By guest author Morty Lefkoe Why do so many people believe that they have to put in a lot of time and effort—and then need a lot of reinforcement—in order to produce a lasting change in their life? People hold this belief because they have tried unsuccessfully to change a variety of things in their [...]
Entelechy is another term for the force that motivates and guides us toward self-fulfillment. Whatever we call it, it’s powerful. Eric Maisel, PhD writes in a sample from his Meaning Solution Program: Self-actualization is a lovely word that stands for our desire to make the most of our talents. Instead of using only a small [...]
As a child, we probably did not have to think much about motivating ourselves. If we were in school and had art activity time, we just went ahead and painted something. As adults, we are more concerned with goals and affirmations and other strategies to motivate us to feel energized to do what we want [...]
Why do I sometimes feel so at odds with myself about making changes in my life? Walking every day, working on my novel, keeping my home organized, dating. I want to…or do I? Dave Shearon has some insights into the psychology of change in his Positive Psychology News Daily article: Change is Hard, Except When [...]
“Acting is what I love to do. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I don’t think of it as work. It’s really fun for me.” Dakota Fanning has also said, “It’s fun to know what I want to do – you know, when I grow up. I have friends who say, ‘Oh, maybe I’ll [...]
This video of inspirational quotes is from Simple Truths – which has many other short movies, books and other products: Motivational aphorisms and anecdotes can do just that – motivate us. To grow, to feel inspired, to change our thinking and what we are doing. Therese Borchard posted the video below on her Beyond Blue [...]
By Louis Alloro, Positive Psychology News Daily I want to travel to Pandora, the fictional planet depicted in Avatar. I saw James Cameron’s newest film that has rocked box offices since its release in December on I-MAX 3-D and have since been urging friends to run, not walk, to see this movie. The message inherent [...]
“Our eyes, ears, and other sensory organs constantly send information to the brain. Our brains use this information to construct our experiences and memories. “The better we absorb this information, the better we can respond to it and store it, so that we can remember it and use it later. That’s what mental sharpness is [...]
Do we need to create new beliefs? By Morty Lefkoe “The Lefkoe Method is very effective at eliminating negative beliefs. But why don’t you replace them with positive beliefs?” This is a very common question so I decided to devote this week’s post to answering it. For many years we did attempt to “install” positive [...]
“Guest author Carmen Lynne writes : “After spending the greater part of my life as an actress and performer, I became a therapist in early 2007. “While I still do a little bit of acting when I have a chance, I now mainly spend my time helping other people to fulfill their creative ambitions or [...]
“Call it avoidance, complacency, indecisiveness, stubborness or noncompliance. Whatever the term or definition, I have often tried to find some way to delay change or run in the opposite direction from it.” The challenge In her post Change and the HSP, from her blog Inside the Mind of a Highly Sensitive Person, Helen Akers takes [...]
. Here is some information from the site: Jennifer Louden’s 2010 Virtual Retreat Refresh, Reawaken, & Rediscover Who You are in Ways that Truly Work. (And without taking a whole weekend — this retreat is designed for you to dip in and out — you get support for both options. This is a retreat that [...]
A public art project created by designer Candy Chang, Sidewalk Psychiatry “encourages self-evaluation in transit by posing critical questions on the pavements of New York City with stencils and temporary spray-chalk. “Now your daily ponderings and emotional problems can be prodded and treated on the go…” The temporary messages she has painted include: “Then Why [...]
Our beliefs can have a profound impact on our health, personal development and how well we live consciously and creatively. A PsyBlog post summarizes a social psychology experiment* demonstrating how potent and self-limiting beliefs can be. his project involved a group of students who were told they were taking part in a study about the [...]
Vin Mariani became one of the most popular wines in the world in the late 1800′s, praised and promoted by artists and world leaders including Jules Verne; Alexander Dumas; Robert Louis Stephenson; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sarah Bernhardt. It was claimed to be a “tonic” and “restorative” for multiple conditions including “nervous troubles, general [...]
Psychotherapist Sarah Chana Radcliffe practices emotionally focused therapy, process experiential psychotherapy, energy psychology, EMDR, and cognitive behavioral therapy. In this excerpt from a Shrink Rap Radio podcast, she talks about EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), Holosync and some other approaches to personal development and healing. See the post to hear an excerpt from her podcast interview: [...]
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Site author: Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression and personal growth, especially for high ability adults. He is publisher of the Talent Development Resources series of sites.
