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October 4, 2013 by tragan

Stress, and how you should think about it.

TEDtalk by Kelly McGonigal about the science behind stress. Interesting stuff and well worth watching  -- key take-away: "caring creates resilience". Awesome thought for a stressed out society.... ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Health, Kelly McGonigal, Management, Mental health, Stanford University, Stress, Stress management, Support Groups

April 24, 2013 by tragan

You got crabs in your bucket?

A while back, I remember reading a most interesting thing about a key difference between fishing for lobsters and for crabs. Apparently with lobsters you have to keep a watchful eye as once caught and dropped in a bucket, lobsters will keep trying to ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Crab, Crab mentality, Health, Lobster, Mental health, Self-help

February 9, 2013 by tragan

Planning for successful change (part 1 of 5)

In a recent public newsletter, I committed to developing a series that break down the whole "goal setting and achieving" thing into 5 steps. As the first in that series, I want to set the stage with a bit of a preamble. First off, I'm assuming ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Goal setting, Health, Mental health, Self-help

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