by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 3, 2016 | Resilience
Words that resonate deeper with time Dating, wooing, trying everything in the book to get this girl to like me. I pop in the soundtrack for the movie, Stand By Me, and play the title track. Giving it my best Ben E. King, I harmonize pretty well, hamming it up for the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 20, 2016 | Resilience
Tis the season for transitions Late May, so it is the season for graduations, weddings, first jobs, summer jobs, retirements, and more. These are passages. And all passages entail transition. As William Bridges has so astutely pointed out, transitions involve three...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 6, 2016 | Resilience
It’s Worth It 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 college,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 22, 2016 | Resilience
Great, Unrealistic, and On Target They work both ways. For good and…not so good. Often, we may find that our most devastating disappointment sand frustrations were built upon unrealistic expectations. For instance, you would be unrealistic to expect that: • This job...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 15, 2016 | Resilience
Feeling good about things you should feel good about Nobody talks about this. But it’s important. After twenty plus years of being in a position to listen to people talk, I hear a crucial distinction in what people say. Some find it difficult to accept approval...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 25, 2016 | Resilience
What’s your next move? When you face a problem, a project, or a chore, especially one that you don’t want to do, you might tend to put it off. But, if you find yourself thinking and worrying about it, there is one solution. Do something. Determine your...
