Direct Answers - Column for the week of March 17, 2003 I'm at my wit's end. My wife of 20 years is leaving me. She said she is sick of me always talking at her. She says she doesn't care about money or anything else as long as she can get away from me. I pleaded with her to stay and ...

Emotions are controlled by a combination of reason and action. Man is the only member of the animal kingdom that can control the emotions he experiences on a day to day basis. But, in the negative antagonistic environment we live in, you will need a good healthy dose of something to turn ...

According to Merriam-Webster's dictionary "apathy is defined as the following: lack of emotion; lack of interest; indifference". Wow, that's pretty depressing. However, look around you. Don't many of you work with people with this attitude. I don't, because I run my own business. Howeve ...

Direct Answers - Column for the week of March 24, 2003 My final divorce papers sit in front of me waiting for my signature. In fact, they've been sitting on my desk for five days now. It took me two days to even open the envelope and another full day to look at the actual documents. ...

(The following is an actual email conversation between Newton Hightower, Director of The Center for Anger Resolution, Inc., and "Betty" the girlfriend of a rageaholic.) Betty: I am a 35-year-old single woman who has been dating a man for three years who verbally and emotionally abuses ...

A rager, or rageaholic, is a person who is addicted to the expression of anger. While many people feel better when they "let it all out" a rageaholic should totally and completely abstain from expressing their anger. If anger or rage is a problem for you or someone you love, the f ...

Take this questionnaire to get clear on what you may be doing to undermine your own success and happiness in life. An explanation of your score awaits at the end. 1. When someone offers help you usually answer no without even thinking consider for a moment, but then decide their help ...

Your mindset is a strong factor in achieving any type of success. By creating S-M-A-R-T goals for yourself you can condition your mind to achieve whatever it is you desire. S- Specific M- Measurable A- Achieved R- Reasonable T- Time Specific - Be very specific about what your goa ...

If I meet an angry man, somebody who is truly angry without a reason, I often wonder if the cause might be something as simple as small penis size. I off course talk from experience of growing up with a tiny (as I discuss in my small penis size website), and I was angry about it. I was ...

It is so important to know how to motivate ourselves in an effective manner and in a desirable direction. Throughout life we continually struggle between the dual forces of what we say and what we do. So, I ask you, what would you pay for a personal formula that would turn all your words ...

Direct Answers - Column for the week of March 31, 2003 I don't drive and have health problems. I have a friend who runs an under-the-table errand service. She is one of my closest friends so I rely on her. I always give her sufficient money for her time, and she has helped me out in ...

A bond (relationship wise) is when two people have a connection. Being attracted to each other and sharing common values and interests brought the two of you together as a couple, but the bond has not been set completely. Besides the fact that you have love and care between you, you also ...

How will you respond when youre asked the following two questions 1.What type of boss do you like to work for 2.What are the pros and cons about your present employer -March 2003 You scan the career section. Then you see it; your dream job. Your resume is sent, calls made; an int ...

There's a big opportunity here! The holidays bring a change in spirit in most folks. Even though they may be more tired than usual from all the demands of the season, they are filled with holiday cheer. Key time to heal relationships at work! Do something nice for those you work with ...

Would you rather be wealthy or poverty-stricken Not a difficult question to answer, is it How do you think your thoughts impact on your financial state Just as the earth contains in its depths great riches--oil, diamonds, gold, uranium, silver, gas and countless other things--you al ...

Ever been in a meeting with something important to say and remained silent You may have felt the flush of the good idea and the rising adrenalin. You may have moved to the front of your seat and readied your body to speak...and then didn't. What stopped you Certainly there is wisdom in ...

Someone has said that the greatest cause of ulcers is mountain-climbing over mole-hills! Is that the way you get your exercise Many folks allow themselves to be thrown off course by minor or imaginary threats. Often they interpret these as life-or-death, or do-or-die situations. They pu ...

Boy, I tell you....it seems the world is just going crazy these days! The economy is going haywire, the war is started, and things just seem to be out of control! Most of us know how hard it is to keep our business going with all the work and time it requires in just the everyday whirl ...

I'm sure most of you remember the children's book about The Little Train That Could. I have to admit that at my age, I don't remember the exact title or exactly how the story goes, but I don't recall the idea in the story. Basically, if you think you can, you can, but if you KNOW you c ...

Are you afraid of your own best ideas Do you ever have that cold chill run up your spine just about the time you feel you're ready to take hold of that golden opportunity that comes once in a lifetime Well guess what I been there, done that, and won the T-Shirt. You Too Hmmm. Ali Baba a ...