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Do People Change In a Relationship?
If you are looking for a short answer, and don’t feel like reading the whole article, here is the answer: no, people don’t change in relationships.
Feeling Safe When You Can’t Bullet-Proof Your Life
How do you construct a building so that it doesn’t fall after an airplane hits it? This safety question is prominently on the map now, but it wasn’t before 9/11.
Should Your New Year Resolution Be Realistic?
Do you wonder as you are making your New Year resolution: “Do my goals have to be realistic, or can I just write whatever I want?” Go ahead, write
How To Give The Perfect Gift
A few months before my 20th birthday, my Grandmother asked me what kind of Birthday present I would like. At that time, I was away in college. I would call Grandma
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Recently I wrote a letter to a group of my colleagues, Martha Beck Life Coaches working around the world, and they’ve done an amazing job spreading the word around and
Volunteer, Donate, and Spread the Word
Many people are asking how they can help provide relief from Hurricane Sandy in NYC. Large parts of NYC still look like scenes from a war movie (read my account
Making Choices After Life’s Hurricanes
I know that you’ve been through a hurricane or two in your life. I know that because no one is entitled to a hurricane-free life. Yet, today, I hope you
How to Heal the World Starting Now
So, here it comes: the world at large is healed and managed the same way your body is healed and managed by you. Learn to rule your body wisely, and you can heal the world using the same principles.
How Do You Know It’s Time To Leave Your […]
You know it’s time to leave your […], when… You passionately hate your commute to […]. On daily basis. In both directions. You roll your eyes slightly before each encounter
Why “Are You Happy?” is a Bad Question to Ask
What would you answer now if I ask you: “Are you happy?” Here’s the thing: the answer won’t tell how you are really doing. It may tell about your happiness
Expert in a Wrong Field? (and how to get rid of a bad habit)
According to Malcolm Gladwell, it takes 10,000 hours of meaningful practice to become a world-class expert in something. It’s about 7 years of full-time deep practice
The Expert Syndrome: Dealing with People Who Already Know Everything
In the past, I wrote about the “I Should Be Happy” Syndrome, for situations when everything seems great, and yet something feels awfully wrong. I also wrote about different aspects
Do People Change?
In conversations about raising kids or about office politics, I’m sure you’ve heard me say: “Personality is destiny.” Ask any parents of grown children, and they will tell you that
“I Should Be Happy” Syndrome
I still hear from clients all the time: “I Should be happy!” The rest is implied: “…but I’m not”. Here are some of the signs and symptoms of the “I Should be Happy” Syndrome, in case you want to self-diagnose: - You’ve done everything right: studied at the right school, got the right job, live in the right place, with the right family.
50 Signs You Need a Change
I can name at least 50 things that are terrifying about making a change, as you shift from what you know (and possibly hate) to what you don’t know
Didn’t Win the Mega Million? Here’s What You Do Now.
Did you buy a ticket for the Powerball? I hope that you won! The chances are that you didn’t. Below are some ideas to help you get closer to your dreams,
Are You Kidding Me?
On Sunday, April Fools’ Day, did you pull off any pranks? Did you get anyone? Did anyone get you? Were you amused? Angry? Surprised? Shocked? Relieved?
How to Feel Good About Change
What is your story about change? Do you sigh, tighten up and say “Change is hard!”? Do you take an approach of a seasoned programmer: “If it’s working, don’t change
Are You Good Company?
Are you good company? I’m sure you are nice. And funny. And well-mannered. You mostly know when to say something, and when to keep quiet, right? Yet, being good company
You Are Your Neighborhood
We are looking for a new house for our family. As we drive around the different neighborhoods, I notice the people who live there. Mostly, they are oblivious to