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Welcome to Monday Blog Shorts- ideas to make even Monday a good day! Every Monday I share a short article with you about a strategy you can use, or new facts or info that informs you, or a new idea that inspires you. My wish is to give you something to think about in the week ahead.

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2024

2023

December 31 Blog Short #167: 6 Ways to Outfox Distractions
December 24 Blog Short #166: Set Yourself Up for Next Year by Doing This
December 17 Blog Short #165: How to Deal With a Troublemaker
December 10 Blog Short #164: 5 Essential Elements to Make Quality Time Satisfying
December 3 Blog Short #163: 8 Things You Can Do to Keep Your Mood Steady During the Holidays
November 26 Blog Short #162: The Pros and Cons of Sarcasm
November 19 Blog Short #161: How to Train Your Mind to See Silver Linings
November 12 Blog Short #160: A 3-Step Process for Resolving High-Stake Conflicts
November 5 Blog Short #159: Why Self-Awareness is Important and How to Boost It
October 29 Blog Short #158: The Dangers of Gaslighting
October 22 Blog Short #157: How to Deal with People Who Take Things Personally
October 15 Blog Short #156: 8 Ways to Challenge Helplessness
October 8 Blog Short #155: Is Your Superego a Friend or Foe?
October 1 Blog Short #154: An Easy Strategy to Bypass Resistance and Get Stuff Done
September 24 Blog Short #153: How to Deal With Regret
September 17 Blog Short #152: The Compound Effects of Habits
September 10 Blog Short #151: How to Change Someone
September 3 Blog Short #150: Why You Gotta Get Your Sleep!
August 27 Blog Short #149: How to Apologize the Right Way
August 20 Blog Short #148: How to Deal With People Who Like to Pick Fights
August 13 Blog Short #147: Why You Shouldn’t Tell Someone to “Calm Down” When They’re Angry
August 5 Blog Short #146: 6 Types of Emotional Clutter that Debilitate You
July 30 Blog Short #145: What to Say to Someone Who’s Grieving
July 23 Blog Short #144: Do What You Say You Will Do
July 16 Blog Short #143: 2 Cognitive Distortions That Create Anxiety
July 9 Blog Short #142: Why does your friend (partner) have problems when a third person joins in?
July 2 Blog Short #141: How to Confront Someone When Something’s Bothering You
June 25 Blog Short #140: How to Use an Accountability Partner
June 18 Blog Short #139: How to Effectively Deal with Stressors
June 11 Blog Short #138: Stress-Release Strategies That Help You Avoid Burnout
June 4 Blog Short #137: What Stress Does to You
May 28 Blog Short #136: Why Talking About Your Problems is a Good Thing
May 21 Blog Short #135: How to Help Someone Who’s Stuck Without Enabling
May 14 Blog Short #134: 6 Messages You Broadcast that Keep You From Getting What You Want
May 7 Blog Short #133: Unhealthy Competition in Relationships
April 30 Blog Short #132: How to Create a System to Execute Your Goals
April 23 Blog Short #131: You Can’t Do It All!
April 16 Blog Short #130: Do you have the right mindset?
April 9 Blog Short #129: Are you an Extrovert?
April 2 Blog Short #128: Are you an Introvert?
March 26 Blog Short #127: Harsh Communication Never Works
March 19 Blog Short #126: What is Good Character and How to Cultivate It
March 12 Blog Short #125: How Your Brain Can Help You Change Bad Habits
March 5 Blog Short #124: How to Handle Sensitivity to Criticism
February 26 Blog Short #123: How to Ask for What You Want
February 19 Blog Short #122: The Silent Treatment
February 12 Blog Short # 121: How Positive Language Helps Regulate Your Emotions
February 5 Blog Short #120: Do You Have Your Partner’s Back?
January 29 Blog Short #119: Sitting is Bad For Your Brain
January 22 Blog Short #118 – How Emotions Can Lead You Astray (or Not!)
January 15 Blog Short #117: 2 Things That Help Relationships Flourish
January 8 Blog Short #116: How to Deal with Someone Who Always Says “NO!”
January 1 Blog Short #115: How to Keep Your Momentum as You Pursue Your Goals

2022

December 24 Blog Short #114: A 4-Step Process to Set and Maintain Goals
December 18 Blog Short #113: 5 Habits to Take Into the New Year
December 11 Blog Short #112: How to Increase Serotonin Naturally
December 4 Blog Short #111: 2 Cognitive Distortions that Lead You Down the Wrong Path
November 27 Blog Short #110: How to Stop Lying
November 20 Blog Short #109: Why People Lie
November 13 Blog Short #108: 2 Cognitive Distortions that Pile on the Guilt
November 6 Blog Short #107: A Simple Trick to Keep Your Emotions in Check
October 30 Blog Short #106: 2 Cognitive Distortions That Paint Your World Negative
October 23 Blog Short #105: 4 Coping Strategies for Unexpected Stress
October 16 Blog Short #104: Ignoring Feedback Can Hurt You
October 9 Blog Short #103: How to Handle Negative Thoughts About Your Partner
October 2 Blog Short #102: Negotiation Works Better Than Compromise
September 25 Blog Short #101: Setting Boundaries – Part 2
September 16 Blog Post #100: Setting Boundaries – Part 1
September 8 Blog Short #99: How to Deal with Emotional Contagion
September 4 Blog Short #98: Don’t tell me what to do!
August 28 Blog Short #97: Are you the same person in all situations?
August 21 Blog Short #96: When should you cut your losses and step out of a conversation?
August 14 Blog Short #95: Are you too dependent?
August 7 Blog Short #94: Psychological Barriers to Sticking with Things
July 31 Blog Short #93: What to Do When You’re Emotionally Flooded
July 24 Blog Short #92: 9 Characteristics of Trustworthy People
July 17 Blog Short #91: What to Do When You Feel Stuck
July 10 Blog Short #90: 7 Healthy Ways to Increase Your Dopamine
July 3 Blog Short #89: The Right Way to Show Empathy
June 26 Blog Short #88: How to Get a Handle on Resentment
June 17 Blog Short #87: How to Tamp Down Emotional Reactivity
June 12 Blog Short #86: My Summer Reading List to Up Your Productivity
June 5 Blog Short #85: How do you “find your passion”?
May 29 Blog Short #84: The Pros and Cons of Complaining
May 22 Blog Short #83: Are you afraid to say what you think or how you feel?
May 11 Blog Short #82: How to Make Important Decisions
May 8 Blog Short #81: 5 Rituals to Simplify Your Life and Get Things Done
April 30 Blog Short #80: Are you honest with yourself?
April 24 Blog Short #79: 10 Ways to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
April 17 Blog Short #78: Keep Your Focus on Today
April 10 Blog Short #77: 4 Ideas to Help Deal with Anxiety
April 3 Blog Short #76: “Psychological Flexibility” is good for your mental health.
March 27 Blog Short #75: 2 Habits to Manage Your Time and Up Your Productivity
March 20 Blog Short #74: How to Work Out Personality Differences with Your Partner
March 13 Blog Short #73: 5 Steps to Get Better at Anything
March 6 Blog Short #72: How to Deal with Rumination and Overthinking.
February 27 Blog Short #71: How to Use Positivity the Right Way
February 20 Blog Short #70: When should you care about what other people think?
February 13 Blog Short #69: Do you know your “conditions of worth?” You need to.
February 4 Blog Short #68: How to Stop Seeking Attention and Get the Love You Need
January 30 Blog Short #67: Are you too hard on yourself?
January 21 Blog Short #66: Be an Empathetic Detective to Improve Your Relationships
January 13 Blog Short #65: How to Deal With Emotional Pain
January 8 Blog Short #64: 4 Reasons to Make Exercise Your First New Year’s Resolution
January 2 Blog Short #63: The past is in the past unless it’s in your present.

2021

December 17 Blog Short #62: When are regressions good for you?
December 10 Blog Short #61: Are you thriving or self-destructing?
December 3 Blog Short #60: Is mind-reading good for relationships?
November 27 Blog Short #59: How to Keep Your Word and Build Trust
November 21 Blog Short #58: The Shame-Blame Circle
November 12 Blog Short #57: When Bad Things Happen
November 3 Blog Short #56: Letting Go of Regrets
October 30 Blog Short #55: What to do When You’re Overwhelmed
October 22 Blog Short #54: Relationships That Drain You
October 15 Blog Short #53: How to Get Your Most Important Work Done
October 9 Blog Short #52: Is perfectionism really a bad thing?
October 1 Blog Short #51: 12 Characteristics of Likable People
September 25 Blog Short #50: Part 3 – How to Avoid Overreacting When Your Buttons are Pushed
September 15 Blog Short #49: Part 2 – What do you do when someone provokes you?
September 9 Blog Short #48: Part 1 – What makes people provoke others?
September 5 Blog Short #47: Dealing with Loss
August 29 Blog Short #46: The Weekly Reset: A Strategy to Get More Control Over Your Life
August 20 Blog Short #45: 4 Ways to Make Your Work Feel Effortless
August 15 Blog Short #44: How to Manage Your Anger
August 8 Blog Short #43: How to Stop Overworking
July 29 Blog Short #42: How to Talk So People Listen
July 22 Blog Short #41: How to Truly Connect with Someone: Whole Being Listening
July 16 Blog Short #40: How to Develop a Thick Skin
July 10 Blog Short #39: How to Avoid Being Held Emotionally Hostage
July 4 Blog Short #38: How social media and newscasting distort what’s real.
June 27 Blog Short #37: 12 Things You Can Do to Lift Your Mood
June 18 Blog Short #36: What’s the real source of happiness?
June 13 Blog Short #35: One important thing that helps a relationship succeed.
June 6 Blog Short #34: The Value of Self-Compassion
May 30 Blog Short #33: How to Become More Patient
May 20 Blog Short #32: How to stop projecting your stuff on to others.
May 16 Blog Short #31: What to do when someone “projects” their stuff on you.
May 8 Blog Short #30: 12 Ways to Declutter Your Mind
May 2 Blog Short #29: How to Get Motivated
April 25 Blog Short #28: Focus on one thing to get multiple results.
April 18 Blog Short #26: The Observing Ego and Self-Awareness
April 11 Blog Short #26: The Up and Down Sides of Optimism
April 5 Blog Short #25: Relationship killers you can change before it’s too late!
March 28 Blog Short #24: Stories We Tell Ourselves
March 22 Blog Short #23: 5 Things We Can Take Away from the Pandemic
March 15 Blog Short #22: 5 Things That Steal Your Time
March 8 Blog Short #21: How to Handle a Dispute
March 1 Blog Short #20: Helping versus Rescuing
February 22 Blog Short #19: The “Negativity Bias”: Why it’s hard to stay positive.
February 15 Blog Short #18: How should we handle victimization?
February 7 Blog Short #17: The Two Responses to Guilt
February 1 Blog Short #16: Is positive thinking a good thing?
January 25 Blog Short #15: How to Increase Your Willpower!
January 18 Blog Short #14: Important conversations should be face-to-face.
January 11 Blog Short #13: The 24-Hour Decision-Making Rule
January 4 Blog Short #12: It’s time for a check-in with yourself.

2020

December 28 Blog Short #11: How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions in 2021
December 21 Blog Short #10: 10 Ways to Bring Good into the World and into Your Life
December 14 Blog Short #9: Why am I in charge of everything?
December 7 Blog Short #8: Do you think for yourself?
November 30 Blog Short #7: Turn your critical voice into a self-awareness tool.
November 23 Blog Short #6: A quick solution to procrastination.
November 16 Blog Short #5: A quick way to enhance your focus and reduce your stress.
November 9 Blog Short #4: Do you keep yourself busy to avoid your thoughts and emotions?
November 2 Blog Short #3: Your Inner Coach
October 26 Blog Short #2: Train your brain to handle unexpected stress.
October 19 Blog Short #1: Be careful of the company you keep!