Attitude Management

Roll Out the MAT System

Roll Out the MAT System

The other day I was forwarded a wonderful question as a result of a recent phone call that I felt was appropriate to address in a post. It is my hope that this will be beneficial and provide some insight to all who read this:

            “…how can we stay positive when we are around negative people, (specifically)   family members and/or co-workers?”

30 Day Experiment: A Salad a Day (Revisited)

30 Day Experiment: A Salad a Day (Revisited)

For my next installment of my 30 Day Experiment I chose to eat a salad every day for the entire month of April. I am not sure about you all, but for me, the thought of eating "rabbit food" everyday was a daunting task considering my propensity for foods consisting of meats and breads (ie: pizza, burgers, sandwiches etc...), where the only vegetables I ate with regularity were tomatoes and potatoes in the form of ketchup and french fries.

30 Day Experiment: Love Letter to Myself

30 Day Experiment: Love Letter to Myself

How do I love me? Let me count the ways.... I must admit that I, advocate for personal development and admirer of most things touchy-feely, at first felt a little narcissistic at the idea of taking time each evening to write a love letter to myself extolling my sometimes many accomplishments for the day. And to think I was going to commit an entire month to this practice. What an exercise in egoism, right?

30 Day Experiment: No Facebook

30 Day Experiment: No Facebook

I know what your thinking as you look at this title? " No Facebook, are you crazy? How could you not be on Facebook?" That was my first reaction when I made the commitment to spend an entire 30 day stretch of time away from the ultimate social network.