Author: Luis Velasquez

The Worst Kind of Sheep

The Worst Kind of Sheep

Posted by | Feb 20, 2014 | , | 1 |

We all have trouble sleeping from time to time. These exasperating bouts of insomnia can be caused by any number of things: you have a bad cold and can't breathe through your nose; your mattress is extra uncomfortable tonight; the ticking of the clock seems especially loud; you're sleeping alone when you're used to sharing your bed (or vice versa); your 60 lb. black lab decided to sleep diagonally across the bed. These causes are troublesome, sure, but not particularly harmful. Chances are—with the right medication, adjustments, or battery-removal—you're able to find peace and drop off to sleep without...

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Put a Label on It: Outsmarting Your Negative Thoughts

Put a Label on It: Outsmarting Your Negative Thoughts

Posted by | Feb 10, 2014 | | 0 |

Many people spend a great deal of energy fighting against their own limitations. We tell ourselves, "I can't do that," "I can't help it," or my personal favorite, "It has always been that way." I've heard this excuse so many times from people faced with an unwanted change or risk that I could write a book about the topic of "self-imposed limitations" and how we let our own self-defeating thoughts hold us back from achieving our full potential. Just this morning, in the world of spam and junk mail, I received something that really got my attention. No, I...

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There’s More Where That Came From

There’s More Where That Came From

Posted by | Feb 6, 2014 | | 0 |

Somehow, life organizes itself in such a way that many of us are eventually brought to a crossroads where we are faced with a major change. It's likely that this will happen to some of us more than once in our lives. Though we know there is a very good chance that we will arrive at this crossroad of change at some point, many of us are ill-prepared for it when it shows up because we've become so used to avoiding change. We fear that change means we won't get what we want or need. Thoughts of inadequacy and...

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Let’s Do This Together

Let’s Do This Together

Posted by | Jan 27, 2014 | | 1 |

Sometimes the principles we live by show up in funny places. Take these past few months, for example: my wife is in her 9th month of pregnancy, and this experience has taught me a lot about partnership, the work involved in preparing for a new child, and especially how important it is to know that you don't have to do it alone. When I first heard that my wife was pregnant, I was exhilarated. This was what we'd been waiting for, and I could hardly believe it was finally happening. I knew it would be a lot of work,...

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Time Well Spent: 3 Steps to Give Your Friendships the Time They Deserve

Time Well Spent: 3 Steps to Give Your Friendships the Time They Deserve

Posted by | Jan 13, 2014 | | 2 |

I find that the older I get, the busier I get. All of a sudden, I catch myself trying to find spare time to spend with the people who matter most: my friends. Getting to know new people is even more daunting, and, well... who has the time, right? As I was writing this blogpost, I made a quick internet search on how to be a good friend and how to keep one. I was overwhelmed with the amount of information that my search yielded. I found 50 ways to become a better friend, 24 steps to make friends,...

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