by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 6, 2025 | Resilience
Boundaries #1 Learning about the concept of boundaries has proven to be the gift that keeps on giving in our marriage, parenting and work. Popularized by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend in a series of books a few decades ago, the staying power and relevancy of...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 25, 2025 | Resilience
Creating Good Habits #2 In Atomic Habits, James Clear describes how to create a good habit through 4 laws:The 1st law (Cue): Make it obvious. For instance, if you want to start exercising every morning, lay out your clothes the night before....
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 21, 2025 | Resilience
Creating Good Habits #1 In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg articulates how habits form, both good and bad.First, you have a craving or a cue. Then, you follow a routine or a response to this. Why? Your routine yields a reward.Example: You hit the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 14, 2025 | Resilience
Mountaintops #2 What mountain are you climbing? Perhaps you are preparing for a literal mountain climb. More likely, your climb is related to a season or era of life calling upon your endurance to complete the caregiving task, get your child through...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 8, 2025 | Resilience
Mountaintops #1 I spent the summer of 1994 in Japan. Living with a Japanese family, I completed my next-to-last semester of college and enjoyed traveling around the country as well as seeing Hong Kong and South Korea. One of the true highlights was climbing Mount...
by Bruce McIntyre | Feb 12, 2025 | Resilience
Facing Fears #2 You may think that other people have no fears. In that, you would most likely be wrong. Even your heroes have certain fears and hesitations and avoidances. But, they find ways forward anyway. Things people fear: …Asking the question…Trying new...
