Missouri) Eric Greitens delivers some amazing wisdom to a fellow SEAL struggling…
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Don’t Advertise Your Suffering
There are two things people do that almost universally put people off, and I’m afraid I am guilty of both: Bragging too much about…
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The 3rd Best Way to Suffer Well
This week we’ve talked about Acknowledging our suffering, and even learning to Appreciate it. Today may be the most difficult…
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How to Suffer Well
While it’s not a cheery topic to discuss, suffering is universal. Whether it’s chronic pain, or grieving…
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The Easiest Way to Earn Respect
I hear parents complain about their “disrespectful” kids all the time. Here’s my question in reply: When you lose your cool with them and say and do things you regret, how quickly do you apologize? Some folks actually tell me they don’t apologize, ‘cos that would communicate “weakness.” Others tell me they’ll […]
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TBT: Be Bamboozled
The first step of lasting growth is to change your thinking about growth itself. Making small changes and being gentle with yourself along the way…
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You’re Not a Lizard
There’s something about the power of quietness that modern society doesn’t know how to cultivate. We get anxious and feel like…
