In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s Walter Mischel, then at Stanford University, conducted a behavioral experiment which has come to be known as the “Marshmallow Experiment.” The Landmark Experiment The experiment was designed to test the impulse control of…
Very few things affect our success, survival and happiness more than our beliefs about why our lives are the way they are. For example: The job I go to, the spouse I have, the house I live in, the salary…
In the opening paragraph of his inaugural address, Franklin Roosevelt gave the western world one of the most familiar quotes about fear: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” With the Great Depression in full swing, his…
Among American idioms there is this phrase: “Someday my ship will come in.” It originally had reference to the old days when people would invest in a merchant sailing ship’s journey. When it returned, they would be paid a share…
Stories of courage fill popular literature. Definitions of courage abound, but seem to change with time. The basic nature of courage still seems to be something of a mystery. Some difficulty in understanding courage may be due in part to…
Do you have an entitlement mentality? We live in an age of entitlement like never before. Is it really possible to live in our culture without at least some of that kind of thinking leaching into your character? People with…
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