Most people know my deep belief in the power of shifting. Everyone has the chance at any point to choose to shift. My dear friend Debbi has some great information on how to get where you want to go. Read on for inspiration from a fascinating person. ~Bev Shifting to the Next Level By […]
Too many people have dreams, and even set goals, but don’t achieve what they are capable of. There are as many reasons for getting off track as there are people who do so, but one of the main reasons I have observed in my consulting and hypnotherapy practices is the need to chase those shiny […]
One of the most beneficial things I have done over the last year was to write my newest book on self-talk, Self-Talk for a Calmer You. When Adams Media reached out and inquired about my interest in writing on this topic, I was thrilled. As a hypnotherapist and corporate coach, I have long known the […]
One of the interesting things about understanding other people is having the chance to watch what others do – and, often times, observe how disconnected they are from their impact on other people. We all have moments of “It’s all about me” – it is secret number one, after all. But some people truly look […]
As many of you know who read my blogs, I love country music. Montgomery Gentry has a song called “Hell Yeah” where they talk about being “a product of the Haggard Generation.” Now, they may be talking about Merle Haggard and people who grew up listening to his music, but whenever I hear the line […]
In my book, “Understanding Other People: The Five Secrets to Human Behavior,” I talk about filters – those films we have in front of all of our experiences. Filters tell us what’s “right” and what’s “wrong,” and they color our viewpoint as we look out at the world. We don’t recognize the filters; we just […]
“Huh? What did you say?” This has been called “the Age of Distraction,” and anyone who has sat in a meeting or been to dinner with someone who is checking their emails while you are trying to converse with them, has felt what this means. We are constantly bombarded with new information. The brain works […]
The area in which I live is replete with four-way Stop signs. If you don’t have one of these near you, it’s an intersection where everyone is coming in from different directions with a STOP sign in front of each of them. You are supposed to take turns going, if there is a line of […]
This week, in my inbox was an email from Rick Kelly, a colleague I worked with over twenty years ago at John Hancock. He sent a note to about 20 of us who all worked together and used to go to Cape Cod the second Sunday of every June for a conference. I have not […]
What does the most famous, successful, wealthy person you can think of have in common with the newspaper delivery person or the maid at the hotel you stayed at for your last vacation? They are very likely plagued by negative self-talk. People who are successful often tell themselves they are “phonies” or they aren’t successful […]