Day 11 Meditation Experiment – The Expectation of Linear Day 11. Happy Groundhog Day. Don’t be surprised when you think you can’t get past a recurring theme in your life. It only feels that way. Day 11 of 40. www.johnharrisoncounseling.com
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Day 7. Making Your Limitations Work for You.
Day 7 Meditation Experiment – Making Your Limitations Work for You Day 7. No, you can be anything you want to be. You have limitations and those limitations are there to show you what you can do. Day 7 of 40. www.johnharrisoncounseling.com
Day 1. Good vs. Perfect
Day 1 Meditation Experiment – Good vs. Perfect Day 1. Shifting from perfect to seeing the good in our situations. 40 days of meditating for an hour a day. Follow me at www.johnharrisoncounseling.com
Why Certain People Always Seem Happy
Why Certain People Always Seem Happy What’s up with some people who are happy all the time? What are they doing? What’s their secret to life?
Quotes from the inner critic. Things “successful” people say to themselves.
Negative self talk. It’s real. Everybody deals with it. Even those people that we see as having their “shit together”. I asked this question to various professionals, psychologists, counselors, and designers…”When your inner critic is at it’s worst, what does it say to you?” Various professionals ages 30-52 years old answered. Here’s what they said…. Read More »
Your spouse doesn’t have to be your “best friend”. Here’s why.
It sounds perfect. Not only is your husband or wife your husband or wife, but they’re also your best friend. For those couples that can claim this as part of their marital bliss, they really have the best of both worlds. But not all couples are best friends. Nor do they have to be. That’s… Read More »
Redefining masculinity by what it is. Not what it isn’t.
A couple of years ago I attended a workshop on relationship counseling. The room was packed with therapists looking to hear an esteemed author give his take on how to help couples reconcile their relational struggles. The ratio of women therapists to male therapists in the audience was about 80 to 20, women to men…. Read More »
What is the difference in being assertive vs. being aggressive?
Have you ever been told “you need to be more assertive?” But what does that mean? How do you know if in your attempt to be more assertive, you won’t be coming across to people as aggressive? Being assertive is necessary to get what you want and need. But if you’re worried about how you’ll… Read More »
Knowing when it’s time to quit your job
Hasn’t everyone had a fantasy of quitting a job they don’t like? Or making some kind of dramatic exit as they tell their boss what’s really on their minds? It’s not really like that. We can’t just quit our jobs at the spur of the moment. We can do that, but not without some consequence… Read More »
Don’t believe everything you think! 5 self defeating beliefs to challenge
It’s easier now than ever to see what other people are doing in their lives. Just get onto Facebook, or another social media platform, like Instagram. Within seconds you’ll be hit with pictures and stories of people who seem to have what you don’t. The perfect job, relationship, and vacation. You’re force fed what seem… Read More »