What is Gratitude?
There are two key elements to gratitude. The first is an affirmation of goodness. The other is a recognition and affirmation of sources outside ourselves.
The Benefits
If you Google the evidence or benefits of gratitude, the following seven items will show up in several articles, each elaborating on the details in various ways:
Opens doors to…
What if there were a Clinical Prediction Rule (CPR) for self-efficacy? And what if the items of that CPR were also the same things required to grow a strong sense of self-efficacy? While there is no such animal, there is something close to it.
I’ve always been a “doer” and I like to get stuff…
The Pareto principle basically states that 80% of results stem from 20% of the causes. While the Alfredo Pareto’s principle originally pertained to economics, it’s been said by many to apply to just about every other area of life as well. Believe it our not, that includes your To-Do list.
In a time when everyone seems to…
Have you ever experienced a leader who is a master at what he or she does and people still hate working for them? If so, you’ve got a lot of company. How can someone so skilled technically be so toxic when it comes to leading others?
I often have my coaching clients complete a best and worst “bosses” exercise…
Physical therapists, despite our relatively high-level of job satisfaction, are experiencing increasing amount stress just like every other health care provider. We are also increasingly vulnerable to it’s adverse effects.
Unless you have a strategy to proactively manage the stress that comes from caring for patients with needs as well as dealing with needy people, you’re going…
There’s a bumper sticker that says “Don’t believe everything you think.” I think most of us would agree that is sage advice. The exceptions, of course, are our cherished positions and personal opinions.
We all know what the righting reflex in an infant is and how it automatically causes body to follow head position. What most don’t…
I think most people agree that active learning is the best approach to acquiring new knowledge and skills, regardless of learning style. I also think most people don’t take specific actions to take in order to actively learn, much less know what they are. While that’s important to everyone, it’s especially important to students in first professional…
Highly successful people who achieve near super-human results and impact usually leave us in awe. I’ve often wondered how people like Aristotle, Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Carnegie, C.S. Lewis and so many others have achieved so much and made the impact that they have. The reality is that they didn’t…..at least not alone.
One thing they…
I’m convinced that behaviors that appear to be instinctual may not come without the modeling we get from spending time with a mentor. In fact, I believe that mentoring is essential for acquiring the subtle things that can make the biggest difference to our success.
It shows up in nature as young progeny imitate their mother’s hunting prowess…
There is a growing consensus that the days of patriarchal and guru approaches to medicine and therapy are no longer acceptable. And while they still may be practiced, they are still as ineffective as ever in creating a caring connection with your patient. What’s the alternative? Peter and many other leaders have stated that a coaching approach to leadership…