Intentional, Listening, Attention
Saundra Schrock
What Are We Missing?

Attention is not just about the things we focus on. It's also about the things that we miss. We know that attention is both selective and limited. It sometimes works just like we want, and other times, we don't understand why we struggle to control it. Find the tactics to build attention in this week’s blog.

What Are We Missing?
Forgiveness, Friends, Joy
Saundra Schrock
Forgiveness

In some ways, the pandemic seems a lifetime ago, but our experiences and lessons from that time live on. Remember how our home and family were the center of our lives? We may have some lessons to remember from that time. Reflect on these lessons in this week’s blog.

Forgiveness
Empathy, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
Saundra Schrock
Self Talk

Do you talk to yourself? Well, if you do, you are not alone. Ninety-six percent of us engage in an ongoing internal dialogue. And we do this for a reason. Research indicates that internal self-talk helps us regulate our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Find out more in this week’s blog.

Self Talk
Adapt, Anxiety, Relationships
Saundra Schrock
Feeling a Little Down?

While most days have big and small challenges we must navigate, let’s face it, some days and situations are more difficult than others. Discover practices for reframing the situation in this week’s blog.

Feeling a Little Down?
Awareness, Daily Purpose, Routines
Saundra Schrock
Power of Anticipation

As the holiday buzz fades and New Year's resolutions wane, it's time to reignite our motivation. Embrace a sense of anticipation to invigorate your daily routine and navigate challenges with renewed vigor. Discover how cultivating anticipation can revitalize your journey towards personal growth. Dive into our latest blog to reignite your spark and stay on track towards your goals.

Power of Anticipation

New Routines

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Rewire Your Brain for Happiness

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Rewire Your Brain for Happiness

Research on happiness indicates that only 10% of happiness is accounted for by life circumstances, with genetic differences accounting for 50%, leaving us with 40% of happiness within our control. While a rewiring of our inner world may be much more daunting than cleaning our closets, it will be worth the effort. To help you get started on this critically important task, you can practice these four areas. Give them a try!

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Remodel Your Daily Routine

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Remodel Your Daily Routine

The arrival of Spring means that Winter is finally behind us for another year, and life will soon be in bloom wherever you look. Taking little steps to remodel your routine and organize your life will help you reach your goals because a little can go a long way. Here are just a few ideas to consider...

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Magical Thinking

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Magical Thinking

It's January, and it is time for us to put into action all the promises we made to change our behavior in 2021. Even though we have known long before the new year what we needed to change, we gave ourselves permission to continue these “bad” habits until now. Logic would say that if you're going to change a habit or behavior, any time is an excellent time to start. However, year after year, we pick arbitrary times like Mondays or the quintessential day of January 1 to begin. Why?

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Adaptation

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Adaptation

With all that is going on in our world, the words of Charles Darwin are particularly insightful to me. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, it is the one that is most adaptable to change.” So, what does adaptability really mean and why is it important?

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Our New Normal

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Our New Normal

Everyone seems to be talking about the need to establish “our new normal”. You may have noticed that people have a lot of ideas on what activities we should include in this new normal. There are two concerns with this broad-based approach. Let’s learn what they are and how to successfully establish our own personal “new normal”.