Is Motivation The Key to Self Improvement?

A message from Sandy. When you think of self improvement, what do you think if first?  There may be several reasons for why we change; be it a painful situation, a bitter experience, a great movie, a friend’s tragedy, encouraging friends or an inspiring book. Any of these, may be enough to help us give [...]

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Banish Your Inner Critic

A message from Sandy. Whenever I start a new creative project it’s always a little scary. You start to wonder how it will turn out, what if it’s not perfect, what of no one likes it? This is right about the time my inner critic rears its ugly head, that element of uncertainty was all [...]

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Relationship Reunion

A message from Terry: Life is hectic. People meet, interact and then move on. But sometimes, if we’re lucky, patterns form…and then reform…and an old friend reappears on our horizon. It’s often as if no time has really passed. Sure, our old acquaintance may have a bit less hair, or a few more pounds or [...]

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Adversity: Here to Break Us or Make Us?

A message from Sandy. Stress, suffering and other difficulties may be the admission ticket into the game of life. Don’t we all suspect at one time or another that life would be easier without all the hassles? Let’s think about that for a minute, a world without hurdles would mean no champions; a world without [...]

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Your Friends Are Like Elevators. They Will Either Bring You Up Or Take You Down

A message from Sandy. Would you like to be a more positive thinker?  Yes! Read on. You will need a few tools—a positive attitude, a willingness to change, a sense of humor and a smile. Ready? Read on. How about we stop complaining? It’s so easy to get sucked into this one. Associate with people [...]

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Feeding Your Fans

A message from Terry: In dentistry, it’s our privilege – and our responsibility – to share enlightening new information with our patients. The question is how, in the course of our busy day, can we find time to seek out reliable new sources of interesting input? These days, to a surprising extent, Google Alerts and [...]

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The Art of Patience

A message from Sandy. Patience is an art. Patience can create confidence, and decisiveness which can help us toward a successful outcome. Consider our impatience, with staff, with our patients, with the world at large. Where do people need patience with you? Impatience seems to breed anxiety, discouragement, fear and in the end perhaps failure. [...]

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What Kind of Superhero Will You Be?

A message from Terry: In this brave new age of social media, we share a moral quandary with the likes of Superman and the Fantastic Four – namely, how to use our extraordinary powers for good. Well, okay, maybe we can’t actually fly, or bend steel with our bare hands. But we can use our [...]

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An “Ah-ha” Moment!

A message from Sandy. Can you think back to the best moments of your life? Moments of clarity and commitment? Moments of transformation and exhilaration? Those moments when you felt so incredibly alive. What’s the first memory that comes to mind? During those incredible moments, wasn’t it like an extraordinary awakening? The moments that became [...]

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Encourage Yourself!

A message from Sandy. Encourage yourself with encouraging thoughts. Life is like a roller coaster, it can be exhilarating, scary, or sometimes you just want them to stop the ride because you have to throw up! When times are difficult may be the perfect time to stretch us, in a positive way and not crush [...]

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