Are You Attached to Outcomes? Here's How it Hurts You
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Photo Credit: scott2206 at deviantart.com What do you think when you hear the word ‘attached’? More likely than not, you think of it as a good thing. If you had a secure attachment to your caregivers as a child, you developed self-esteem and a sense of security. Those who are in a relationship tend to identify themselves as ‘attached’. However, attachment also has a down side—especially when you develop an attachment to how you think things should go. Here’s an example: you’v


Why Asking “Why?” Is the Wrong Question
From the time we’re children, we seem hardwired to ask the question “Why?” Just hang out with a preschooler for an afternoon and you’re likely to hear everything from “Why do I have to use a fork?” to “Why isn’t Christmas in July?” and a hundred other “why” questions that’ll more than likely wear you out so much that you’ll stop answering them completely. As we get older, we may not ask the number of silly “why” questions that a preschooler asks, but that doesn’t mean we stop


Decide to Move Toward Something Instead of Just Away From Something Else
Like many of you, in the days leading up to the Super Bowl, I was interested to know from my friends who they were cheering for and why. Many folks said their team hadn't made it to the Super Bowl, so they were going to root for one or the other teams because their dad likes them, or it's their best friend's home town. Makes sense, I was in the same boat. I had zero preference who won the game. My only hope is that wouldn’t be boring! What I found surprising though, was how m
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