Can a password mantra change habits? Have you tried using a mantra to reinforce a habit change? Can you use a computer password to reinforce your mantra? This idea of using a computer password as a mantra sounds weird — yet intriguing. To reinforce a new habit of keeping only two items per day on […]
Personal Growth
Do You Understand Your Habits?
Do you understand your habits? Do you want to change your habits? Are you aware that habits, both good habits and bad habits, control most aspects of your life including how you spend your time, how you relate to others, and how you experience pleasure or pain? In the past months I’ve noticed that many […]
Living with Purpose
In 2015 I am determined to live with purpose To make it a more rewarding year I’m making a few changes. Even though the New Year is a few days ‘old’, this is still a time of new beginnings as I suffered a bout of the flu during the celebrations. I’m feeling rejuvenated from the rest […]
Year-end Evaluation
It’s time for the postworksavvy 2014 year-end evaluation. With two days left until a new year begins, this is the time to take stock and to think about changes in 2015. Regular readers of the postworksavvy blog know that I stopped making resolutions for the new year. Instead, I prefer to think of this time as an opportunity […]
What’s the meaning of “I’m too busy” ?
Do you often hear words like “I’m too busy” or “I’ve been busy” or, simply “busy” as a response when greeted with ‘how are you’? When someone greets me with “how are you?” — too often, I respond with words indicating that I’ve been busy. The response says little yet it is socially acceptable. “I’ve […]
Are you comfortable with who you are?
Are you comfortable with who you are? Do you like yourself? Are you happy with your retirement lifestyle? Or, do you find yourself wishing that you had made different decisions about retirement? Do you put yourself down when you make a silly mistake? Are you striving too hard to cross items off the bucket list? […]
Self Help Strategies for Increased Retirement Happiness
Are you using self help strategies to increase retirement happiness? Most retirees want a life that is happy, full, and satisfying. Yet there may be a nagging inner voice that wonders whether a different approach to retirement might be more fulfilling. Is there another path that will increase happiness? As we look to learn and […]
Friendships that really matter
How many of your friendships really matter? There are many kinds of friends and all of us need different types of friends and different types of relationships. Friends help us through life. We socialize with friends, share confidences with them, learn new skills together, and seek/give advice. Types of Friendships Most of us have several […]
Retirement Happiness — Don’t let others get under your skin
Is it easy for others to get under your skin? Do you react when someone makes comments that conflict with your beliefs? Do you respond? Do you ignore the comments? What about infringement on your personal space in a crowd? Do you move aside? What about the traffic challenges when someone forces their car into […]
Retirement Happiness — 7 Ways to Stay Hopeful
Perhaps there is no life quality that is more important than hope. Since Nelson Mandela’s death the media has focused on the life of this extraordinary leader. Hope was integral for the vision given to his people. Hope played an important role in the South African journey to achieve democracy — hope for a better life […]
