Imagine life is a Ferris Wheel. However, you get ‘paid’ only after it goes around. Whatever you load … [Read more...]
4 Common Courtesy
Because you can doesn't mean you should: Hit someone Think so much Put yourself down Constantly test yourself Deny … [Read more...]
5 Decision
Everything you do is as a result of Decision. If you don't decide, someone else will. Decision implies options. The longer you … [Read more...]
6 Feed Yourself
Let's say that Music is food Color is food Smiles are food Are you nourishing yourself, these days? It is all too easy to put off … [Read more...]
9 Worry
Worry: Keeping something I have NOT YET solved in my consciousness lest I forget it's not-yet-solved and it somehow … [Read more...]
10 Progress It
I once hired a person with a good reputation as a really effective 'trainer'. She basically had one message: Do not stop at whatever is … [Read more...]
11 Feedback
Feedback Works! You're in a car doing 80 in a 60 zone. You pass a police car with a policeman in it. Who does nothing. The … [Read more...]
13 Changing Change
Make different decisions about the same stimulus. ie: When someone triggers you the ‘wrong' way, you no longer ‘Blow your top' (or … [Read more...]
14 Eliminating Triggers
Some memories are of experiences still painful to remember. A past embarrassment, a fear, a jealousy, being put down in public, … [Read more...]
16 Follow Up
Remember this? Ask politely and directly for what you want. Take a chance on getting slapped, you might get kissed! Well there's a … [Read more...]
23 Become More Creative
Keeping It Super Simple, the mind/brain operates on patterns and repetition. To become more creative simply change your 'routines'. No, … [Read more...]
24 The Wedge
A wedge has two 'sides'. One's thin, the other, thick. Which side you use determines your results. Take something you want to do, or … [Read more...]
26 Discounting Self
Consider yourself to be like a cash register. When you do something good you enter a 'credit' into the register. When you do something … [Read more...]
33 Solving a 5
None of you deliberately create problems ...or do you! Here is the sequence: 1. You have a problem. 2. You have … [Read more...]
43 Desire
I sit at the annual meeting. This time it’s Bongo drums. Each year they try a different thing. (Did I mention this time it’s Bongo … [Read more...]
60 Patterns
When you look at someone or something, what exactly do you see? Or more to the point, what do you NOT see! In … [Read more...]
63 Free Will
A Genie appeared and said to Man, "I can give you anything you want. I have unlimited power. Let's start with your favorite meal. What do … [Read more...]
97 Variety
Many of us take vitamins and mineral supplements everyday. We also shop at favorite repetitive places. And they, in turn, buy their … [Read more...]
126 Red Light
At a red light why don't you turn your motor off? Technically you'd save gasoline (Petrol). In actuality however, it's a bad … [Read more...]
131 Once
"Do you remember that weekend a couple of months ago..." "How can I forget!! We ate until we burst. I must have added 5 pounds (2 Kilos) … [Read more...]
145 NO Feedback
See how quickly your eyes skipped over the blank space between the title and this line. There you just did it … [Read more...]
151 Revenge
Often we harbor Resentment for something someone did to us. Or didn't do! A sleight in front of others, no credit when credit was due, etc. … [Read more...]
157 Self Assembly
At a car assembly line you see parts go in one end and cars come out the other. If you walk through, you also see it takes a week for the … [Read more...]
190 Big Deal?
We went to a restaurant to celebrate someone (finally!) buying a new car. Nearly $200. For lunch. No big deal. When we … [Read more...]
194 F. E. A. R.
False Evidence Appearing Real How many times have your fears actually happened? Not come close, or almost, but actually! I'm willing to bet: … [Read more...]
196 Past, Present & Future
I write this 'now' (Saturday May 22, 2010) and you read it 'now'... not Saturday May 22 I am your past and you are my … [Read more...]
198 Repetition
When you respond the exact same way to every situation then you are not responding to events, you are establishing sameness. ie: … [Read more...]
215 Knowing
Count the number of 'F's in this simple sentence: Finished files are the result of years of scientific research. (Play the … [Read more...]
216 Lies
Lies are basically wishes-in-disguise. The fish was THIS big. I wish the fish was this big. I am a rich person. I wish I was a … [Read more...]
220 Digging Ditches
Do you mind digging ditches? "Not if the pay is good." Alright, then dig this ditch. It should take a few days. "OK, the … [Read more...]
226 Assertiveness
Taxi drivers in New York City are a realistic bunch. To drive in one of the busiest cities in the world, you do what works. And what … [Read more...]
241 Re-viewing
We think re-viewing a situation over and over somehow helps. We believe we will somehow come up with something we have not thought … [Read more...]
244 Everything and Nothing
We go through life with one of two basic attitudes Everything is allowed, unless specifically prohibited … [Read more...]
250 The Impossible Self-Image
You cannot build a hill that has only one direction. You may want it to go only 'up'. Fine, but it does go both ways. To take … [Read more...]
265 Before
Danny was my secretary. He would type my letters (1970's!). And he'd make a mistake on almost every one. "Danny, do you … [Read more...]
272 Make a Note
This one is so simple, yet almost no one does it! When listening to someone speak, make a note of the idea /thing that causes you to … [Read more...]
286 Bias
He sat in a straight backed chair, in a quiet room, dressed in a three piece suit, with an appropriate back light and read … [Read more...]
297 Circles & Spirals
You might think you are going around in circles. Which proves you're in a spiral. If you really were in a circle you would not … [Read more...]
302 Party Time
How hard we work planning a Party! And really pay attention to every detail. Almost cold and calculated. Yet we have fun … [Read more...]
303 Brutus
Did you ever have an imaginary dog your parents said would keep you safe. And it would either lie on your bed or under it. It /you … [Read more...]
306 Parent-ing
Parents in China are all extremely well respected. And obeyed. After all, they know best. Years and years of experience, … [Read more...]
308 Red
You are being completely ignored in the very things that are important to you. And I can prove it! Imagine a … [Read more...]
312 Six Years
I started these Doodles exactly 6 years ago. One by one. Now I have enough to fill a 300+ page book. However, my book … [Read more...]
318 Thoughtful Ransoms
You can take a newspaper, cut out certain words and make a Ransom demand. The newspaper does not say this. The words are taken out of … [Read more...]
322 Prayer
Prayer usually means negotiating /trading something God ‘wants’ that you would not otherwise give Him, for something you want He would not … [Read more...]
329 Seriously
Lower your heart rate, dilate your arteries, stimulate your appetite and burn up calories, ...without exercise! When you laugh … [Read more...]
336 Lost & Found
If you misplace a physical object, (ie: Car keys, glasses, wallet, etc.) the best way to find it is to repeat the name of the object you … [Read more...]
338 Me First
If I put myself down before you do, you won't /can't put me down. I point out my flaws before you do, so I am 'safe'. I deride myself … [Read more...]
339 Three Voices
Here is a technique I find very useful for me. I created three 'voices' in my head: Voice 1 always tries to agree with me Voice 2 … [Read more...]
340 Pushups
Physical Pushups 'prepare' you for sports /physical activity. Mental Pushups prepare you for Situations. Mental = Solving … [Read more...]
344 3 Weeks
At 16 I was invited to a corn roast. I hated corn. But the girl who invited me was wonderful. So I ate a little bit of corn each … [Read more...]
346 Crazy / Different
We all have something, someone or a situation we'd like to see changed. Crazy = when you repeat the same things over and over, … [Read more...]
348 Volume Control
Doing something you don't want to do? Can't stop? Then don't stop. Stop trying the on/off 'switch', it obviously doesn't … [Read more...]
356 Sequence
When things are in sequence, you don’t have to be. Looking up Zarbosky by starting at the letter ‘A’ is a total waste of time. On the … [Read more...]
357 Recipes
Do you always use the same 'recipe' no matter what you do? The fact this particular recipe works well in one situation does not make it work … [Read more...]
360 Category
Which movie to see? Which book to read next? These give variety. However they are simply variations of the same decision you made … [Read more...]
361 Till, Plant
We tend to teach /learn too quickly. We try to Plant the seed without first Tilling the soil. We fault ourselves for not … [Read more...]
369 Sunset
Many laws still in force today were written over 100 years ago. (Automobiles must pull over if meeting a horse and cart on a road, etc.) … [Read more...]
372 Hard Work
Hard Work doesn't, well ... work! Ok, so? If Hard Work 'works' then you face a future with more of it. And you don't … [Read more...]
374 100 Years
Subtract your age from 100 years. (play the game!) That's how long you have left to live. The rate of medical discovery / improvements … [Read more...]
376 Nice People
1. You are a nice person. 2. You tend to respond to the mood & subject of the person at hand. 3. So do they. OK, so? Here you … [Read more...]
377 Unit vs Range
We don't decide in Ranges. We decide in Units. Our decision is made based on what Unit it's in. No matter where in the Range the … [Read more...]
378 Facts?
Facts are NOT permanent. Medical: They themselves say their Facts become 50% 'wrong' in 10 - 20 yrs. Almost everything … [Read more...]
380 No Change
How to Change, Without Changing: 1. Worry about an Unsolvable-by-you situation. 2. Change your mind to stop worrying … [Read more...]
384 Sometimes
This is the magic word /concept to cause barriers to become filters. Is killing never good / always bad? The real life … [Read more...]
394 Penguins
A Penguin is a stupid thing. I was in Antarctica looking at Penguins walking all in-a-row. Once, the first one tried to jump over a fairly … [Read more...]
410 Just Imagine
Your mind uses two inputs. One - your senses - is your 'outer' input: Your eyes are the cameras. Your ears the microphones, etc. All … [Read more...]
428 Cycles vs Always
This one is a bit obvious but needs reminding every now and then.First, a Cycle:This is a series of repetitive events similar to: night, … [Read more...]
437 Push-ups, Right Now
You cannot win (or lose!) a race simply by doing Push-ups.Therefore you relax while doing them. (Stress is, well, ...stressful!) Ok, … [Read more...]
440 Reverse Sense
Would you say to a three year old: Please play with the stove. And while you are at it, stick your fingers in the electric socket. … [Read more...]
446 That’s Life!
Face it, you are living a good life.Yet was not taught to you that way. It was not meant to be this good, was it! When you compare what … [Read more...]
450 Use it or Lose it
* Your brain has over 200 billion neurons.Side by side that’s 60,000 miles (95,000km)* It also has over 500 Trillion synapses with125 … [Read more...]
456 Magic Hand
So many people were surprised at how effective (#455) Magic List is. Here is another one just as effective... when you actually do … [Read more...]
457 Let’s Get Physical
This Doodle comes with a guarantee: If you do not improve you get to stay where you are, guaranteed! # 36 Prime Time Here is … [Read more...]
458 Two Minutes
You smile as a reflex... after being happy, not before. You frown, after feeling frustrated. First you are anxious, then you tense … [Read more...]
459 Just One
Have trouble getting what you want? - Want to Exercise? - Write a book? - Slim down? While I was intending to write my … [Read more...]
467 Physically Speaking
Feel emotionally upset? Where is it on your Physical self? Throat, chest, stomach, ...? Take a moment, and let it breathe, let it … [Read more...]
472 One More
Let's say you see 5 ways to do something. Add One More. How many ways to climb a ladder? Climb on the Outside, Left side, Right side, … [Read more...]
473 Count to 10
Doing your best, feeling your best is very simple. It starts with you being calm and relaxed. You can easily achieve this … [Read more...]
477 Let Me Listen to Me
Which one do you think works best when interacting with others? * Let Me Listen OR * Listen to Me (ie: Let me give you some advice. … [Read more...]
490 Allowance
You Allow things. You buy fattening foods so you can... exercise your self control? Otherwise why buy them in the first … [Read more...]
493 A Perfect Day
First, a Perfect day checklist. Do you normally: * Talk /yell /whisper /think to yourself out loud. (# 464) * Forget your … [Read more...]
496 Invisible
Your everyday life fine tunes itself, invisibly. Price of gasoline (petrol) dips a bit? No problem, just have an extra coffee that … [Read more...]
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