Motivated students sometimes have difficulty with teachers who are hard graders. Sometimes entire classes don’t meet a teacher’s exacting standards, and few – if any – in the class get above average grades. Sometimes the tradeoff for not getting a really good grade is worth it if the teacher is equally demanding of him/herself to…
Lottery winners are few and far between . The same holds true for heirs and heiresses. Years ago, when Pennsylvania started having a lottery, I decided that the key to resolving my financial problems as well as virtually every other problem would be to win the lottery. I pretty much assumed that if I dutifully…
The Blame Game is one of those games that you can lose by winning. You play the blame game by looking at those things that you’ve fallen short of accomplishing or those goals that you haven’t achieved – and then you find somewhat outside yourself to blame for it. There often is no shortage of…
There is a time for relaxing and a time for “hanging out” and a time for play. There is also a time to plan for success. Success doesn’t just happen. It takes belief and it takes preparation. What many people don’t realize is that one of the best ways to prepare for success is to…
Many job applications never get filed by qualified individuals who think about applying but never get around to doing so. Many books don’t get written but remain great ideas in their would-be authors minds. Many potential great relationships never develop because some individuals become too timid to pursue them. Inertia is a great leveler. It…
Conventional wisdom teaches us that, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” Goal-Achieving Psychotherapy disagrees with that statement on more than just grammatical grounds. Every day we see examples of individuals fixing or improving upon something about themselves that is already functioning pretty well. Talented musicians and artists continue to take classes. College professors who…
This is March – the month that brings Spring to the northern hemisphere. Wherever you are, the seasons are changing in one direction or the other – assuming that you have seasons. The change of seasons is one of those milestones that enable us to pause, reassess, and set new goals. It wasn’t too long…