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Confidence Spurs Intensity
29 Dec 2020

Confidence Spurs Intensity

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 0

As a Kansas City Chiefs fan I’m thrilled, and amazed, at the level of confidence and intensity they possess. This blog post was triggered by watching the Chiefs 5th consecutive UGLY win. Teams they should have beaten fairly easily all … Continued

Chiefs, confidence, intensity, Kansas City Chiefs, KC Chiefs
Life’s Greatest Misconception
22 Dec 2020

Life’s Greatest Misconception

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 0

The greatest misconception we have about life is that it’s binary. We have a natural tendency to view ourselves and others as attractive or plain, intelligent or naive, compassionate or ruthless, witty or dull, or a myriad other such evaluations. … Continued

confidence, dealing with negative impressions, life, misconception, negative impressions
Comfort: Essential for Confidence?
15 Dec 2020

Comfort: Essential for Confidence?

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

Are comfort and confidence inextricably linked? Background This question arose as I was reading Yoga: The Science of the Soul by Osho. In this book he cites a Sutra (lesson) which states that “posture should be steady and comfortable.” For … Continued

comfort, confidence
Student Becomes Teacher
8 Dec 2020

Student Becomes Teacher

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 0

One of the joys of teaching is when your student teaches you. As of this writing (June), Nancy Thompson is nearing completion of her Teaching Confidence Instructor Certification Course. I credit her with having taught me the following lesson about … Continued

aversion, confidence, emotions, students as teachers
Confidence Is Counterintuitive
1 Dec 2020

Confidence Is Counterintuitive

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 0

You may have noticed that the For Our Kids blog posts are listed under two categories, confidence and counterintuitive thinking. While the confidence category is obvious, the counterintuitive thinking category isn’t. So let’s examine the characteristics of confidence to see … Continued

confidence, confident, counterintuitive, counterintuitive thinking
NLP: Dealing With Covid Fatigue
24 Nov 2020

NLP: Dealing With Covid Fatigue

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 4

I recently discovered that two dear friends have become NLP (neurolinguistic programming) practitioners and thought “What better time than when battling covid fatigue?” NLP essence For those of you who may not be familiar with NLP it’s the science of … Continued

battlling covid fatigue, confidenceramming, covid, covid fatigue, neurolinguistic prog, NLP
Sunshine’s Other Sources
17 Nov 2020

Sunshine’s Other Sources

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

These challenging times brought to mind a statement from a very wise cruise program director who said “Sometimes you get to enjoy the sunshine, sometimes you have to BE the sunshine.” Background My wife and I were on a cruise … Continued

confidence, positive attitude, positive energy, sunshine
Flip Side Of Privilege
10 Nov 2020

Flip Side Of Privilege

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 2

In his book, The Tyranny of Virtue, Robert Boyers discusses privilege, the privilege he enjoys, then questions the implications of privilege in a wonderfully thought-provoking way. He is the impetus for this blog. Universality of privilege One example Boyers uses … Continued

confidence, privilege, use of privilege
Choosing The Right Aspirations
3 Nov 2020

Choosing The Right Aspirations

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 0

There are many things to which we aspire, but in an attempt to help two friends I discovered that there are two aspirations, if attained, assure the attainment of all others. The two aspirations are having fun and helping others. … Continued

aspirations, confidence, goals, helping others
Authenticity: Byproduct of Confidence
27 Oct 2020

Authenticity: Byproduct of Confidence

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 0

As I was reading Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories, the concept of authenticity became more clear to me. I want to share what I discovered with you. Authenticity To me, authenticity has been one of those things that … Continued

authentic, authenticity, confidence

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