June 26, 2009

Looking Younger or Accepting Life Experiences that come with Age?

young and old Dr. Neill Neill

Every year each one of us grows older. Some try to avoid this by using every product possible for looking younger. But, what about the knowledge and understanding we have gained through life experiences? Is it more important to look younger or accept the wisdom that comes with age? 

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May 24, 2009

Planning for Retirement Can Help Avoid Emotional Issues

Happy RetirementDr. Neill Neill

There is more to retirement planning than the financial issues. As a psychologist, I see people with avoidable emotional issues. If you incorporate mental health and life legacy goals into your planning as you approach retirement, you can create a happier retirement and a more peaceful marriage.

 
Sam
 

Sam retires and is finally "free to not have to get up and go to work every day…"

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May 8, 2009

Are You Entitled to Happiness?

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Today I write about happiness, entitlement, achievement and meaning. How do they all connect?

 

A guest came to visit a Saskatchewan farmer for the first time at his farm. As the visitor took in the expanse of billowing wheat fields that stretched out from the well-maintained family home and farm buildings, he commented to the farmer, "God has been good to you." The farmer replied with a smile, "He certainly has…but you should have seen the place when he was managing it by himself."

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March 8, 2009

How I Fell in Love

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Just before Valentine’s Day, a magazine ad for a story-writing Contest caught my eye. It was to be a 300-word story about "How did you fall in love." I wrote my personal story, asked my editor (my wife) to check it over, and then sent it in. I entitled it "The Supper."

To my surprise and delight, the story won the prize for the "most serendipitous love story" and was published in the March/April issue of Synergy.

Please have a chuckle with me..

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February 14, 2009

How to Get the Most from your Health Professional

DoctorNeill Neill

Why do you go see a medical doctor, psychologist, chiropractor or other health professional? Most people would answer that they seek help because they have a problem that needs fixing.  What is the true problem that needs fixing?

You might go to your chiropractor because your back is hurting after lifting something heavy. You see your doctor because you can’t breathe, because you have chest pains, or because you have a fever. You might seek a psychologist’s help because you are having anxiety attacks, you are fighting with your marriage partner, or you want to get over your alcohol addiction.

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January 25, 2009

Ultimate Secrets of Success

Dr Neill Neill

A colleague in the personal development field, Mohamad Latiff, has a website "Personal Development & Law of Attraction for Entrepreneurs and Achievers." You might be interested in some of the good information he provides on Law of Attraction and what gets in the way of making the Law of Attraction work. I recommend you get his ebook, Break Free Now. It is practical psychology at work.

Mohamad offers a complimentary 9-lesson ecourse called "Ultimate Secrets of Success Accelerated Wealth Attraction eCourse." In the very first lesson, you get to download his ebook, Break Free Now.

Break Free Now will help break through the internal barriers to applying the law of attraction to your life. I recommend it because it combines EFT and the Sedona Method, two techniques that I have found highly effective in removing personal blocks, as well as in coaching and counselling.

To get your copy of Break Free Now, go to  http://budurl.com/dy2w and subscribe to his ecourse.

As with anyone I recommend, Mohamad makes unsubscribing is easy should you choose to.

Psychologist Dr. Neill Neill maintains an active psychology and life-coaching practice on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. He focuses on self growth, healthy relationships and life enhancement after addictions. He is the author of Living with a Functioning Alcoholic - A Woman’s Survival Guide. Get on his list for notification that he has posted a new article and receive his free report, "Personal Change."

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The True Ladder of Success

woman climbing ladder of successDr. Neill Neill
 
Some people seem to succeed at whatever they put their minds to, almost as if they attract success. They are positive and happy; they seem just to play at what they do. At the other extreme, you find pessimistic and negative people. Life for negative people is a serious business, often filled with struggle and punctuated with failure.
 
Most of us live somewhere in between. You might look at a highly successful, happy person and think, “I’d be happy too if I were that successful.” Alternatively, you might picture a chronic failure you know, and think, “I’d be miserable too if I couldn’t succeed at anything.”
 
The word "success" evokes images of business or career; for example, the successful retailer, teacher, helicopter pilot, organic farmer or restauranteur…

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October 22, 2008

The Recession: Opt Out of the Negative Psychology for Emotional and Material Well Being.

 Dr. Neill Neill

eagles, rainbow and hopeRefuse to Participate

In the midst of a possible recession in the US and around the world, the fear out there is palpable. The economy is affecting everyone in daily living. What can be done? 

Many people are making decisions out of panic. Some are selling their retirement investments. Others are like the deer in headlights: they are frozen in their fear. They are unable to continue with holiday plans, house purchases, renovations, vehicle replacement and even dinners out.
 
As the media bandies about the "R" word, there are reports of people even failing to purchase required prescription medications.

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August 31, 2008

Personal Change: Do You Welcome It or Resist It?

The wallDr. Neill Neill

Are you stuck facing your wall?

Imagine a major barrier blocks you in your life. It interrupts your growth as a man or woman. Let’s call it a wall. You know you don’t want to be where you are, but you feel stuck. You have tried to break through, but the wall is still in front of you. Such a scene plays out many times in the normal flow of life.

Some examples are in order:

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May 25, 2008

In Search of Happiness

Dr. Neill Neill

happy business people.jpgI was recently participating in a workshop where everyone in the room was learning something new, tackling tough questions and new approaches, and facing mountains of additional work.

I looked around the room and saw men and women who were exuding happiness. It was hard to find anyone who was unhappy.

I reflected on why everyone, including me, was so happy, and just what happiness is anyway. This is practical psychology at its best.

My ex use to plead, “All I want is for you to be happy!”

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