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Choice: Why? or Why not?
17 Jan 2023

Choice: Why? or Why not?

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

When faced with a choice, what’s your natural approach: do you see the reasons why to move forward or the reasons why not to move ahead?  One of the things I find interesting is how differently people react to choices … Continued

choice, choices, confidence, decision making, why, why not
Personal Dispositions: Windowpanes to the World?
22 Feb 2022

Personal Dispositions: Windowpanes to the World?

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

Fulton Sheen, theologian, said “Our personal dispositions are as windowpanes through which we see the world as either rosy or dull. The way we color the glasses we wear is the way the world seems to us.” Personal dispositions To … Continued

choice, confidence, natural style, personal dispositions
Two Faces Of Acceptance
18 Jan 2022

Two Faces Of Acceptance

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

Acceptance has two forms: perseverance and resignation. The distinction has a powerful impact on your ability to live life fully. Perseverant acceptance There is a form of acceptance in which we acknowledge what exists while continuing pursuit of what we … Continued

acceptance, choice, confidence, perseverance, resignation
Ego, Pain & Choice
30 Nov 2021

Ego, Pain & Choice

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

I’ve often said that much of the pain we experience, emotionally and physically, is triggered by our ego…focusing too heavily upon ourselves and too little on others. This insight was recently driven home eloquently when I watched The ThornBirds (opens … Continued

choice, confidence, ego, pain, pain relief
Control and Choice
20 Jul 2021

Control and Choice

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

Some of the greatest frustration we experience in life comes from our desire to control. We want to control our destinies. At times, we desire to control others’ behaviors. In reality, the only control we have is over the choices … Continued

choice, choices, confidence, control, illusion of control
Free Choice: A Myth?
11 Aug 2020

Free Choice: A Myth?

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

‘Free” choice is a myth. Every choice we make has a cost associated with it. At the very least, that cost is what we’ve foregone in the choice we’ve made. At the other end of the spectrum, the cost of … Continued

choice, freedom of choice, masks or no masks
Outcomes and Expectations: A matter of perspective?
27 Feb 2018

Outcomes and Expectations: A matter of perspective?

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

I teach people to let go of the outcome, that they can be happy regardless of whether their expectations were met or not. How does that jive with the expectations and accountability that we employ in dealing with others? The … Continued

choice, expectations, fairness, outcomes
Change Your Energy, Change Your Environment
16 May 2017

Change Your Energy, Change Your Environment

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

When you’re not happy with your environment, you have two choices…leave or change your energy.  What prompted this insight was a recent restaurant experience. Bad experience or opportunity My wife and I had received less than stellar service from our … Continued

choice, confidence, energy, environment
Avoiding frustration
26 Jan 2017

Avoiding frustration

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence | 0

I attended a meeting of people involved in mentoring high school students.  The mentors were becoming frustrated with the kids because they weren’t following instructions.  My caveat to them “You can’t care more than the kids do.” The right to … Continued

choice, confident kids, decision making, frustration, kid's confidence, mentor, mentoring, teaching confidence

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