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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February 23, 2009

Finding Clarity through Emotional Distress

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Emotional distress, or emotional discomfort as I like to call it, is a sign that something is not right in your life. These are the times when you grow and change the most–usually for the better. The key to making it through difficult times is finding clarity.

Some years ago I had a boss who was obsessed with finding out how "comfortable" people were after each counselling session with me. I told him "I am not in the comfort business. I am in the clarity business." I must admit that I was in a lot of mental/emotional ‘discomfort’ during those arguments with my boss. I was fired less than a year later, bringing even more intense discomfort. I blamed my former boss for everything…

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February 14, 2009

How to Get the Most from your Health Professional

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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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February 2, 2009

Is there a Key to Longevity?

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There comes a time in life when we all begin to realize that we are not immortal. However, some people seem to live longer. Is there a key to longevity?

I recently attended the memorial service for my friend David. He died in his 87th year. David was a war hero and veteran of the Second World War and the Korean War. He lived a long and productive life, the last 40 years of it with his wife Arlene.

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January 25, 2009

Ultimate Secrets of Success

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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

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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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November 24, 2008

Wisdom through Life Experience

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I was invited to write a piece for a magazine on "reflections and realizations" through my own life experience. As I reflected on the highlights of past decades, it became clear that each decade had yielded new insights that have shaped my life.
 

First Decade:

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August 31, 2008

Personal Change: Do You Welcome It or Resist It?

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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

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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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May 13, 2008

The Measure of a Man

Dr. Neill Neill
 

middle-aged womanMost men in the 40 to 55 age range will experience a period of emotional difficulty at some point. A minority will reach that point before 40 or after 55.

They typically go through it privately, but if it becomes visible, it is sometimes called a mid-life crisis. They may feel unhappy or anxious, or feel stuck in an unsatisfying marriage. They may be troubled by physical problems such as, high blood pressure, heart problems or insomnia. They may be spending or drinking compulsively.

Regardless of the set of symptoms each presents, they are unanimous in their feeling that something is not quite right in their lives.

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