Perspective is everything. We create unreasonable and unrealistic expectations for our own lives and those of others and this can really distort the perspective we bring to life. As much as we can, we try to block out the difficulties and setbacks. This shouldn’t be happening! Why is this happening to me? We normally treat … Read more
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Posted by Dr James Stratford on February 15, 2012 · 17 Comments
It might sound funny, even crazy, but I really think that there is an art to quitting and it’s something I have a real talent for. What brought this up was reading a review of Seth Godin’s book called The Dip. Everyone experiences the Dip, that time when things get hard, really hard. Those times … Read more
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Posted by Dr James Stratford on February 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
So often we create so much extra work for ourselves. In my last post I shared my recent experience with a relapse of anxiety. As the week came to an end I found my mind drifting ahead worrying about the future. In particular, I started focusing on the next major phase of my PhD thesis. … Read more
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