Summer is almost over. What do you want to do because you’re afraid people will judge you? What are you afraid to try because you might fail? Life is so short. Make sure you live it.
If this resonates with you, this is what I talk about in today’s episode of the Joe Martino Show.
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Part one can be found here and part two can be found here. You can find part three here. What has been the cause of this idea that everyone should win just for showing up? Certainly, part of it is good intentions. Of course, there is an old saying about the path to a certain…
The current conversations around phones and our kids reminds me a lot of past conversations around our kids, spanking and what it means to train our children. There was a lot of all or nothing fallacies thrown around back then.I think that’s happening often today with the conversation around phones and our kids. Phones are…
Every day, I sit with people who are desperate to change something in their lives. Their habits. Their relationships. Their patterns. Their choices. Their reactions. Their pain. The specifics vary, but the struggle is the same. They want transformation, and they want it now. But here’s the truth that usually lands like a brick: change…
We’ve been told that empathy is the key to a better world—but what if that’s only half the truth? In this episode of The Joe Martino Show, we dive into the hidden downside of empathy and why, on its own, it can do more harm than good. When unchecked, empathy can cloud judgment, fuel burnout,…
There was an ancient writer who once wrote that it is better to go to a funeral than to a party. Because when we go to a funeral we are more likely to take account of our lives. At a funeral we are more likely to measure the number of days that we have which of the same writer wrote is a great way to get wisdom.
As a counselor, I am often tasked with helping people create and experience change in their lives. I often walk this road with couples. I often talk to them about the fact that they have to choose to be vulnerable or to not be vulnerable, but without vulnerability I don't know how change happens. The…
