Author Archives: drmarklifecoach

Daily Thoughts 6/12/21 Creating Permanent Change. I spent hundreds of hours during my 59 years reading, listening to tapes and CDs, watching videos, and participating in workshops that focused on self-improvement and growth. Each of them has had an impact on my life at some point over those 59 years. Getting the information from myContinue reading “June 12, 2021 – Creating Permanent Change”

Daily Thoughts 6/11/21 Core Values. One of the exercises I enjoy sharing with my psychology classes is called the Value Card Sort. From a list of 50 concepts of things that people value, you are asked to narrow it down to six core values. What are some of the things that are of value toContinue reading “June 11, 2021 – Core Values”

Daily Thoughts 6/10/21 Maintaining Boundaries. I’ve been thinking about self-protection and how difficult it is to maintain boundaries. Growing up in a small town, everyone knew everyone and knew about everyone. Secrets were very difficult to keep. Boundaries were almost nonexistent. As I have grown older, I have learned how important it is to establishContinue reading “June 10, 2021 – Maintaining Boundaries”

Daily Thoughts 6/9/21 Perseverance. This is a word that can be used to describe a lot of people that I know or know of. Within these people, there is a knowing that something better is coming. The process of breaking down barriers, going the extra mile, or seeing the good in everything and everyone isContinue reading “June 9, 2021 – Perseverance”

Daily Thoughts 6/8/21 Making It Up. Every day is a new opportunity to create a life that we want to live. As I start each of my days, I take the time to write in my journal, do my daily blog, and do my exercises. I also keep the thought in mind of how IContinue reading “June 8, 2021 – Making It Up”

Daily Thoughts 6/7/21 Today Is Yesterday’s Tomorrow. That is the title of one of my favorite songs by Michael Buble. If you think about it, not only are we the products of the things in the actions that we taken in the past, but we are also the product of procrastination. Many of us sayContinue reading “June 7, 2021 – Today Is Yesterday’s Tomorrow”

Daily Thoughts 6/6/21 Stinking Thinking. It is estimated that we have over 60,000 thoughts each day. It has also been shown that we have about 95% of the same ones today that we had yesterday. There is also evidence that shows that the more we think about something, the more likely it is to occur.Continue reading “June 6, 2021 – Stinking Thinking”

Daily Thoughts 6/5/21 Being Caretakers. In the book of Genesis, Adam is told that he is to be the steward of all of creation. That is the task that humans were given. We hold the intelligence and intellectual capacity for caretaking. We hold the potential of compassion within us. We are called to take careContinue reading “June 5, 2021 – Being Caretakers”

Daily Thoughts 6/4/21 Alignment. The majority of us have been in a vehicle whose wheels out of alignment, and the ride is not very pleasant. The same thing goes for the ride that we are taking through life. When our heads and our hearts are not in alignment, the ride gets pretty bumpy. The lackContinue reading “June 6, 2021 – Alignment”

Daily Thoughts 6/3/21 Creating the Good. Every moment of every day we have the opportunity to either create good or create fear. I have had people ask me how I can maintain the positive attitude that I have, and my response is that I look for the good in every situation. Recently, I have begunContinue reading “June 3, 2021 – Creating the Good”