Replacing Beliefs That Are Undermining Us at Work with New Beliefs That Support Us

For the last two weeks, I’ve been writing about how the culture of an organization can undermine its mandate or mission statement and that when this happens, it’s always done silently and in a stealth manner in the sense that people in the organization aren’t aware of it. As we discussed, an organization’s culture develops

17 Nov, 2014
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A Road Map for Becoming Mindfully Aware of How You Operate—Step 2

When I learned the concept of acts, I set myself the task of mindfully observing my thoughts and behavior to learn what my acts were. I began to see, for example, that in situations in which I felt shamed and blamed, the chatter in my mind was something like, “How could that person start

18 Sep, 2014
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Andrew Curran and Brain Neuroplasticity

An excerpt from my recent book, Your Mind Is What Your Brain Does for a Living, now available at Amazon: Who we are reflects the relationship among our inherited DNA (biological), our experiences (environmental), and the formation of our brain and its influence on our behavior. The intention and commitment to change is vital

31 Jul, 2014
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Shedding Toxic Relationships

In my most recent therapy session, I was working through painful problems in a close friendship. The breakdown in the relationship as to do with money. I’ve found that an abundance of money can be both a blessing and a curse—in that there seems to be a culture with some people I’m close to that

17 Oct, 2013
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Embrace Your Dark Side

Have you ever spent time with an acquaintance, friend, or family member and come away feeling upset because you thought he was conceited, arrogant, or aggressive or behaving in some other way you judged to be “wrong”? During a disagreement with someone, has the other person ever asked you why you were

15 Aug, 2013
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