Welcome to the True Calling Project. I’m your host John Harrison, professional psychotherapist and coach, and today I’m talking to a long-time friend, Lt. Col. Phil Forbes. Phil has been affiliated with Special Operations for the majority of his career and has supported numerous contingencies worldwide. He has commanded at the detachment, squadron, and group… Read More »
Ep. 1 – Melvin Varghese: Journey Of A Successful Podcaster
I’m your host John Harrison, professional psychotherapist and coach, and I’m getting the project started by talking to someone who has been a big inspiration to me. Melvin Varghese is a therapist and Founder of the podcast and blog Selling the Couch, which helps aspiring and current mental health private practitioners to become better business… Read More »
People just don’t care that much about you
“Whoa!!! Did you just say that?” Yes, I did. But let me explain. People do care about you, and others, just not for the reasons we tend to think. The last several years of my life I’ve been interested in learning more about human consciousness. Here’s what I’m constantly learning. What we think and who… Read More »
Why surface behavior changes don’t work
This past January I did an experiment of sorts. Forty days of meditation each day for at least 30 minutes. Up until that point, I tried doing meditation when I “felt like doing it”. It didn’t work out too well. Think of what happens when you try and workout once a week or even once… Read More »
Treat the cause of burnout, not the symptoms
Far too often we deal with our experience with burnout by looking for something to relax us or “balance” us. What if we looked at what our burnout was telling us? Treat the cause of burnout, not the symptoms www.johnharrisoncounseling.com Far too often we deal with our experience with burnout by looking for something to… Read More »
Offended? Don’t take things so seriously.
Don’t overlook the power of getting offended. In allowing ourselves to be around the things that “offend” us, we can learn where we take ourselves too seriously. Offended? Don’t take things so seriously. www.johnharrisoncounseling.com Don’t overlook the power of getting offended. In allowing ourselves to be around the things that “offend” us, we can learn… Read More »
The research says that taking risk makes us happier
The research says…taking risk makes us happier. So why are we afraid to take it? The research that says taking risk makes us happier www.johnharrisoncounseling.com The research says…taking risk makes us happier. So why are we afraid to take it?
Presentation: Expressing our creative selves and taking risk
Talk given on May 21st. Going after what we want and what gets in the way of getting it. Expressing creatively, taking risk, identifying the mental blocks that get in the way. Presentation: Expressing our creative selves and taking risk www.johnharrisoncounseling.com Talk given on May 21st. Going after what we want and what gets… Read More »
What successful people do differently
There are mental blocks that we buy into keeping us seemingly “stuck” in our current job or situation. There is a difference in people who seek what they love and want to do and those who don’t. What successful people do differently www.johnharrisoncounseling.com There are mental blocks that we buy into keeping us seemingly “stuck”… Read More »
Stop arguing for your limitations
Stop arguing for your limitations. Though you might be right, it’s better to argue for why you can instead of why you can’t. Stop arguing for your limitations www.johnharrisoncounseling.com Stop arguing for your limitations. Though you might be right, it’s better to argue for why you can instead of why you can’t.