My 4 favorite books so far this year; The Curse of the Capable with John Allen Mollenhauer, The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuck, and The Talant Code by Daniel Coyle, and T__ M__________ M_______ by? Guess what the 4th book is and I’ll send you a free copy of The 7 Rules of Achievement. […]
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John-Allen here, co author of The Curse of the Capable. What is “the curse” of the capable person? Well there are several definitions of the curse, depending on how comprehensive a picture of a persons psychology you want to look at and your perspective, but here are the recurring definitions that have developed in getting
The Power of a Suppotive Story. The Basic Unit of a Positive Psychology. Read More »
About 20 years ago, I read a book that truly changed my life. It was called Diet for a New America by John Robbins. In subsequent years, I would come in contact with John Robbins many times through my studies of the health sciences and stints in the vegan and vegetarian worlds where he is
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A few weeks ago I was talking with one of my patients about his recent release from the hospital where he was treated for a major infection. He was telling me he had to get home to cook the turkey for Thanksgiving. He was bringing the meal to his elderly parents, his mother is recovering
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In the book, The Curse of the Capable, there is a concept called “the downward trend”; it’s what happens when an unsupportive internal psychology manifests physically, particularly during busy times. Thanksgiving has just passed, and surely it was a very busy time for you. How are you feeling? For many people who suffer from the
The Holidays are a Blessing, But Can Amplify “The Curse” Too. Read More »
Not long ago a patient of mine pleaded with me to find time to see her son in consultation. Marie is a single mom raising two boys, ages 19 and 16. She has been divorced for several years, her alcoholic husband hit her one too many times and she left him when the boys were
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Tonight, we are delivering the first The Introductory Webinar Revealing the 5 Stages to Greater Love, Health and Success Get Free of “the Curse”. Are you a “High-Achiever?” You may be surprised to know that it’s not your level of success and riches that determine if you are one. | It’s less a matter of
In my last group therapy session members were discussing their levels of happiness in relation to all aspects of their lives. This particular group ranges in age from mid-forties to mid -fifties. One of the women who was recently divorced said her major frustration in life is not having a sexual partner. “I haven’t had
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In our newly released book, The Curse of the Capable we mentioned how Tiger Woods single minded focus worked successfully for him before he was married and how his life had supposedly become more balanced as he married and started a family. I don’t pretend to know Mr. Woods other than what I have read
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A recent study at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research found that college students today are 40% less empathic than they were in 1979, the largest decline coming in the last decade. A review of 72 studies over three decades revealed that narcissism and self absorption are on the rise. Scientists were not
Narcissism is Up, Empathy is Down, How Come? Read More »
