PHILOSOPHY IN PSYCHOTHERAPY with ALBERT ELLIS, Ph.D.
Below is an interview with Albert Ellis, Ph.D. Please read it thru, or at least skim it. It is the clearest, most profound explanation I’ve seen about how Human Behaviour works, including the feelings and emotions behind all that we do. Some of Dr. Ellis’s basic premises: "The main thing is to accept responsibility for [...]
Are you a Believer or a Doubter?
"If you expect the best, you will be the best. Learn to use one of the most powerful laws in this world; change your mental habits to belief instead of disbelief. Learn to expect, not to doubt. In so doing, you bring everything into the realm of possibility." – Dr. Norman Vincent Peale Stop and [...]
Take Time To Trust
Oftentimes leaders attempt to quantify or qualify the time they spend with their staff or even their children! We hear, “I invested hours of quality time to train that individual”, or “It takes years of dedicated training to produce a worthy employee”, or even “I’m such an awesome leader that I don’t even need to [...]
Loving Yourself
"It is not selfish or narcissistic to love yourself. It is your first and foremost responsibility." – Alan Cohen
Facing Fear
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of [...]
Say YES to Life!
"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want." – Ben Stein …and picture it, and ask for, and see yourself having it.- The Secret http://www.TheSecret.TV ————————————————————- "You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage — pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically — [...]
Compassion and Understanding
"When we experience the pain of another person, we instinctively want to take away that pain. But by taking away the other person’s pain, we also take away his or her opportunity to grow. To be truly compassionate, we must be able to share another person’s suffering and pain — knowing there is nothing we [...]
Emotional Myths
Myth 1: Emotions are more primitive than reason. Emotions originate in the brain just like reason, even though you might feel them in your heart or in your gut. They are equally valid when making decisions, the key to making informed decisions it to consult both sides of your brain. Myth 2: Clamping down on [...]
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