When I was in my teens, I didn’t dream of being someone who made a lot of money through business or someone who was a doctor helping people in a practical way... which kind of makes me sound uncaring. Instead, I dreamed of being someone on a stage performing some type of comedy routine that had the … [Read more...]
Joking can Hurt or Heal
I love laughter. I love laughing, and even more, I love helping people laugh. Ever since I can remember I was drawn to laughter. It first started with a live album by a Christian singer named Sandi Patty; yes, this is as dorky as it sounds. I was about six years old and my sister, who was … [Read more...]
Are You Reaching Your Potential?
One of the things I hated being told growing up was actually meant to be encouraging: “You have so much potential.” This is a positive thing... or is it? For me, when I was told this as a kid it felt like I was being judged and given homework at the same time: “You’re not good enough yet. You … [Read more...]
Are You Messed Up Like Me?
I’m a good person (arguably, a biased opinion), yet every now and then I get excited at the idea of ruining someone’s day. Ever have that? I don’t mean like slowing down because you don’t like how aggressive the person behind you is driving. That’s just a regular day. I also don’t mean ruining … [Read more...]
Stop Whining & Do Something!
Recently, I made a bold move with someone I care about, and see frequently (no, this isn’t my wife). After several years of hearing her complain about the same thing (I promise it’s not my wife), I listened to her complain for close to an hour about this again. This was after a long day and week … [Read more...]
How to Make Friends &/or the Sale
Making friends and sales are pretty much the same thing. Why asks the person still interested enough to keep reading? Because, to make a friend, you essentially need to sell yourself. As a therapist I’m in sales because I constantly need to sell myself and the goal of growing to clients who come … [Read more...]
How to make a point & not start a fight
The other week a contractor friend was at my house doing some work with me. He had promised to come do some work on his day off because I had helped him earlier in the week on my day off. Unfortunately, when he arrived he was not his normal friendly self because his wife was angry with him – not a … [Read more...]
You Might Suck at Communicating & Not Know It
A lot of people think they’re good at communicating (aka women), but the truth is they’re terrible (if I end up dead tomorrow you can assume a woman did it, so that cuts down the suspect list to about half the population). As this opening line points out, I’m pretty terrible at communicating. I … [Read more...]
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