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It is often painful — sometimes downright traumatic–for people who have effected a change within themselves to re-enter a society where nothing has changed. (24)

– M.Scott Peck

Change | Counseling

How do we develop our feelings?

ByJoe Martino September 13, 2019

If I asked you how a person came to feelings, you would probably believe that the following steps are the process for how we go from an event to a feeling is something like this: Something happens I have a belief about what happened. I have an emotional reaction (a feeling or emotion) to what…

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Goals: Why most don’t work and how yours can

ByJoe Martino January 16, 2018

People who attempt change, who want to fight against the status quo of their lives will fail more than people who do not worry about changing. Failure is part of the process. If we are going to successfully change something, we will have to overcome

Change | Counseling

The Problem with Counseling…

ByJoe Martino October 14, 2010

Obviously, the counselor is not that well trained and did not get a very good education. Her ears must be plugged, or she’s just a terrible listener. So the client tries again to explain that while he really does need to make a few changes what really needs to happen is:

Change | Counseling

If you want to start something new, you’ll need to stop something old

ByJoe Martino October 31, 2017

I often meet people who tell me about their wishes. Sometimes, they call these wishes goals and I call them wishes. They want to do this thing they're talking about…. ……build a business ……start a non-profit …….go back to school …..write a novel ……get healthier ….do something they are…

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When Life Gets Hard, Perspective will Make or Break Us

ByJoe Martino July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

The following continues my wife’s thoughts about lessons learned while we have been doing home repairs and facelifts. It was a crazy work week filled with the everyday hustle and bustle of running a business. I usually work three thirteen-hour days, so I have more flexibility on Thursday and Friday. The crazy week at work…

Change | Stress/Anxiety

nature? nurture? my life. Law and Order SVU Can a personality change?

ByJoe Martino November 30, 2010

I used to love the show Law and Order. It was a show I'd watch with my mom when I was younger. I've even written CBS to see if they would be willing to do a show called "Law and Order: Grand Rapids." Ok, I made that part up. I probably will not get as…

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Stephanie says:

February 21, 2011 at 2:48 pm

Hi, Joe! Thanks for stopping by. Here’s a link to my thoughts on Sacred Rhythms –
http://garcias2chile.blogspot.com/2010/05/reading-update-sacred-rhythms.html

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