MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'attitude'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:56:34 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182385&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FKlh1-lR9i2U%2F Note: This is a guest post from Nabil Gulamani of Success At Reach Many people want to be successful in their lives for more personal fulfillment and joy. The definition of success can have a different meaning for everyone. Although everyone has their own way of finding success, there are certain things that you need to be aware of in order to have more joy and fulfillment. Make a habit of practicing these fifteen points so that you can be the rock star of your life! 1. Do something you are afraid of doing everyday – When you make a habit of getting outside of your comfort zone, you will grow strong mentally and emotionally and will see yourself getting past a lot of mental blocks. 2. Don’t overplan - There is nothing wrong with planning your goals in life, however if you try to p... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182385 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:00:59 +0100 5182385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140362&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FK-nM7LzjCP4%2F Note: This is a guest post from Caz Makepeace of y Travel Blog As parents we are always monitoring the words our children use and do our best to steer them onto a better path with their word choices. A path where words are chosen that reflect “good manners”, “kind words”, “happy thoughts.” “Watch your words” or “Use your words” is the advice what we often repeat to our children, demonstrating the fact that we understand words are powerful and communicate what we desire and how we are perceived. But what about the words we are choosing to use ourselves? Are we monitoring them? Are we aware of the message they may send out and what we may bring back in as a result? What we think about we bring about. Words are so powerful and reflect our thoughts. Here are 8 words common... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140362 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:50:09 +0100 5140362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119045&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FtoQEYKMJykU%2F Note: This is a guest post from Lisa H of Getting to Zen Sometimes I feel like I am wearing a heavy backpack, but it is not a backpack on my back, it is a backpack wrapped tightly around my mind. My knees buckling under the weight as I trod down the trail of life. Along the way, I continue to pick up feelings, beliefs, thoughts, experiences and memories that I have come to on my own and that others have helped to form; each new addition making my load heavier. I don’t want to live like that anymore. I am ready to stop, take the backpack off and lighten my load. And so, I decide to let go of things that are no longer driving me towards happiness. “Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.” – Anonymous What Are You Packing? How about your ... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119045 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:50:52 +0100 5119045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086593&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FYF0HrpeEdPk%2F Conclusion To daily use subtraction, addition, multiplication and division in your life it will equate to a beautiful after-math – your calculated life revealed. So what distraction are you going to destroy in your life this week? Peter G. James Sinclair is in the ‘heart to heart’ resuscitation business and inspires, motivates and equips others to be all that they’ve been created to become. Receive your free copy of his latest eBook Personal Success Blueprint at – http://www.motivationalmemo.com and add him on Twitter @PeterGJSinclair – today! Photo by Edgar Dacosta (Source: Life Optimizer) Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086593 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:50:39 +0100 5086593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069856&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FSr9OpG5wXP4%2F Note: This is a guest post from Adam Appleson of ZenTactics Let’s say I gave you two road to success. The first road is super-quick, it all happens in an instant. It’s like taking the express elevator to the top floor of a tall building. The second road involves multiple steps, is long and hard, and would take you considerably more time. It feels like taking the flight of stairs in a tall building. Imagine that. You have an instant, guaranteed route to success with the first route. But what if I told you that you’d be better off taking route #2? How can this be? Let’s find out. Route #1: You’re given the winning lottery ticket to a multi-million dollar jackpot. You walk off the job, ready to let the good times roll. Route #2: You start a business that provides... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069856 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:50:49 +0100 5069856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008726&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FsrvorhNwPLk%2F Do you have a friend or colleague who complains constantly? If you do, you’ll know how you feel after a conversation with them: tired, drained, feeling a bit fed up about your own life. Do you know anyone who’s always cheerful and positive? If you talk to them, you’ll feel quite differently afterwards: enthused, re-energized, happy. I’m guessing you can see why positive thinking matters. By being grateful for the good things in life – instead of moaning about the bad ones – you’ll find that your mood is better, and that almost miraculously, more good stuff starts happening to you. It’s easy, of course, for me to tell you to “look on the bright side!” – but I know that’s easier said than done. So here are five ways to be more positive about life, every single day: #1... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008726 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:06:08 +0100 5008726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008573&cid=t_135675_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fits-all-about-attitude.html I think your attitude going into something greatly affects the outcome, particularly your enjoyment. Its no different with cancer. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was very upset/depressed/stressed for some time. Then I decided since I was lucky enough to have cancer twice, I need to make the best of it. I have many cancer friends, some in person, some on line, and they range from stage 0 to late stage IV with the end in sight, and are anywhere between just diagnosed to 25 years out (I never seem to meet anyone who is 30 years out from a diagnosis like me but maybe I was precocious or something.) Their attitudes range from 'I don't even think about it' to 'I'm doomed'. I think I went through a phase of partial 'I'm doomed' for a bit but then got past it with the help of support g... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008573 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:24:00 +0100 5008573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992757&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F01%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-1-2011%2F Once I got to college, I began to love school. The feeling of working hard and then the instant gratification from all that hard work was awesome! One professor told me I’d be a professional student forever. Of course in the real world, you can work as hard as you want and still feel like you haven’t quite made it. And it’s not just your career, but that gnawing, frustrating feeling could also apply to friendships and romantic relationships too. I realized that the formulas that seem to work in school, working hard = A’s, just didn’t have a place in real life. Sometimes you could drive yourself crazy trying to force pieces of a puzzle that just didn’t go together. In the whole process of going to school and finally getting out of it, I realized it was�... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992757 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:10:08 +0100 4992757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984734&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FqKy1QES4H8Q%2F Note: This is a guest post from Mike Reeves-McMillan of How to Be Amazing To achieve great things – to achieve anything – you need to understand how motivation works. The thing is, our minds don’t work the way we often think they do. (It’s the Inigo Montoya effect: “You keep using that mind. I don’t think it works like you think it works.”) Therefore, there are some very popular motivational techniques that sound plausible, but are actually counterproductive if you don’t know exactly how to use them. Here are five of these techniques. For each of them, I’ve given an alternative that does work to produce more motivation and more goal achievement. 1. Affirmations Affirmations do work – but only if you’re affirming something y... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984734 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:07:03 +0100 4984734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921520&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F09%2Fthe-seed-9-pieces-of-advice-for-graduates%2F In his new book, The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work, international and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jon Gordon tells the story of Josh, a guy who, like so many of us, has lost his passion at work. When Josh’s boss challenges the young worker to take two weeks off to assess his attitude and intentions, Josh heads to the country. There, a farmer hands him a seed and tells him that when he discovers the right place to plant the seed his purpose will be revealed to him. This tale takes readers on a quest to explore their own passion, purpose, and happiness in life and work. The themes presented are most appropriate for graduates just embarking on their path. Here, then, are nine such lessons presented in the story, in the words of Gordon: 1. Focus on Get to i... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921520 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:45:54 +0100 4921520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4876529&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FY7g8AmumPww%2F Note: This is a guest post from Stuart Mills of Unlock the Door “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.” King Solomon Have you ever woken up one morning and just felt like you hadn’t have bothered? Like you might as well crawl back into bed, because the day is only going to get worse from here, and the toaster still needs fixing, and by the time you get into the car the traffic is going to be awful, and you still need to change that tyre that feels funny, and, and, and…. Let’s face it, if your thought pattern every morning runs like this then you need to change it. Who wants to willingly live in misery and despair for the rest of their days? Yet that’s what some people do! They know, deep down, that they can change things, but they don’t wan... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4876529 Sat, 28 May 2011 03:55:43 +0100 4876529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848172&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FgSZcXKzbWso%2F Note: This is a guest post from Orna Drawas of OrnaSpeaks.com Rock stars appear to have it all. The admiration of others. Opportunities at every turn. Pride in their accomplishments. The life of their dreams. Being a rock star isn’t as impossible as you might think. Here are some of the special ingredients to becoming what you dream about: 1. Have the desire Do you really want to be a rock star? Someone who is respected for their success, has personal pride and self-esteem and lives a fulfilled life? Then decide this is what you really want and let your passion drive you. 2. Take control of your destiny No one but you controls your actions, decisions and the life you create. You can decide when to exercise or tell yourself it’s too late; go to graduate school or get too busy to apply; ... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848172 Sat, 21 May 2011 03:50:05 +0100 4848172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4842029&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmakeitgreat%2F%7E3%2F3xL7keN5OF4%2F In this video interview, I got to chat with one of my favorite authors, Tim Sanders, about his new book, Today We Are Rich. I was SO excited to spend some time with Tim, as he’s been one of my mentors for a LONG time. Below is the video. My notes follow if you want to follow along with them or just watch/listen and enjoy the wonder that is Tim Sanders! Click here if you can’t see the video Tim Sanders Interview Notes The book cover is candy apple red – if you watch the video or read his book, you can find out why. Tim mentions a key question to ask yourself if you’re feeling stuck, learned from his Grandma Billie: What are you NOT DOING today, that you were doing back in the day when you were on top of your game? Principle 1: Feed your mind good stuff – Tim explains why ... Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4842029 Thu, 19 May 2011 15:00:10 +0100 4842029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4797801&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F07%2Fa-stress-relieving-article-for-professionals%2F I was trying to do it all on my own: I know how to meditate. I know how to do my job. I am an addictions counselor. I arrived at the UVA mindfulness meditation meeting because something inside me told me that I wasn’t OK. I was in a lot of internal pain — otherwise known as being extremely stressed. I take my life experiences very seriously. I try not to let them get by without noticing. I don’t always know how to ask for help, or know if I even need help at times. I didn’t consciously know what I was asking for that night, I just showed up, along with a few others, both meditation teachers showed up… and Help showed up. Lessons learned while sitting… Letting go. I listened as the lady across from me explained her work as walking in deep water wearing cloak upon c... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4797801 Sat, 07 May 2011 13:18:43 +0100 4797801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4744936&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FlkY5-eFrRLY%2F Note: This is a guest post from Fred Tracy of FredTracy.com If you’re like most people, you probably have a bad relationship with failure. You see it as an ending, as proof that your plan didn’t succeed or your ideas weren’t good enough. The truth is, failure happens to everyone. The only thing that separates people who succeed from those who don’t is a proper understanding of the power of failure. Success requires that you learn from mistakes and missteps along the way rather than falling into despair and giving up. Pay attention to the information here, especially if you’re at a place where failure isn’t your friend, and you will find that opportunity lies in every defeat. Here are 3 reasons why failure is the key to success. 1. Failure is a Function o... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4744936 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:51:08 +0100 4744936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734503&cid=t_135675_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fputting-cancer-in-its-place.html Recently, Sidney Harman, the 92 year old executive chairman of Newsweek, died of Acute Myeloid Leukemia or AML. Prior to his death he wrote a column on his cancer. He requested that it go stay in the corner as he was too busy to deal with it.Many people let their cancer diagnosis dominate their lives while they are in treatment. Mr. Harman suggests this is wrong. He was too busy living to have time to let it get in the way of his life.I think he has a good point. I was told a breast cancer diagnosis is a year out of your life and then you go back to 'normal' (whatever that is) and get on with your life. Many people drop everything in their lives and deal with their cancer and its treatment. Why do we do this? Is this the fight or flight mentality? If you have any other medical issue, do yo... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734503 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:13:00 +0100 4734503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4724289&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmakeitgreat%2F%7E3%2FctBiSkHBaWE%2F It isn’t fair sometimes. You lose your best friend and life partner too soon; You get hit by a pickup truck, smash your head, lose your sense of smell and get lots of headaches; You lose your job just a few weeks after you moved cross-country to take the role; Your dog/cat/bird ran away; Or whatever else crappy has happened. It sucks. I know. I hurt for you from the bottom of my heart. I wish I knew what to say. I’m sorry. I am really sorry. That isn’t enough. I know that. So my suggestion is this: Keep going. It will get better. Sooner than later. You should mourn for as long as you need to mourn, to heal your heart and heal your body and heal your mind. The world will be here when you get back. Mourn and then keep going. Because bad things DO happen to good people. To ... Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4724289 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:00:43 +0100 4724289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693395&cid=t_135675_129_f&fid=27216&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifewithadhd.com%2Fadhd-research%2Fattitude-change-and-adhd.php http://www.articlesbase.com/mental-health-articles/attitude-change-and-adhd-3393654.html</ Read More (Source: Life With ADHD) Life With ADHD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693395 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4693395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676869&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F05%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-5-2011%2F A few weeks ago, the weirdest thing happened. I walked into a crowded after-school hangout for young adults and my thirty something year old self suddenly felt as awkward and gawky as I was at thirteen. Where was my self-confidence? What happened to those twenty years of work on building my self-worth to replace those few years of embarrassment and shame? All I could think of was how fast I wanted to get out of there. Have you ever felt like that before? Have you ever wanted to change your perspective or redo a moment so you can feel better about the life you are living? Thankfully, after I left, I picked up the pieces of my fragile self and again walked in the shoes of a happy and confident adult. But I wish I had read one of these posts sooner. If you have had a shot to your self-esteem ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676869 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:07:07 +0100 4676869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636682&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FKwD46Z6iDKc%2F Note: This is a guest post from Peter G. James Sinclair of Motivational Memo Not what we have but what we use, not what we see but what we choose – these are the things that mar or bless human happiness. John Mason To be happy is the pursuit of any normal human being. Compared to sadness, happiness breeds an atmosphere of joy and strength that sustains and energizes us. To be happy at work, to be happy at play, to be happy in our homes and amidst our family is something that all of us desire. But how do we find this happiness? Here are five truths that I trust will clearly define it for you. 1. Happiness doesn’t come from what we have I have seen happier people in an African village hut with a dirt floor than someone I knew who lived in a multi-million dollar mansion overlooking water,... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636682 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:55:31 +0100 4636682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615186&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F21%2Funderstanding-research-methodology%2F In order to fully appreciate and apply the knowledge that has been acquired through the scientific process, it is imperative to have a basic understanding of scientific research methodology. Methodology: scientific techniques used to collect and evaluate data. This is the first in a series of articles that will shed light on scientific research methods.  It is important to understand that all research methods play an important role in leading us to tentative conclusions concerning how things work in the observable universe.  But, it also important to realize different types of research should be interpreted and applied in a different manner. As an example, the primary goal of correlation research is prediction, while the primary goal of experimental research is explanation/understanding.... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615186 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:43:47 +0100 4615186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4552154&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmakeitgreat%2F%7E3%2FlCE5dgraGgY%2F In everything you do and everything you say, you have a choice in how you look at the situation: On one hand, you can bitch about what’s happened to you. Woe is me. The world sucks. Look what is wrong with my life. For some, this is the only point if view they ever see. They get up to go to their job Monday morning, hating life and longing for the weekend. On Monday! Life’s a bitch for these folks, and I do my best to keep them out of my world. I have worked with lots of people like this in the past, and they suck the life right out of me. I know people who the moment a new co-worker starts on the job, they must infect (they call it inform) the new person of all the things wrong with where they’ve chosen to invest their time, talents and treasure, in hopes of deflating t... Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4552154 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:29:58 +0100 4552154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501829&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmakeitgreat%2F%7E3%2Fq_DRcL9xEXM%2F Today, find a way to make your Monday great. Make it better than any other day this week. Instead of complaining about a case of the Mondays, focus on all you have to look forward to this week. Think about all you are thankful for. For my focus, I will have an attitude of gratitude and I will share my thanks more with everyone, especially my wonderful wife. Who are you most grateful for in your life? If you’re not sure, ask yourself this question: Who would you miss if they were no longer a part of your life? Do they know how much they matter to you? Take time today to make someone else’s Monday great by sharing your gratitude with them. It will make your Monday your best day this week. Then do it again on Tuesday…and Wednesday…and Thursday..and Friday…and ... Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501829 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:00:14 +0100 4501829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464716&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FB3wxRAg3HgE%2F Note: This is a guest post from Vincent of Health Money Success Successful people and winners fascinate me. I always wonder what makes them so different from others. Therefore, I read books about successful people and try to observe what are the winning habits that they have. Here are the five of them that I had discovered. 1. They have an end in mind You feel lost when you do not have a destination to move towards. People who achieved great success have an end in mind. They know what they want and they commit themselves to achieve it. When you have a goal, you have something to focus on. If you do not have a goal, you will be wandering around feeling lost. Having an end in mind can help guide you towards your destination. 2. Have a reason Having an end in mind is only one part of the sto... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464716 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:47:01 +0100 4464716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4411563&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F28%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-january-28-2011%2F There is a ton of things that can touch us in a week. In one day alone, I can easily get lost in every day activities and not only in what happens to us and around us, but what happens within us. One of my greatest fears is that I will allow too much outside noise to silence the most important one. My own. As I reflect on another week past, I recall the President’s State of the Union address, a conversation with a friend, a dream I had beckoning me in the morning, an episode of The View where Michael Jackson’s sister Rebbie Jackson talks about her daughter’s bipolar disorder diagnosis. It’s so much to digest that I can easily lose sight of the way I’m feeling right now. I can too easily forget what I’m doing, how I’m interacting with those around m... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4411563 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:05:27 +0100 4411563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4361068&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F18%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-january-18-2011%2F No matter who we are, where we live, how much money we have or what we do for a living, we all essentially want the same thing. We want to feel validated that our worries, feelings and emotions are justified. We want to be seen, heard and felt valued for who we are. We want to know that how we feel and what we think is normal. And most important, we want to be both loved and understood. Knowing these things, can we change the way we perceive our relationships? Can we change the way we treat ourselves and others? That’s a hope I have and a realistic resolution you could have for 2011. A simple change to gain a worthy result. Recently, my great aunt was snappy on the phone with my dad, I took the chance and spoke to her, validating her concerns, calming her fears, and noticed an instan... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4361068 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:52:11 +0100 4361068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309668&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F04%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-january-4-2011%2F Well here it is. Here we are. It’s 2011 and we made it through another holiday season and a whole other year. How do you feel? Was it everything you expected and hoped for? Did it exceed your expectations or underwhelm you? Oftentimes high hopes and unrealistic expectations set us up for disappointment. We place our bets on the new year, putting our dreams and wishes to be thinner, happier, more successful all on the chance that something will change just because we want it to. If we’re lucky, sometimes it does. But more often than not, a day is just another day whether it’s 2010 or 2011. With that being said, ordinary days provide extraordinary opportunities. We can choose to walk a different path, changing our usual responses and reactions to the same triggers. In the e... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309668 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:44:46 +0100 4309668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302161&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F31%2Fworkarounds-that-work-russell-bishops-wise-advice-for-2011%2F Here’s an appropriate post for New Year’s Eve! How to organize your life! So that everything that happens in 2011 will fit into a nice, neat category. Sort of. My only resolution this year is to become more organized in the way I work and live so that work and life are less on my mind during the times that I’m supposed to be chilling with the kids or hanging with friends. I hereby declare that I am guilty of the perspective of just getting through something to get to the other side, where things will be peaceful. I’m constantly wishing for a date in the nearby future, where the specific problems and complications of today won’t be there. But that attitude robs me of so many teaching moments of today. Thus, next year, I am going to try my best to be as organiz... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302161 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:00:37 +0100 4302161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4287598&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2F50ckVVLeuAk%2F Imagine that you’re dead. There you are, in the coffin, or in an urn, your body reduced to a husk of meant-to-be’s. Everything you hoped and dreamed, all gone. Over. Pretty grim, eh? Now think about how you spent your time on Earth. Did you live life to its fullest or did you die before you really had a chance to live? Many of us die before we’re ready. We spend hours, months, years, engaged in activities which bleed life from us one miserable moment at a time Looking down at your corpse, think about all the things you spent your time on – the silly grievances you couldn’t let go of, tilting at windmills you had no power over, trying to be something you weren’t to impress people who didn’t even matter. All those hours wasted – just like your life. Im... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4287598 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:11:36 +0100 4287598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4230328&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FiW99Wa3kESA%2F Life can be so SERIOUS. We are stressed out from the constant pressure of our jobs and the ever-lurking-threat of being unemployed. The fate of our investments and savings are at the mercy of a fickle financial industry as well as unpredictable and ever-changing laws.  How will we ever manage to save enough to put the kids through school? And retirement – that may sound like a pipe dream – we worry that we may have no choice but to work until we reach the grave. It is all too easy to get caught up in the stress, the fears, and the general negativity that these thoughts can generate. And who would blame us – we are talking SERIOUS concerns! Sometimes you just have to be able to laugh at yourself. Take a step back, take a deep breath, and indulge yourself in a little reality check... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4230328 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 01:32:11 +0100 4230328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214543&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FMKMF-w7dpM8%2F How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Rob O’Loughlin I’m a strong believer in the power of consistency. Doing something small consistently can make a big difference in the long term. Your goal might seem big like an elephant, but if you take your one step every day you will eventually achieve it. The problem, of course, is it’s not easy to be consistent. It’s easier to just follow your mood and do things that you feel like doing. But consistency is essential to achieve big goals so you should learn to put it into practice. Here’s how: 1. Set a goal you believe in You need a powerful source of motivation to stay consistent in the long term. Because of that, your goal should be something you believe in, something you really care about. Otherwise you won’t be able to... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214543 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:00:01 +0100 4214543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4203319&cid=t_135675_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fsobrietyattitudes%2F Who has attitude? “I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life’s endeavours. Your attitude – your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people – determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself.” – Carolyn Warner - The greatest change that I experienced in recovery is my attitudes to all of life’s situations. One of the best books I read and reread in early sobriety was Sobriety and Beyond. I get it out about once a year and brush up on my attitudes. Sobriety and Beyond Sobriety Without End Recovery Promises to … Does AA Work? The Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book Unpl... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4203319 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:40:01 +0100 4203319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197406&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FkRkZa_NSUwg%2F Conclusion By following these principles you have the basis on which you can form your success, the foundation on which to build and realize your dreams. Never give up because whatever and whoever you want to be, you can succeed, if you chose to. If you liked this article and wish to read more like it Daniel M. Wood runs the blog Looking To Business where he writes about Sales Techniques, Motivation and Success. He suggests you start with these articles as they are his most popular. Photo by Alosh Bennett (Source: Life Optimizer) Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197406 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:00:51 +0100 4197406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151879&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F08%2F10-tips-to-make-the-rest-of-the-semester-work%2F Midterms are over and you are now confronted with the state of your grades. Maybe you did okay or even more than okay but it was high stress all the way. Or maybe you didn’t do as well as you could or as well as you need to if you are to be competitive for grad school or the job you want after graduation. Either way, it may be time to rethink the way you are doing college. It doesn’t have to be so high stress. If you were bright enough to be admitted, you’re bright enough to earn decent grades. But it may require a major shift in your schedule, your attitude, and your work ethic to get there. Here are some tips to make the second half of the semester go smoothly for you… 1. Recommit. If you got a string of C-minuses or lower, resist the tendency to give up. However discouraged ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151879 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:05:55 +0100 4151879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4143043&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FbN9gwhNbnxU%2F How we choose to start a new day can be our single most effective way to impact having a good day. Waking up with a positive outlook, hopeful about what is in store for us, excited about the myriad of possibilities will lead us down one path. Worrying about what we have to get done, anxious about having enough time to do it, confused about the best way to get it all done is an entirely different situation. And more often than not, once we start down one path, we tend to stick to it. The direction is up to each of us and the first steps we take each day will dictate which path we ultimately follow. Once we are up and running, life tends to hit us head on and despite our best made plans and preparations, we better learn to expect the unexpected. Everything from one of the kids sick on Monda... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4143043 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:52:17 +0100 4143043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139290&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F05%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-november-5-2010%2F Only a few days ago, it felt like summer and now the holidays are fast approaching. As the warm days sheds its last ray of summer sunlight, I can’t help but reflect on the past. It seems as though somewhere between childhood and today, there was a time when life seemed a lot simpler, and so much more magical. Instead of fear, worry and disappointment, there was excitement, joy and hope. And even though being an adult often mean less presents and more shopping during the holidays, I still believe in the possibilities of the end of an old year and what the beginning of a new one brings. Maybe it’s all in our attitude. If we can learn how to bring gifts to ourselves and those we love through appreciation and recognition for the things done well, then maybe we can forgo the need fo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139290 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:27:10 +0100 4139290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098515&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FFXDS_KqVdiQ%2F Self-esteem is the way you judge and look at yourself.  Some people believe that their appearance will enhance their level of self-esteem, but in reality, having high self-esteem comes from the ability to see yourself special and unique all the time. Do you see yourself as special and unique?  Do you have high self-esteem?  Do you love yourself? No? Here is a quick 5-point guide to build self esteem when you forget how great you are: 1.  Believe in your inner beauty Don’t say to yourself that you are not beautiful nor unique.  Know that every person is unique and true gift to the world.  There is no one on earth like you and you have a lot to offer to humanity. 2.  Believe in your mind power Know that the way you see yourself comes from the power of your thoughts and mind.  U... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098515 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:10:55 +0100 4098515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086272&cid=t_135675_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Flearning-lessons-from-patients-attitude-is-everything%2F2010.10.19 When I was in the 8th grade and honored at the “A” team honor roll breakfast, the speech was one that I never forgot: “Attitude is Everything.” Essentially, having a good education and good grades give you the tools to be successful, but having a great attitude toward any challenges ASSURES that you will arrive at that success. Being a pediatrician AND an endocrinologist, I am blessed to work with many graceful children and their families who face medical endocrine challenges with great attitudes.  I can recall numerous examples but will share one of my favorites: A now 11-year-old vibrant female with hashimotos thyroiditis who was diagnosed at 5 years old. Initially, she required frequent lab checks for medication adjustment (~5-6) which then decreased to ~2-3 an... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086272 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:00:42 +0100 4086272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4077636&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2Fdfthlqr_H6g%2F Emotions are a natural and basic part of life. They signal how we feel about a certain situation or occurrence, so we can take the necessary action to deal with the situation. Emotions in this sense aren’t positive or negative, but are more along the lines of constructive or destructive, depending on how they are utilized. Emotions can become destructive and cause serious distress when they become overwhelming and take over how we act, what we say, and what we do. This emotional high-jacking is where many problems emerge. The high-road and low-road Taking a closer look at the human brain and how it relates to emotions, we can examine two overall parts of the brain; the high-road and low-road. Both parts communicate with each other and help us navigate through the world. The low-road i... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4077636 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:02:20 +0100 4077636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074059&cid=t_135675_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-staff-please-hold-the-snark%2F2010.10.16 Every once in awhile I have the distinct “pleasure” of being a patient. This week I was reminded about how awful it is. I didn’t mind the blood draws, poking and prodding, injections, or interaction with my physician, but it was the rudeness of the ancillary and administrative staff that really got under my skin. I had forgotten how unfriendly people can be, and how especially hard it is to deal with when you’re not feeling well. Context is everything when it comes to rolling your eyes and sighing heavily. Let me explain. (more…) (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074059 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:00:26 +0100 4074059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4001834&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2Fm1TOMd6PEKo%2F “Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.” – Zig Ziglar Success is something that every individual strives to achieve. Every single person in the world has their own goals and dreams. Young or old, male or female, black or white, rich or poor, all have the same drive and desire to live life in the best way they see possible. Trying to succeed is an integral human behavior that pays no heed to superficial and emotional factors. We are built to want something more, to improve ourselves, and to be a better person than who we were yesterday. How does one succeed in life? This is a common question that one asks countless times. The answer depends on how you view yourself. You know yourself more than anybody else. This means that you can have the most precise answer ... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4001834 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:11:52 +0100 4001834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3921105&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2Fw7W2N8LOsXA%2F I’ve got one new favorite book: On Writing by Stephen King. It was a great experience reading it. Not only did I learn a lot from the book, but also I love the writing style. I wish I could write like that! Moreover, I found that many lessons from the book are applicable not just to writing, but also to life and career in general. They are essential for being successful in what you do. Here are 17 lessons I learn from On Writing: 1. Do what you love I know that this advice has been repeated many times. But it’s true. And King put it in a way I’ve never seen before: For me, not working is the real work. When I’m writing, it’s all the playground… I love the way he put it. Not working is the real work. Writing time is all the playground. Can you say that about your work? I enj... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3921105 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:50:04 +0100 3921105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899393&cid=t_135675_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-psychology-of-survival%2F2010.08.24 By ClinkShrink I read this BBC story recently about the Chilean miners trapped for 17 days, who now face months of waiting underground while a rescue tunnel is dug. Although they are all physically well and expected to survive, they face the psychological challenge of waiting for rescue from the cave. This story resonated with me because lately I’ve been hearing a lot about a new book, No Way Down, which was featured on NPR along with some other mountain disaster books. No Way Down covered the story of several teams of mountain climbers who were stranded on K2 when an icefall cut their ropes. Most of the climbers died although a few managed to pick their way back to base camp. Survival stories have always been popular. Entire television series now feature teams of people pitted again... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899393 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3899393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899669&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FnZtsfqCiSb0%2F Note: This is a guest post from Srinivas Rao of The Skool of Life Tony Robbins once said there are two things that motivate people to make dramatic changes in their lives: inspiration and desperation. As crazy it might sound, there is actually tremendous power in hitting rock bottom or  a low-point in your life. The last year has been one of dramatic positive changes for me because my life more or less fell apart in front of my eyes when I finished graduate school a year ago: I literally ran out money and my bank balance was ZERO. I had to move back to my parent’s house at the age of 31 (kind of embarrassing) I couldn’t find a job for 8 months I had no choice, but to start making some major changes in my life.  I was at a personal low point. The great thing however was there was no... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899669 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:27:12 +0100 3899669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885565&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2F_WlFCYyD7Zg%2F If you read any personal development advice, you’ll rather quickly come across the idea that it’s important to focus on positive aspects of life. Rather than dwelling on what could be better or what you feel you should be doing, you’re encouraged to pay attention to the areas which are already going well. The concept makes sense: by concentrating on what’s good, we’re likely to be encouraged and motivated, and we’ll automatically start looking for ways to get more of the same. The problem, though, is how to focus on what’s positive in our lives – when it’s easy to dwell on mistakes and regrets. These are four simple techniques to try: Regular Gratitude Journal I’ve got to confess, there’s something about constant “be grate... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885565 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:12:17 +0100 3885565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3880845&cid=t_135675_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fs4kbUW4ySfU%2F Some leaders within the Republican Party seem to have fixed on a useful club with which to bludgeon the president and his fellow Democrats — Cordoba House, aka the “Ground Zero” Mosque. Over the weekend, Republican strategist Ed Rollins explained how the party would use the issue in the coming months: ROLLINS: Intellectually, the president may be right, but this is an emotional issue, and people who lost kids, brothers, sisters, fathers, what have you, do not want that mosque in New York, and it’s going to be a big, big issue for Democrats across this country. “Face the Nation” Host Bob SCHIEFFER: So you see it as an issue that’s going to continue? ROLLINS: Absolutely. No question about it. Every candidate — every candidate who’s in t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3880845 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:51:51 +0100 3880845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868760&cid=t_135675_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2F15%2Fpatients-define-their-emergencies-part-2%2F True Story… The dispatch information was updated before we had even rolled our rig out onto the pad. Eye injury, no serious symptoms. Jodie shut down the lights and I informed dispatch that we’d be responding non-emergent. Up stairs and inside the small two bedroom apartment, Samantha, our patient, was waiting on the couch, holding a hot compress to her swollen right eyelid. Mom worked calmly in the kitchen finishing diner for her other two children. Alan, Samantha’s father sat on the edge of his seat next to his daughter in a state of barely containable anxiety. He had recently arrived home from work and his wife had informed him of the apparent infection in Samantha’s right eye. One look and he was on the phone to us. Now he breathed rapidly as he fumbled throug... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868760 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:10:06 +0100 3868760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750325&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FGZJ6yUG423w%2F Photo Credit: Alaska Photo Path: Photos: Alaska Natives Photos: Smiling Native Indian Woman Everyone loves the quote “laughter is the best medicine,” and as a nurse, I have experienced the benefits of smiling and laughter with my patients. In fact, smiling can boost your mood and even your immune system. Keep reading for more fascinating facts about our smiles. Forcing yourself to smile can boost your mood: Psychologists have found that even if you’re in bad mood, you can instantly lift your spirits by forcing yourself to smile. It boosts your immune system: Smiling really can improve your physical health, too. Your body is more relaxed when you smile, which contributes to good health and a stronger immune system. Smiles are contagious: It’s not just a saying: smi... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750325 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:00:54 +0100 3750325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740797&cid=t_135675_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fsome-news-i-can-use.html Here's some news I can use 'Living Well Could Quash Cancerous Tumors'. Now it was a mouse test and the mice were giving scientifically induced cancers and then some were given an enriched mouse life which means toys, play mates, hiding places, and exercise wheels. So there are a lot of points of contention here: - mice vs. people - would people react the same? Lots of things never get past the mouse test but this isn't an FDA treatment being tested but a lifestyle change that people can do on their own.- scientifically induced vs. naturally occurring cancer - would the cancers react the same? Cancers in different organs respond differently to different treatments- a rich life for a mouse vs. a rich life for a person - there is a big difference here. But if it is defined as getting out a do... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740797 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:36:00 +0100 3740797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3737080&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F08%2Fdating-some-self-esteem-savers%2F I have been in the single arena, and it is an arena, for nearly a year. In this time frame I have learned, lost, cried and felt elation, all at varying levels. How does a woman know when the guy actually likes her? How does a woman know what to say or do and not seem crazy? The answers are there are no answers. Sometimes one person may feel a connection when the other does not. Sometimes we come across potential partners who are super-sexy, successful and have that “catch me if you can” attitude. They’re not worth running after if they won’t run right after you too. Dating is hard. But I think the key to positive dating is to attempt to remain objective as possible. I know this is nearly impossible for some and I am guilty of it. Many of us have hopes and ideas of t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3737080 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:30:29 +0100 3737080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714320&cid=t_135675_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fwhen-attitude-isnt-enough%2F Let it be known that I try very hard to respect everyone’s “place” when it comes to multiple sclerosis.  By that, I mean that each of us is on the journey (somewhat) alone and our position is determined by so many factors that it would be ridicules for me to try to list them all. Now and again - in our comments section, in magazine articles and on the Internet – I’ll read quotes from people living with MS saying the equivalent of “attitude is everything” or “I won’t let MS keep me down”, etc… First; I say “Good For You!!!” I am very happy that that person has come to a sense of peace in the belief that by controlling their attitude, they have controlled their disease. Second; I think that it is rude as hell as well! I don’t live on some mountain top in Tibet no... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714320 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:12:02 +0100 3714320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683924&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2F3Ik5tN0ZYT8%2F How happy are you now? How is it compared with yesterday? With last week? As it turns out, comparing happiness, even of the same person at different times, is tricky. Why? Because our experiences change our view of happiness. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert explains how our experiences change our view of happiness: Studies such as these demonstrate that once we have an experience, we cannot simply set it aside and see the world as we would have seen it had the experience never happened… Our experiences instantly become part of the lens through which we view our entire past, present, and future, and like any lens, they shape and distort what we see. The question is: how do our experiences change our view of happiness? One good explanation is the experience-stretching hypothes... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683924 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:55:09 +0100 3683924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3666258&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmakeitgreat%2F%7E3%2Fe9DPn0dc5Yc%2F Did you know…Today is Smile Power Day!?! A sincere smile is a powerful thing. If you give someone a sincere smile, you’ll usually make them smile too! And if you won’t do it for others, know that a big sincere smile feels great for you too! Spend the rest of the day with a big, bright smile on your face. Need more convincing? A smile is so powerful, it can: Add years to your life Make you a happier person Make someone else a happier person It’s a mood change for the giver and the receiver Improves relationships In business, it sends a great client service message Medically, it’s also easier to smile than to frown because a smile uses fewer muscles. Who do you know can use YOUR smile today? Will you give it to them? Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawp... Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3666258 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:42:58 +0100 3666258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652732&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FXzYQYK-9xTc%2F Note: This is a guest post from Walter Adena of LionSlinger.com Anxiety is a fact of life. Being part of our psychological makeup, this response is automatic when we are faced with situations threatening our sense of well-being. Since this propensity is genetically embedded on our brains, we have no way of preventing its manifestation. However, we can influence our response if we have sufficient awareness and discipline to counter its unhealthy encroachment. Allowing anxiety to dominate our thoughts can result in stress and depression. Little do we know that most of the fears we cater are unfounded; our minds have taken the habit of conjuring a scenario wherein feared situations arise. Left uncontrolled, these illusory fears will be incorporated unto our reality, thus stifling our view of ... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652732 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:06:08 +0100 3652732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629763&cid=t_135675_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fnew-beginnings-in-your-heart-and-head%2F There is a great tendency to be discouraged when you have pain everyday. It’s like a slippery slide in our Oregon rain. If you just sit there on that slick slope, you’re going to slide down and probably land in the gooey mud. Sliding through this life is easy. You don’t really have to do anything in particular. Just embrace your depression, know life today and again tomorrow, will be terrible and there you have it; the slow descent into a life of hellish pain and suffering. It’s an interesting fact about suffering that it is not all in the physical realm. Suffering is highly contagious and can infect our hearts, out minds and our attitudes…big time. It spews and oozes over into our social lives, our family lives and our financial existence. All of us know what it is to wallow, we... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629763 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:06:31 +0100 3629763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603904&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2Fo2BR9Bc7Dyc%2F Note: This is a guest post from David Damron of The Minimalist Path I wake up every morning knowing I can be something more than I was yesterday. I know I can be anything I want to be as long as I focus on that goal. I attempt to make every day another step towards succeeding at my dreams. There is no better day than today to start being the best you. Every day that you have, you have the opportunity to make incredible things happen. Sure, there are almost 7 billion people on the Earth, but you can still make a difference either in your life or another. What I am asking of you is that you make one small attempt to make yourself better in some way for the next 7 days and, hopefully, continue this lifestyle change. Before we get into that, let’s answer a few questions… Why Should... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603904 Thu, 27 May 2010 10:00:37 +0100 3603904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599754&cid=t_135675_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FOf3nsZn65bQ%2F Quotations from ’Man’s Search for Meaning’ by Viktor E. Frankl On Choosing One’s Attitude “Everything can be taken from a man but …the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” p.104 “There is also purpose in life which is almost barren of both creation and enjoyment and which admits of but one possibility of high moral behavior: namely, in man’s attitude to his existence, an existence restricted by external forces.” p.106 On Committing to Values and Goals “Logotherapy…considers man as a being whose main concern consists in fulfilling a meaning and in actualizing values, rather than in the mere gratification and satisfaction of drives and instincts.” ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599754 Tue, 25 May 2010 15:10:01 +0100 3599754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595833&cid=t_135675_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F5G1KSKk7piU%2Fhit-mute-speak-yiddish-improve-life.php Note to Readers:  Refer to this guide if you need to brush up on your Yiddish.   I turned 33 this weekend, officially finished my master's thesis, and completed my first collection of poems. I feel reborn! In spending so much concentrated time on my thesis and M.F.A., I must admit I have been a bad friend, blogger, daughter, sister, granddaughter, and diabetic. I would get so engrossed in my work that I'd forget to test, text, return calls, emails,etc. I didn't even answer the door (census takers, take note!) But I'm back to some semblance of normalcy--until I begin my PhD in the fall (don't jinx me). To those readers still with me, I apologize for my too long absence.   But you know what? (What, you ask?)I'm not going to beat myself up about it (not that anyone is... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595833 Mon, 24 May 2010 20:17:45 +0100 3595833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592431&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmakeitgreat%2F%7E3%2FdzvRUjicds4%2F NOTE from Phil: This is a guest article by Srikumar Rao, Author of Happiness at Work: Be Resilient, Motivated, and Successful — No Matter What. It’s an inspiring article, and it’s an excellent wake-up call on a Monday morning. I hope you can enjoy this with a hot cup of coffee. The time investment is about 5 minutes to really soak it in, but it’s worth it. A Surefire Method to Experience Joy in Your Life Galileo got it wrong. The earth does not revolve around the sun. It revolves around you and has been doing so for decades. At least, this is the model you are using. You live in a “me-centered” world in which you interpret everything that happens in terms of “What is its impact on me.” Your spouse gets a great job offer and you wonder what e... Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592431 Mon, 24 May 2010 13:19:22 +0100 3592431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556359&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fattitude-of-gratitude.html I have a lot to be thankful for today.  I have a kind and proactive shrink.  Tonight is Mexican Tuesdays and that will be a nice treat.  I am still enthralled with my home theater and have had the most fun lately toying with it.  Maggie is happily going about her life and it makes me smile to watch her ever busy antics.  She’s always into something in the backyard.  I am under strict orders by my doctor to just rest, relax, and sleep.   That’s why the blog has been so quiet.  I’ve felt so mellow and spent so much time in my home that I just haven’t had much to write about lately. I hope you all are having a good day.  I will try to get up a proper blog post tomorrow.  (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556359 Tue, 11 May 2010 22:37:00 +0100 3556359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556121&cid=t_135675_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2F11%2Fhow-being-burnt-out-can-ignite-a-rebirth%2F A Guest Post By Jim Hoffman “The EMS Professional,” “The Paramedic Mentor,” Today’s guest author, Jim Hoffman has more nicknames than a retiring prizefighter and he’s earned every one of them. From the streets of The Big Apple to New Jersey and now the secluded mountains of upstate New York, Jim has been a paramedic for the better part of two decades. In his down time, Jim runs EMS-Safety.com, a one stop shop for low cost EMS training resources. He’s also part of the team behind The EMS Boot Camp series. After a little cajoling I talked Jim into letting me post his Handover contribution as a guest post. So this is me, stealing all of Jim’s literary  goodness for you. (Thank me later.) And now Jim: As an EMT in a large EMS system I found myse... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556121 Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:47 +0100 3556121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552272&cid=t_135675_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2F11%2Fhow-being-burnt-out-can-ignite-a-rebirth%2F A Guest Post By Jim Hoffman “The EMS Professional,” “The Paramedic Mentor,” Today’s guest author, Jim Hoffman has more nicknames than a retiring prizefighter and he’s earned every one of them. From the streets of The Big Apple to New Jersey and now the secluded mountains of upstate New York, Jim has been a paramedic for the better part of two decades. In his down time, Jim runs EMS-Safety.com, a one stop shop for low cost EMS training resources. He’s also part of the team behind The EMS Boot Camp series. After a little cajoling I talked Jim into letting me post his Handover contribution as a guest post. So this is me, stealing all of Jim’s literary  goodness for you. (Thank me later.) And now Jim: As an EMT in a large EMS system I found myse... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552272 Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:47 +0100 3552272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542914&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FzXdjgkmOCsY%2F Note: This is a guest post from John Anyasor of HiLife2B Stop trying to fit in when you were born to stand out. Unknown Seemly realistic expectations, assumed logical progression, and an overwhelming sense of entitlement: these are the traits that a nonconformist does not possess. While the rest of the world moves like clockwork doing the things they despise in order to get the things they want, the nonconformist focuses on his own hard and fast rules of life. Nonconformists are rebels, nonconformists are innovators, and, most of all, nonconformists never give up: their ultimate dreams of success are at stake if they do. They also understand that hard work is universal because no matter what profession you take up (whether it’s a job you hate or a job you like), without commitment, n... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542914 Thu, 06 May 2010 16:53:35 +0100 3542914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529983&cid=t_135675_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F05%2F04%2Fcancer-its-all-in-your-mind%2F Cartoon by Robert & Donna Trussell © 2010 Filed under: Cancer Tagged: cancer cartoon, cancer patient, cancer survivor, positive attitude, positive thinking (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529983 Tue, 04 May 2010 06:51:52 +0100 3529983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3530078&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FS7J4MU0nHTA%2F At the end of the 19th century the brilliant psychologist and philosopher William Joyce was due to give the keynote speech at a huge convention for psychologists. There was much excitement once news circulated that James had agreed to talk and people came from all over the country to see the great man deliver his wisdom. There was a huge sense of anticipation in the build up to his talk and when he finally came on stage the room was at fever pitch. He walked up to the lectern, surveyed the audience and said: “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life buy altering his attitudes of mind.” That was it, that was his entire speech. He then walked off stage again, out of the room and presumably back to his hotel to raid the mini bar, leaving beh... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3530078 Mon, 03 May 2010 19:18:35 +0100 3530078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3530077&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2F7QKSNCQKsQU%2F There is an interesting lecture on Behavioral Finance by Yale professor Robert Shiller. In it, he spoke about how people tend to be overconfident. They overestimate their ability to perform. It happens not just in the financial world, but also in our daily life. One example Robert Shiller gave is that students tend to overestimate how their college’s team will perform in a match against other college. I have an experience with overconfidence myself. A few years ago, I and some friends worked on a software project. We estimated that we could finish the project in three months. Do you know how much time it eventually took? Fourteen months! That shows how I and my team underestimated the complexity of the project and overestimated our ability to handle it. So, overconfidence is a common... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3530077 Mon, 03 May 2010 16:58:33 +0100 3530077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519688&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fmy-thoughts-for-blogging-day_30.html Attitude of Gratitude… I had a really good day yesterday mentally and for that I am thankful.  I never know what the fickle winds of mental illness will bring me everyday.  I try not to dwell too much about it on the blog.  I want this a positive place to come to.  I am also very thankful for mom last night.  She came over here lonesome and wanted me to go with her to Sonic to get some banana splits.  They were delicious and we had the best talk in the car as we ate.  I talked her into trying a cherry limeade and it is her new favorite drink.  Phone Phobias Arise… Mrs. Florene called me last night.  She had an argument with her sister and needed to vent.  It was over some property that needs to be sold which was her mother’s.  Mr... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519688 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:18:00 +0100 3519688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515660&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FHNPj2af7Atc%2F Conclusion I hope my personal tips and learnings will be helpful to you in dealing with negative feedback. It may not be easy to handle negative feedback – but if you learn the art of dealing with it, it’ll go a long way in personal growth. Celes writes at The Personal Excellence Blog, where she shares her best advice on how to achieve personal excellence. Get her RSS feed directly here. If you liked this, you might like her related article on 8 Helpful Ways To Deal With Critical People. Photo by Sudhamshu (Source: Life Optimizer) Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515660 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:41:33 +0100 3515660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508430&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fmy-thoughts-for-blogging-day_27.html Attitude of Gratitude… I have a lot to be thankful for this morning.  I have food and it is a day before grocery day.  Maggie has taken to snuggling up in my arms every night.  This is a new turn of events and thrills me.  I sleep so much better with her so close to me.  I’ve gotten my six diet Pepsi this morning and am savoring them.  There is a chance my contacts will arrive today and for that I am excited.  I am hoping I will see extremely well with them.  Tonight is Mexican Tuesdays and I am getting the Burrito Supreme plate which will be a treat.  I thought this morning as I drove to my parent’s how reliable and what a good car I have.  It has held up well over the years.  You can’t beat a Honda.  Yes, I have much to ... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508430 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:41:00 +0100 3508430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483097&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Frunning-late-this-morning.html I stayed up till midnight listening to radio programs and that is something I never do – staying up late these days.  I slept in this morning to make up for it.  So I am running late with my usual morning blog updates.  My camera is broken so no more Attitude of Gratitude videos for the time being.  I was moving my big CRT Sony TV last night to my computer room and knocked my nice Canon camera off the desk onto the floor.  It is still taking pictures and videos, but just won’t communicate via the USB cord with my computer.  I am going to have to buy a USB SD card reader to get the videos and pictures to my computer.  Maybe Wal-Mart will have one today.  I also want a new wireless router.  My old wireless router is ten years old, has an old w... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483097 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:46:00 +0100 3483097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3480915&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fsunday-april-18-attitude-of-gratitude.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3480915 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:15:00 +0100 3480915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3476114&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FjXo81vaqSf4%2F In today’s life when one is thronged with worries and tensions all around, it is very difficult to maintain a positive attitude. And often the more you try and be positive, the more it seems the negative energy around you gains strength. So here are 7 ways to change our modus operandi, be positive and work towards a healthier lifestyle. Do Not Wait for Happiness. Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to work towards happiness. You need to create a happy environment around you today to remain happy tomorrow. This is called an attitude. If you adopt a positive attitude, life becomes a rewarding game instead of a challenge to ‘get through.’ Clarify and Prioritize Learn to know what you want. If you know what you expect from yourself, your future becomes clear an... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3476114 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:23:27 +0100 3476114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3472024&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fthursday-april-15th-attitude-of.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3472024 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:21:00 +0100 3472024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3468003&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fwednesday-april-14-attitude-of.html   (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3468003 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:22:00 +0100 3468003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463830&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Ftuesday-april-13th-attitude-of.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463830 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:41:00 +0100 3463830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463888&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2F8DtXbR2KHCo%2F That’s what James Cameron said at the end of his TED talk and I love it. It’s simple but powerful. Failure is an option, but fear is not. Unfortunately, people often do the exact opposite: failure is not an option, but fear is. They don’t tolerate failure but they tolerate fear. They despise people who fail but they let fear get in the way of reaching their dreams. We shouldn’t join them, of course. Let’s be on the right side of the fence. Failure Is an Option Here is how to apply this principle in your life: 1. Make room for failure Nobody wants to fail, but failing is inevitable on your way to success. George Bernard Shaw said: A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. So if you never fail then it probably means th... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463888 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:04:24 +0100 3463888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460381&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fbirthday-attitude-of-gratitude.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460381 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:08:00 +0100 3460381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3457991&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fsunday-april-11th-attitude-of-gratitude.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3457991 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:21:00 +0100 3457991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3456868&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fsaturday-april-10th-attitude-of.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3456868 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:57:00 +0100 3456868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3454163&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Ffriday-april-9th-attitude-of-gratitude.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3454163 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:37:00 +0100 3454163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449115&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fthursday-april-8th-attitude-of.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449115 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:40:00 +0100 3449115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449118&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fwednesday-april-7th-attitude-of_07.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449118 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:24:00 +0100 3449118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441041&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fattitude-of-gratitude_06.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441041 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:33:00 +0100 3441041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436394&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Feaster-sunday-attitude-of-gratitude.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436394 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:01:00 +0100 3436394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435231&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fattitude-of-gratitude_03.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435231 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:44:00 +0100 3435231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420737&cid=t_135675_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fattitude-of-gratitude.html “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” Today, I am thankful for medications and being able to afford them through the help of my family and the government.  My medications run over $1000 dollars a month – as much as what I get in disability each month.  I could never afford this without Medicare Part D which pays the full cost of my medications.  I am also thankful for AA.  Having a safe and supporting place to go everyday to talk about my drinking issues is amazing.  And it doesn’t cost anything.  People come together to help and support each other via a common cause – the simple desire to stop drinking.  I am learning to live in a healthy way by attending th... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420737 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:15:00 +0100 3420737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420540&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F29%2Fnarcissists-who-cry-the-other-side-of-the-ego%2F Have you ever noticed that when you have gotten very sick or hospitalized the person you thought was your friend never asked or called? When the same situation had previously happened to them, you were there for them. Many of you have been in a relationship or been a friend with someone who was an extreme narcissist. These types of relationships are filled with drama unless you totally please the narcissist, which is impossible. The typical extreme narcissists are full of themselves and are overtly pompous. I would like to focus on a kind of extreme narcissist that most people fail to recognize. First, let me explain what extreme narcissism is all about. Extreme narcissism is an egotistical preoccupation with self. It focuses on personal preferences, aspirations, needs, success, and how o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420540 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:18:17 +0100 3420540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3399238&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FcPP2ciaqUH0%2F Note: This is a guest post from Ayo Olaniyan of Discovering Purpose Look at the picture closely: Is the glass half full or half empty? The BBC website published a report Optimistic women ‘live longer’. This was based on a research carried out by a group of US scientists who studied 100,000 women to deduce pessimists had higher blood pressure and cholesterol; optimistic women had a 9% lower risk of developing heart disease and a 14% lower risk of dying from any cause after more than eight years of follow-up. The concept of this post isn’t targeted at women only; I believe the subject of optimism affects every individual going/living through life’s struggles each day. There have been various studies carried out on optimism and while I have a few reservations on extreme optimism, one ... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3399238 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:02:21 +0100 3399238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339814&cid=t_135675_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2Fzn6gI3cct8w%2F Accepted norms of sexual behavior and attitudes vary greatly within and among different cultures. Generally, what is normal and abnormal cannot be defined readily. However, when sexual behavior or difficulties bother a person or their partner or cause harm, treatment is warranted. Societal attitudes about sexuality also change with time, as has occurred with the following: Masturbation: Once widely regarded as a perversion and a cause of mental disorders, masturbation is now recognized as a normal sexual activity throughout life. It is considered abnormal only when it inhibits partner-oriented behavior, is done in public, or is sufficiently compulsive to cause distress. About 97% of males and 80% of females masturbate. Although masturbation is harmless, guilt created by the disapproval and... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339814 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:29:37 +0100 3339814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298457&cid=t_135675_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FBnLGelTywJY%2Fthe-negatives-of-positive-thinking.html Smile or Die Ehrenrich, an acclaimed author, cellular immunologist and cancer survivor, talks about the worst tendencies of delusionally positive attitudes and cultures. “It’s cruel to tell people who are having great difficulties [i.e. cancer, unemployment] in their lives and tell them it’s all in their head and they only have to change their attitudes … the author of The Secret … was asked about the tsunami of ’06 and how this could happen, and she said, I’m kind of paraphrasing it, those people must have sent tsunami-like vibrations into the universe to attract this because nothing like this happens to us that we don’t attract, and I think that’s beyond amorality,” she says. Produced by the RSA, an mp3 and video are also available on FORA.tv. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298457 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:30:07 +0100 3298457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298650&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2Fi05i-o9AEok%2F Note: This is a guest post by Mark Harrison of Effortless Abundance First – a sweeping statement. Everyone wants success and happiness. We might not agree about what this means – each of us defines ‘success’ and ‘happiness’ in a different way – but everyone aspires to these things. Yet for so many people, happiness and success are elusive, and we can spend a great deal of time looking for the answers. For many years I was an avid collector of ‘self improvement’ books – I have several hundred in my collection – and yet, however many I read and enjoyed, I never seemed to get closer to finding what I was looking for. I was looking in the wrong place, of course. I was looking outside when the key was within me all along. There is nothing wrong with self-help books: they c... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298650 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:00:10 +0100 3298650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280227&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FKu9uHUMc5tI%2F I always like to extract life lessons from seemingly unrelated ideas. This time I want to discuss an interesting article titled Why Poor Countries Are Poor. The article, which talks about the reasons some countries are poor, takes Cameroon as an example: The average Cameroonian is eight times poorer than the average citizen of the world and almost 50 times poorer than the typical American. And Cameroon is getting poorer. To grasp the situation better, look at the infrastructure there: Douala, a city of 2 million people, has no real roads… Piles of rubble and vast holes mark unfinished construction or demolition work. Along the middle is a strip of potholes that 20 years ago was a road… As our car slowly bumped and lurched through the crowds, I tried to make sense of it all by asking S... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280227 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:21:59 +0100 3280227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3272967&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F02%2F15%2Fwomen-online-shopping-shop-till-you-drop%2F Personally I like online shopping mainly because it’s easy, fast and convenient, you can shop when you want to anywhere you want to. There’s a gender gap in online shopping. More men than women engage in online shopping and make online purchases while in the offline world women love to shop. Until recent very few studies were done on gender differences in online shopping and gender differences in online shopping attitude. From recent research we learn that online shopping is not as attractive or appealing to women as it is towards men. Women have more positive attitude towards conventional shopping than online shopping. Men’s attitude doesn’t differ between online of conventional shopping. On the cognitive level which is the most important in the attitude of women... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3272967 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:44:00 +0100 3272967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262822&cid=t_135675_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E3%2FKOr3pQElETk%2Fchanges-dreams.html A lot of changes seem to make their entry in my life. Yesterday I said farewell to my support worker. After having shared many things, we are forced to end our business contact. It's all a matter of money. It's strange. We shared thoughts about the past two years and dreams about both our future together as we had a farewell drink yesterday. Life goes on. I have already met my new support worker. So far she seems to be a good choice. Changes however, do effect me deeply. Yes, I am an Aspie :-). I try to find rest in doing lots of other things like the bookcrossing things. I really like it and it's an adventure to prepare books for future travel around the world. I recommend http://www.bookcrossing/ to you all! The books I use for bookcrossing are used books, often bought cheap in a second... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262822 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:25:00 +0100 3262822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251438&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FfdWaQAPdhcY%2F I’m currently reading Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0 by Thomas Friedman. The book mainly discusses the ecological crisis we are facing, but the first three chapters also discusses the 2008 financial crisis. Ecological crisis and financial crisis may seem unrelated to each other, but Friedman argues that they actually have the same cause: The way we were creating wealth had built up so many toxic assets in both the financial world and the natural world that by 2008/9 it shook the very foundation of our markets and ecosystems. That’s right, while they might not appear on the surface to have been related, the destabilization of both the Market and Mother Nature had the same root causes… The same recklessness undermined all of them. Friedman explains the causes in more details, but t... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251438 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:05 +0100 3251438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3244099&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2Fhz_fF-iEpUE%2F Have you ever been blind sided by an unexpected event that threatened to throw your dreams, hopes, and life plans off-course? If nothing that grandiose has happened (lucky you!), how about just being surprised by small obstacles that threaten to ruin your day? Big or small, unexpected events will happen. You can not avoid them, you can only control how you respond to them. It is in those critical moments after the unexpected occurs that ultimately determine your long term success. Think about it: anyone can do well when everything is going great. What separates people who succeed (the Winners) from those who don’t and just complain about it (the Whiners) is how well they respond to life’s inevitable curveballs. How can you make sure you respond to the unexpected like a Winner a... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3244099 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:54:31 +0100 3244099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176191&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FEZYIbqv2xHU%2F Note: This is a guest post by Josh Lipovetsky of Film Insight Ralph Waldo Emerson. A literary pioneer. Not only did he find the basis of Transcendentalism, or Bright Romanticism writing; he made great contributions to the field of personal development, and gave us some great practical ideas about living, that we will ponder upon for centuries to come. He valued the individual over society, and had many works of literature to enforce his views. In his works, there were many inspirational quotes that reflected what an individual is. Emerson’s highest values were: courage, peace, and the power of the individual. I have selected 6 quotes, which represent Ralph Waldo Emerson’s views on life. Each quote has its own meaning, and its own method of practical application. “For ever... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176191 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:16:12 +0100 3176191 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171949&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F14%2Fintroducing-a-new-blog-bipolar-advantage%2F Bipolar disorder can be devastating… but it doesn’t have to be. I’m pleased to announce the introduction of Bipolar Advantage, hosted by Tom Wootton and his colleagues. I’m pleased to present this alternative view of bipolar disorder and depression, focused on how it can be used to achieve rather than simply endure. Tom said it best: The mental health field is plagued with the bigotry of low expectations. Far too many people are talking about “changing the stigma,” while creating the worst stigma of all — the idea that we are not capable of achieving greatness. While their intentions are good, they are doing terrible harm to everyone with a mental condition and those who love and support them. This “can’t do” attitude is rampant in professionals, consum... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171949 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:11:15 +0100 3171949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3123517&cid=t_135675_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FKblcwlkk_mw%2F Who has attitude? “I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life’s endeavours. Your attitude – your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people – determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself.” – Carolyn Warner - The greatest change that I experienced in recovery is my attitudes to all of life’s situations. One of the best books I read and reread in early sobriety was Sobriety and Beyond. I get it out about once a year and brush up on my attitudes. Related Reading: Share/Save (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3123517 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:56:26 +0100 3123517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115340&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2F34Iwj52q5eQ%2F Note: This is a guest post from Mark Foo of 77 Success Traits If you’re leading a group of people towards success, you must learn how to motivate others. If you concentrate on understanding what motivates others and you meet the needs of these people, you’ll be on the right track for a positive and enlightening experience for all involved. Once a person’s base needs are met, they usually move on to working on certain needs of self fulfillment. For example, if someone is hungry, they won’t be able to concentrate on a critical thinking task. In this case you’ll need to make sure that this person has had lunch before the task needs to be completed. But how can you motivate them to complete certain tasks once base needs have been fulfilled? Try one or more of the ... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115340 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:00:00 +0100 3115340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092762&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F12%2F16%2Fpersonality-traits-and-political-attitude%2F The relationship between personality and political preferences is not the simple relation between conservatism and negative personality traits on the one hand and liberalism and positive personality traits on the other hand. Personality is understood as the combination of innate dispositions and personal experiences that guides behavior in a stable and predictive manner. Behavior is also determined by environmental circumstances. In this way it is plausible to presume that personality and politics seem related to each other. More recent research shed some more light on this relationship. The relationship is not assumed to be strictly causal. It seems likely that the relationship between personality traits and political attitude is in part the expression of the same underlying genetic liabi... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092762 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:35:29 +0100 3092762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092979&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FRkOtlS8ftTU%2F Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln There are times in life when things don’t go as expected. Perhaps an important project of yours ended up in failure. Or you got laid off from your job. Whatever it is, it might make you depressed. But you need to get things back under control. You need to keep moving forward. For that, you need to make yourself feel better so that you can face the situation with a positive attitude. Here are some tips to make yourself feel better when you’re depressed: 1. Calm down Before anything else, calm yourself down. Don’t panic. Close your eyes and take a deep breath. You can only apply the tips below if you are calm. 2. Feed your mind with positive thoughts When you’re depressed, it’s eas... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092979 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:00:34 +0100 3092979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3106891&cid=t_135675_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FLYBmw88Yr_k%2F A hazard to the sober alcoholic. When an alcoholic stops drinking, it’s cause for rejoicing. Unfortunately, sobriety is not guaranteed to last. It takes hard work and commitment and a keen eye for dangers. One danger to the non-drinking alcoholic is the dry drunk, a set of habits and attitudes that take the joy out of life for [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3106891 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:35:14 +0100 3106891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3106899&cid=t_135675_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2F6gwFJmUgl84%2F Quotations from ’Man’s Search for Meaning’ by Viktor E. Frankl On Choosing One’s Attitude “Everything can be taken from a man but …the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” p.104 “There is also purpose in life which is almost barren of both creation [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3106899 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:47:10 +0100 3106899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3030141&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FFPZVvVZWk7A%2F With Thanksgiving coming, let’s remember once again how important it is to be grateful for what we have. Don’t be so busy with your life that you never stop and count your blessings. Don’t just want more and more without ever expressing your gratitude for what you already have. I recently read You: The Owner’s Manual, a very good book on health. There is plenty of good advice there. But reading the book also made me realize one thing: there are so many things that could go wrong in our bodies. Your body has hundreds (if not thousands) of parts and if even one of them goes wrong, you will suffer. What if you couldn’t see or hear? What if your kidney didn’t do its job? Being healthy is a great blessing but we often take it for granted. The same thing appli... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3030141 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:43:16 +0100 3030141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012673&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2Fa2K7ufGQ-0k%2F Note: This is a guest post from Mark Harrison of Thirty Days to Change Your Life Many years ago, I came across a book by Anthony de Mello called Awareness. De Mello was an Indian Jesuit priest whose writing was condemned by the Roman Catholic Church. To me, he is a great source of inspiration, and he has much to say about happiness and pain. Life is easy, life is delightful. It’s only hard on your illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings. One of De Mello’s key messages is that, by nature, life is not a struggle. Attachment – greed, craving, ambition – is the cause of all misery, and so to be detached is to be happy. Does this mean we should have no preferences? Should we not want to achieve more? Should we not desire and seek out the good things in life? I think... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012673 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:06 +0100 3012673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2963420&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FgL4pKxpk3Fg%2F Note: This is a guest post from David Turnbull of Adventures of a Barefoot Geek I live in the future. No, this isn’t a McFly-moment, it’s a always-have-my-thoughts-in-the-future moment. And it’s a problem. Living with your mind focused on the future causes you to miss out on the now and our lives are made out of moments of now, not of moments of the future. By living in the future you don’t actually live at all. Of course, it’d be nice to live so I’m trying to enjoy the journey – the present. Here are some ways to do that: 1. Focus Pure focus is bliss. When your thoughts, actions and emotions are all directed towards a single function you are focusing and you are in the present. You should get lost in your work. Set a deadline for yourself to fini... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2963420 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:41 +0100 2963420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2931323&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FUUKE6NjOWBI%2F Note: This is a guest post from Douglas Cartwright of Living Words Recently, I was watching a television show about Dean Potter, an American ‘slack line walker’ who strings one-inch thick nylon ropes between high mountainous places and walks across them. Whilst that’s impressive, you might think “I’ve seen tightrope walkers before.” But Dean is different. He does it without a balancing pole, or a safety harness, and the line is, literally, slack unlike the traditional high-wire walker. So it moves in the wind as he walks on it. That’s amazing – but what is more interesting is what he says about why he does it: “When I’m on a slack-line the feeling that if I slip, I die, totally overwhelms me…I’m after a feeling of total control of my life…that’s what I’m a... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2931323 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:55:57 +0100 2931323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2927597&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAchieveIt%2F%7E3%2FAxHMFJ6u_gQ%2F Today I was in the mood to try something different. I’ve known from years of experience that by trying something new and having fun, creativity surges. Even if you fail, by trying new things, you get out of your world and into the unfamiliar. So today, I decided to try baking a pie from scratch. A pumpkin pie, in fact. Funny thing is, I don’t care for pumpkin pie all that much. But as I’ve said about a million times, it’s the journey. If you’d like to follow my progress and make your own pie, I will be posting the recipe and my updates on my Twitter stream today. Feel free to heckle me along the way if you like. My Twitter stream http:/www.twitter.com/brad_isaac – Brad Isaac (Source: Persistence Unlimited) Persistence Unlimited blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2927597 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:12:42 +0100 2927597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920516&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FhfFaOS_96BY%2F Do you want to live a happy life? I’ve written before about being happy, but here I want to take a different angle and look at one important cause of unhappiness: loving stuff. Many people try to fill the void within them by buying more and more things they don’t need. When new gadgets come out, they buy them. When their friend has a new car, they want it too. But why does it happen? Why do people love stuff? The reason is they believe it will make them happy. They believe the more stuff they have, the happier they will be. Is that true? The answer is no. Perhaps they think they are happy, but they can actually be much happier if they do it differently. This isn’t just my opinion; scientific research supports it. I will discuss it more thoroughly below, but first let&#821... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920516 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:16:30 +0100 2920516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886448&cid=t_135675_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2F13%2Fwhat-makes-a-good-emt-part-2%2F Still struggling with the good EMT thing. I’m glad to be at your service. Grab a pen and answer these questions for yourself. What’s your internal bias toward dealing with patients and their challenges?  When patients have needs that don’t meet with your expectations how do you tend to react? Could you do that better? How? What’s it like to be your partner? How do people feel about you after they’ve run calls with you? Is that by your design? How do you handle it when you fail? When you have a bad call or things don’t go right? Are you willing to be fallible before your peers and own your mistakes? If you really felt that you were good at what you do, what would be the ideal way to address these inevitable errors? What is your tolerance for learning. A... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886448 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:09 +0100 2886448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2881182&cid=t_135675_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2F10%2Fwhat-makes-a-good-emt%2F I get a bunch of E-mails from people just starting their EMT education who want advice on how to excel in their programs. “How should I prepare? What books do you recommend?” The questions vary but their is always the familiar flavor of enthusiasm and the same basic question, “How do I do this well?” Success in this field is fairly predictable. Use the right recipe and you’ll get there. I think the hierarchy of EMS success looks like this:            1.) Attitude 2.) Motivation 3.) Tolerance for repetition 4.) Goal orientation 5.) Strategy and tactics 6.) Performance              Attitude is at the top of the list for a reason. You need to start with an outward focused desire to serve others or you’ll always be fighting against... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2881182 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:29:33 +0100 2881182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846653&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2Fs5PgrB3xaPY%2F What do you think it takes to get good luck? There are many opinions on this. One popular one is to prepare yourself so that you will be in the right position to capitalize on opportunities when they come. This is summarized in a Louis Pasteur’s quote that says “Fortune favors the prepared mind.” But there’s an interesting take on it that I found recently in The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp. There the author gives a simple tip to get good luck: be generous. You should be generous if you want to be lucky. In other words, you should make other people feel lucky to be around you. The more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Here are three reasons why: The quality of the people around you reflects your quality Twyla Tharp is a choreographer and this is what sh... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846653 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:55:37 +0100 2846653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832432&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2F0n1yPp2fNtY%2F Note: This is a guest post by Cath Duncan of Mine Your Resources With all the personal development books, blogs, speakers, videos, teleseminars and coaches available these days, we all have access to an abundance of information, and personal development can seem like an overwhelming task. I’ve been immersed in this literature and culture for 14 years, searching for the personal development ideas and change tools that really make a difference, and these days I believe that there are only really two skills that you need to master to progress your life: Getting clear on what you really want and transforming the fears that are holding you back from making what you want a reality. In fact, I find that it often boils right down to just transforming your fears, because much of the time the... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2832432 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:57:17 +0100 2832432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2807918&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FaBxS8HtHaeE%2F Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrow – it empties today of strength. Corrie ten Boom You need to know how to stop worrying if you want to live life to the fullest. Why? Because worry doesn’t do you any good. It won’t help you live a better life. It won’t make you feel better and more energized. Instead, it will make you less happy and less productive. But how can we do that? How can we stop worrying? Here are eight ways: 1. Focus on what you can control Thinking about things you can’t control puts unnecessary burden on your mind. For example, why should you worry about how bad the economy is? There’s nothing you can do about it unless you are a key person in the government. No matter how much you think about it, nothing will change. So instead of wor... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2807918 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:46:13 +0100 2807918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766338&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FTvB4en2JZUs%2F Note: This is a guest post by Celestine Chua of The Personal Excellence Blog When I was a kid, people would constantly speak in admiration of those who were excellent in whatever they were doing. These could be students who achieved academic excellence, successful business people, top athletes, celebrities, and so on. Envy aside, no one ever spent any time to think about why or how they were excellent. It was seemingly natural for most to just accept that certain people were meant for excellence while others weren’t. As I grew up, I started to form personal goals which I pursued fervently. I would set different goals, generally anchored on academia and performance-related goals, since the country I lived in (Singapore) was a meritocratic society. In the process of my goal pursuit, I ... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766338 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:46:59 +0100 2766338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751839&cid=t_135675_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F01%2Finternational-journal-of-palliative-care-nursing-2009-vol-15-no-8%2F Fade Fave: Core attitudes of professionals in palliative care: A qualitative study Fade Skinny: ‘Core attitude’ describes the way in which a person perceives himself and the world, and forms the basis for his actions and thoughts. The aim of this article is to explore what core attitude means for palliative care professionals and whether there is a specific core attitude in palliative care. Contact the library for a copy of this article. Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Attitudes, Core Attitude, End of Life Care, Palliative Care, Professionals, Qualitative (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2751839 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:29:40 +0100 2751839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734310&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAchieveIt%2F%7E3%2FhALisWSGisA%2F While dropping my kids off at school this morning, I heard them arguing about musical instruments. For 5 minutes I listened to “you will have to play the recorder in your grade!” followed up by “no I won’t!” Dumb arguments aren’t confined to kids. I once sat in a 2 hour meeting where two people argued over which shade of green to pick for a sidebar on a webpage. I think before entering into any argument we need to ask ourselves 3 questions: 1. What do I get if I win? 2. What do I lose if I lose? 3. What is the cost of this argument? I advised my kids: If the answer to questions one and two are nothing then say “okay” and talk about something else. Costs can come in the form of wasted time & energy, hurt feelings and loss of re... Persistence Unlimited blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734310 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:27:50 +0100 2734310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712404&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAchieveIt%2F%7E3%2F7a1AY4pPrqI%2F Although I don’t get the opportunity to take many naps, I like mine to be quick and refreshing. I hate to sleep over an hour and wake up more tired than I was when I laid down. Twenty minutes is just about right for me. Frequently, I use Pzizz generated naps to help me accomplish this. I’ve written before about Pzizz power nap software. Basically, the software generates a new relaxing soundtrack for you to listen to each time. Before, you had to fire it up on a Mac or PC desktop and generate MP3s to download to your player. However, I found out today, they released a version for iPhone and iTouch. At $2.99 it’s a great deal since their software is normally $20 and their stand alone device runs $60 (I think). Anyway, I bought a license today and tried it out. The settings ... Persistence Unlimited blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712404 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:41:26 +0100 2712404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709427&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FCdEn8fdo53o%2F Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better. Emile Coue Being a better person is a process. No matter how good someone is, he can’t be perfect overnight. So the important thing is that you grow every day. Make growing a habit and you will see significant progress when you look back. Here are several things you should do to be a better person day by day: 1. Take responsibility Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. Carol Burnett Before anything else, you should realize that the one who is responsible for your life is you. Don’t blame other people or external condition for how you live your life. No matter how bad the situation might be, it’s you who decide how to respond to it. No matter what happens to you, it’s you who decide how it affects you... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709427 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:58:07 +0100 2709427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2695670&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FdUGnhpj5LHw%2F Note: This is a guest post by Adam Curren of Character Development Blog Life can be a grind…. in fact, most of the time it is. In between working 40-50 hours a week, mowing the lawn, cooking dinner, cleaning the house, taking the kids to soccer games, well..… you get the idea. At the end of it all, we’re toast! The body reacts negatively to consistently high levels of stress and many times lead to things such as burn out, anger, depression, and even physical illness. The body wasn’t made to go “Indy 500” all day long. Our bodies need to regenerate as well as our minds and spirit. Many people are drinking 3-5 cups of coffee a day just to get by. Our culture tends to treat the symptom and leaves the root of the problem alone. The result is never fixing the problem and in many cas... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2695670 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:49:23 +0100 2695670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2695554&cid=t_135675_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fget-with-programme.html After losing "11,000 words" into the ether I am more than severely miffed. So I’ll just share a quicky whilst I play catch up. I’m not sure if it’s an American thing or a Californian thing but I think the whole world recognizes it. You have to imagine a teenage girl, an American of course. She is probably dressed in whatever is the current fashion for teenage girls and wears a whole heap of attitude. It’s an attitude full of confidence and entitlement. It’s encapsulated in a Bratz doll but I believe it’s universal. These young women have a few stock phrases which they exchange with other young women of their ilk. They all understand each other although these few phrases may seem like an overly brief shorthand to an older generation. Can you see it? Can you hear it? Are we on t... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2695554 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:41:00 +0100 2695554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2678905&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FI0gSQoWc-4c%2F Conclusion So the next time you begin to feel the onset of apathy entering your day, I recommend you follow all the three steps I mentioned, though sometimes only one or two of them will be enough. It’s literally as simple as choosing not to perceive the world as apathetic, making some goals to create a sense of purpose in your life, and getting your mind off of apathetic feelings. Remember those three things and you’ll be one step closer to living your life to the fullest. Jonathan Beebe is the author and creator of Develop Minds, a personal development blog dedicated to providing free content aimed at helping you improve you life by increasing your consciousness, intelligence, and teaching you to fully develop your mind in a positive way. Photo by gotplaid (Source: Life Optim... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2678905 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:45:33 +0100 2678905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2588485&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAchieveIt%2F%7E3%2Fj98UBb9mp3k%2F Stressful jobs, recession money woes and unrelenting pressure from family and social duties can turn even the most cheerful person into an anxious pessimist with little motivation. But positivity is all in your mind, and once you understand that your mood and your outlook on the life is something you can actually control, you’ll be more ready to tackle any challenges that life hurtles your way. Here are ten little tips that will help you turn negatives into positives, ultimately letting you lead a life with less worry. Speak in the positive. Even if you have to convey a negative thought or emotion, say it in the positive. For example, instead of saying or thinking “I can’t get through this,” say, “I’m lost” or “I need help.” Speaking in the negative just reiterates your ... Persistence Unlimited blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2588485 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:00:52 +0100 2588485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510279&cid=t_135675_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FEkjXZAoTHV4%2F The Washington Post reports on a recent survey: The poll found little change in underlying public attitudes toward government since the inauguration, with slightly more than half saying they prefer a smaller government with fewer services to a larger government with more services. Independents, however, now split 61 to 35 percent in favor of a smaller government; they were more narrowly divided on this question a year ago (52 to 44 percent), before the financial crisis hit. The Obama team probably assume people who identify as Republicans will disapprove of  Obama’s actions sooner rather than later. Indpendents, however, are crucial to keeping up his public approval and thereby getting what he wants out of Congress.  On the size of government - as well as on many specific policy is... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510279 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:10:58 +0100 2510279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2464487&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38615&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeoptimizer%2F%7E3%2FdnkjLD5OuCk%2F After watching Red Cliff (which led to me writing The Importance of Being Smart), I decided to read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the historical novel upon which the movie is based. I’ve been familiar with Romance of the Three Kingdoms for more than ten years since its PC game was my favorite game, but I never read the book itself (here is an electronic copy of the book). One thing I notice throughout the book is the level of warfare and violence at that time. There was almost no time of peace. The warlords always fought each other even for seemingly simple matters. And the level of violence was horrible. Those who faced death penalty suffered brutal deaths. The winning party could do whatever they wanted to the losing one. This happened not only in China, but also in other civiliza... Life Optimizer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2464487 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:58:48 +0100 2464487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442407&cid=t_135675_134_f&fid=35219&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.candiddiabetes.com%2Fcandid_diabetes%2F2009%2F05%2Ftechnology-whore.html If I liked Christmas, I’d say that it was better than December 25. But I’m a dyed in the wool grinch, so I’ll say that it was better than getting a DQ ice cream cake for my birthday. And almost... (Source: Candid Diabetes) Candid Diabetes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442407 Thu, 28 May 2009 04:26:33 +0100 2442407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365335&cid=t_135675_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E3%2FHR9UfYIrXBU%2Fautism-women-video.html There is just to much to tell you about women and autism.Women with autism do have the chance, well, no, they must create the chance of fullfil their own way of emancipation. The world needs to know what the reality on womens life with autism is. The world must know what women with autism really do, really think. This is important because people often judge wrong about us. And following their idea's they may use the wrong attitude to approach us.And what about archetypes and women with autism? I have so many ideas for upcoming blogposts. The clock shows now that the time to go to bed has come. I'll leave you here with a link to the Posautive Adults YouTube group. A great way to show the world what autism is.Tomorrow I will write an article myself, promise. Goodnight all, thanks for your co... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365335 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:16:00 +0100 2365335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463560&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38602&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.armstrongmethod.com%2Fblog%2Ftaking-risks-increases-confidence%2F Last week I was re-reading the book ‘Screw It, Let’s Do It’ by Richard Branson. Branson, if you’re not aware, is the founder of Virgin Records, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Atlantic and now Virgin Galactic. (The first airline to take people into space – yikes!)  He’s the crazy, provocative English dude that flys around the world in hot air balloons and is notorious for shocking the public with his outrageous stunts to promote his brands. In his book ‘Screw It, Let’s Do It’, Branson discusses his belief systems about life, family and business.  I like a lot of his ideas but what stood out most for me is his unwavering belief in himself and his liberating risk-taking attitude.  It seems to me the more risks he takes, the more his confidence grows&#82... Armstrong Method blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463560 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:42:43 +0100 2463560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2324270&cid=t_135675_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FreXwtrnY5bg%2F “Retarded” as been used three times in the past six months aloud in my office: “That’s retarded!” “He’s so retarded!” “I’m not a retard!” Each time, the word flew right out of a cubicle, clear and loud, for all to hear. Anyone older than 5 could imagine many words that would cause quite a stir – not to mention a lawsuit – if they flew with such abandon right out of cubicles. “Retarded” and “retard” don’t seem to be among those words. I Googled the word and turned up some 18 million hits (down from more than 19.1 million when I Googled it two years ago, so that’s progress). Hits have included a band with the name, “retarded animal babies,” and “movie criticism for the reta... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2324270 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:26:16 +0100 2324270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463561&cid=t_135675_180_f&fid=38602&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.armstrongmethod.com%2Fblog%2Fmichelle%25e2%2580%2599s-top-5-tips-to-surviving-economic-uncertainty%2F Many of you have emailed me recently wanting to know how you can survive the recession. While I’m no expert on these matters, I thought it might be helpful to share some of the action items my family and I are taking to ensure our survival. Give them a whirl. See if they work for you. Tip #1 - Reduce Your Expenses Make a list of all your expenses. Go through your list and eliminate any expense that’s not absolutely necessary to your survival. Then go through each expense you deem necessary and see if there’s a way you can cut that expenses down even further. Tip #2 - Maintain a Positive Attitude Worrying about whether or not you’ll still have a roof over head next week can be super stressful and can cause sleepless nights. Try to avoid focusing on negative outcomes ... Armstrong Method blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463561 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:14:13 +0100 2463561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167704&cid=t_135675_134_f&fid=35219&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.candiddiabetes.com%2Fcandid_diabetes%2F2009%2F02%2Fpimp-my-pump.html Just after Christmas I had to buy my very first box of glucose sensors. Well, not my very first box considering I've been using the Paradigm RT for almost three years; but the very first box that I've actually had... (Source: Candid Diabetes) Candid Diabetes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167704 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:36:07 +0100 2167704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2160450&cid=t_135675_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fstreet-talk.html Many parents of autistic children spend many hours and a great deal of money on speech therapy. We do this in the hope that our children’s ability to communicate will be enhanced and become easier with time. Speech production is a complex skill, especially if we include the social nuances so often implicit in everyday conversations. The subtlties of language are often difficult to nail down. Even sophisticated speakers, the Asperger side of the spectrum, are often flummoxed by their own logic. Frequently, they all miss the realm of speech patterns most common amongst their peers. All to often, parents put heavy burdens upon their children with their high expectations.………I am in the middle of my usual list of prompts and cues as we stumble our way through the morning routine before ... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2160450 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:59:00 +0100 2160450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1970820&cid=t_135675_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F19%2Fcarrying-on-with-self-management-strategies-doesnt-make-a-difference%2F Continuing in the vein of yesterday’s post where I discussed a study showing no additional benefit from adding graded exposure or graded activity to treatment by classification, today I want to discuss a recent finding showing that all the hard work put into helping people develop and use self management may not make a difference to their recovery in the end.  It’s this study (doi:10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.06.009) by Charlotte Curran, Amanda C. de C. Williams, and Henry W.W. Potts - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for persistent pain: Does adherence after treatment affect outcome?  European Journal of Pain What?! Shock and panic around the world! Pain management skills are not used! The whole basis of self management lies with the idea that people develop practical skills they can... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1970820 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:23:28 +0100 1970820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1815283&cid=t_135675_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F22%2Fthink-women-belong-in-the-home-you-likely-earn-more%2F Sometimes social science comes up with some pretty interesting insights into inequalities in this world. And a new study that tracked over 12,000 people for 26 years has done just that. The researchers in this study wondered how people’s attitudes toward gender roles might affect their earning potential and came to a surprising conclusion. The inequality in earnings between women and men isn’t as clear-cut as what gender you are, but also what types of attitudes you hold toward the opposite sex. The study found a significant difference in earnings between men who have a traditional attitude about gender roles (e.g., women belong in the home raising the kids) and both men and women who hold egalitarian views (e.g., women are equal to men doing all things). They also earned mor... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1815283 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:53:35 +0100 1815283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1728300&cid=t_135675_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2008%2F08%2F23%2Fits-cancer-now-what%2F Your first and most fervent wish — for the biopsy to be negative — did not come true. Life goes on. Schadenfreude is your new best friend You may think you’ll take advantage of your “down time” during treatment to catch up on classics you’ve always wanted to read.  Mr. Personality, hosted by Monica Lewinsky Au contraire! The brain-fog of chemo will prevent you from understanding anything more complicated than a menu.  My guilty pleasure of reality TV was just the ticket. For the record, only the first seasons of reality shows are worth watching. That’s where the biggest train wrecks are.  If a show becomes a hit, sponsors start meddling with the casting and scripting to make the show palatable to a mainstream audience.  Gone are the religiou... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1728300 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:56:16 +0100 1728300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1443062&cid=t_135675_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F290703842%2F According to today’s reflection… It’s Okay To Be Me “Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives… they have turned to easier methods… But they had not learned enough humility.” So, I had to find a level of humility that would lead me out of the place where I believed there was so much wrong with me nothing would ever fix it. “Humility sounds so much like humiliation, but it really is the ability to look at myself - and honestly accept what I find.” Not only honestly accept what I find but also find that what I find isn’t all negative and hopeless! “I no longer need to be the “smartest” or “dumbest” or any other “est.” Darn. Throws a whole life... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1443062 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:10:01 +0100 1443062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1437167&cid=t_135675_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fdoes-a-great-attitude-prevent-cancer%2F A cousin once told me that she wouldn’t get cancer because she was so positive and had such a great attitude about life; I wanted to punch her. She said this while my niece, 10 years old at the time was trying to overcome side the effects from six years of treatment for childhood leukemia. In addition, my father was in remission for non-Hodgkins and my mother had battled breast cancer. Did she think we were just a family of bad attitudes? Since then I have realized that it was her way of attempting to ward off cancer. She had seen a lot of it too, aunts had died from it, uncles had battled it and even her father would eventually develop a type of cancer. In a way I thought I was protected from getting cancer because I fit into the caregiver role, and certainly that meant I would be left ... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1437167 Mon, 12 May 2008 19:16:13 +0100 1437167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1407196&cid=t_135675_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F280121797%2F It has been my distinct pleasure and honor to have had new friends from the Savannah area visit A Dozen Steps for the first time. The first thing they tell me is they “read” my Blog and I get a chuckle out of the comment. I am so grateful that you guys even stop by! Yet I wouldn’t want you to do what we all do so glowingly well - sell yourselves short… As of this writing there will be 798 posts over 34 categories that began in December, 2005 when Anne wrote here for b5. Anne moved on to much bigger and better things and I was given the opportunity to begin writing here in April, 2006. These are the 34 categories which I currently write in; AA History Alcoholics Anonymous Resources Beginners Meeting Books for 12 Steppers Courage To Change Did You Know Experience, St... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1407196 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:25:08 +0100 1407196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1401439&cid=t_135675_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F278405014%2F (”Listen” for the rationalizations…) It says: “Happiness Is Not The Point” And I can somewhat agree. “I don’t think happiness or unhappiness is the point. How do we learn from the problems we face?” Which makes sense unless my negative mind works it into “Everything I face is a problem” therefore I’m “learning 24/7 and I’m sick of it!” Moving on - “How do we best learn from them and transmit what we have learned to others, if they would receive the knowledge?” Well, that is the deal… “In my search to be happy, I changed jobs, married and divorced, took geographical cures, and ran myself into debt - financially, emotionally and spiritually.” Oh, heck no! Is there something wrong... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1401439 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:45:47 +0100 1401439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1356268&cid=t_135675_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F265855444%2F Thanks to a good friend I’m now having a gratitude attack… My day didn’t start out that way. In the course of the day, my friend Mike called and offered me many, many reasons to be grateful - for him and for me! Mike has about a hundred different projects on his “plate.” I have substantially fewer. One item on my plate is my responsibility to this blog. I believe I follow through on this responsibility fairly well and can’t criticize myself regarding it. If you want to that’s fine. Just remember - “those that judge don’t matter and those that matter don’t judge.” In another 10 days I’ll celebrate two years of writing here at A Dozen Steps and I am also extremely grateful to b5media and Jeremy Wright for the opportunity... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1356268 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:42:29 +0100 1356268