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Hitting a Goal

Posted By Craig on Jul 7, 2013 in Career Counseling, For all, For Boys, For Girls, For Men, For Women, Notes for the Family

Hello, world! I recently hit a professional goal that I had set in the beginning of the year. I had set this goal as a benchmark in the development of my business. I hit my goal on the timeframe I set. It feels GREAT to have accomplished it! This may be the best thing about goals–you get so much out of the process. So what did I learn? Goals are challenging. Working towards your goals requires effort in directions that you might...

Self-Criticism: A Cycle Of Procrastination And Perfectionism

Posted By Craig on Jun 9, 2013 in Adult Psychiatry, Career Counseling, For all, For Boys, For Girls, For Men, For Women, Happiness, Notes for the Family, Relationships, Stress Reduction

Hello, Families! How often do you put off what you need to do? Shelve it. Avoid it. Out of sight, out of mind. Procrastination is an everyday occurance. We put off things that we just can’t commit immediate attention to. Like credit, we will delay payment until the end of the month! It is a psychological strategy. Procrastination serves as a coping mechanism for avoiding stress and anxiety due to overcommitting one’s self....

Love In the Time of Information (pt. 1)

Posted By Craig on May 24, 2013 in Adult Psychiatry, Divorce, For all, For Men, For Women, Happiness, Notes for the Family, Parenting, Relationships, Stress Reduction

Hello, Families! “Words that are strictly true seem to be paradoxical.” –Lao-tse. That sounds like love to me! “To love something you must set it free.” Yep, a paradox. Webster’s Dictionary defines paradox as “a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true.” How do you deal with the problems in your relationships? Do you escape the problems...

Imagination: A Key To Fear And Peace

Posted By Craig on Apr 20, 2013 in For all, For Boys, For Girls, For Men, For Women, Notes for the Family, Stress Reduction

Hello, Families! Stress, fear and imagination. What do these three things have in common? These are all constructs of our minds and bodies that interact together. Stress is the body’s response when we are in need of resources we do not have. Our bodies move into a stress response in order to move into action. What typically happens though is that this response system becomes hyperactive–we use it too much! Instead of our...

Coming Home From Work: Making The Daily Switch Successful

Posted By Craig on Apr 12, 2013 in For all, For Men, For Women, Happiness, Notes for the Family, Parenting, Relationships, Stress Reduction

Hello families! I love this picture! It reminds me of what is really important in life. I bet most people imagine a similar picture of a homecoming after a long term absence. But what about coming home everyday? Does it look and feel like this? Is homecoming from work one of the hardest times of the day for you? After a long day of work–selling, building, manufacturing, managing, teaching, counseling, protecting, advising...

Internet Safety for Families

Posted By Craig on Feb 23, 2013 in For all, For Boys, For Girls, Notes for the Family, Parenting

  Here is a confession: the more and more research I do, the more I end up diverted on things I find fascinating. Like most of you, my favorite tool for this is the internet. One of my favorite websites is: www.ted.com. There are so many academic, scientific, artistic and humanities presentations on ted.com that I could spend hours just absorbing– until my brain turns to jelly!  The website’s primary aim is to inform...