Tag Archives: habits

Talking to a Brick Wall

Did you ever feel that you were talking to a brick wall? Recently, I’ve been watching this in action with a mother. I keep hearing her say the same things over and over to her child and she thinks it’s penetrating. But, it’s not. It only looks like it is. “Do you want to grow up to be like your father?” The implication is clear. His father is lazy, lacks ambition, isn’t too smart, does the barest amount of work, …

Old Habits Die Hard

Anyone who has ever tried to break an old habit knows how difficult it can be. Some habits are destructive and you know that you have to eliminate them from your life or pay the consequences. Others are either embarrassing, annoying, or you just don’t need them in your life anymore. I once told a friend that I’m a bookaholic. This was even before I really knew what it meant. All I knew at that time was that I loved …

Are You Tired of Getting Nowhere?

Sometimes it seems that you’re going in circles, getting nowhere fast, more like the old joke, “I don’t know where I’m going but I’m making great time.” There are some significant factors that may be keeping you back, e.g., fear. Fear of failure, fear of success, fear of letting go of the familiar, fear of starting over, fear of disappointing those you love, fear of rejection, fear of poverty, etc. It’s certainly easier to start a new life when you …

Tired of Getting Nowhere

New Year’s Resolutions

I have never been able to understand why people make New Year’s resolutions. At the beginning of every year, I hear people talking about their resolutions . . . “This year I’m going to . . .” and it could be any number of things. They resolve to give up smoking, go on a diet, exercise, socialize more, socialize less, write a book, pay off all their credit cards, stick to a budget, etc. Whatever problems they have been wrestling …

The Habits of Normal People

We have all heard expressions like, “It’s just not normal to do such and such,” or “Well, that’s a normal reaction” or “I’m the normal one in the family.” But what does it really mean to be normal or to do something that people think of as being normal? Almost without fail, whenever I hear someone describe themselves as being normal, I anxiously wait to see what that really means. I’m looking for an Aha! moment, but it never comes. …

The Most Successful Habits of Bestselling Authors

Ever since Stephen R. Covey’s national bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People came out, every wannabe author has felt compelled to write books or magazine articles with the word, “Habit” in the title. To make matters worse, they don’t seem to run out of adjectives or adverbs in the title of their books and articles to attract the reading public. Just this month, I’ve seen articles that read, Habits of Happy People; Habits of Supremely Happy People; Habits …

Connie H. Deutsch