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It’s all too easy to see the ugliness associated with drug and alcohol addiction: There are few diseases that have as frustrating an impact as addiction does; not only on the person living under the oppression of his or her… Continue Reading →
Saying that someone who abuses drugs and/or alcohol has to be ready to quit is a lot like saying that a rose has to be ready to grow. And while that statement might appear true on the surface, I don’t… Continue Reading →
One of the many things I teach is something I call, Social System Homeostasis, and it is composed of: Stable Social Systems (SSS) = when an individual’s mental constructs are in harmony with other’s perceived views of the individual. A… Continue Reading →
In classes I teach, one of my favorite ways to start is to tell the class about a frog sitting on a lily pad that decided to jump to another lily pad one day. They look at me, usually, like… Continue Reading →
For me, leadership is a personal goal that I hope to one day reach. I don’t mean that one day I want to be the CEO of some company or another; I mean that I want to affect someone’s life… Continue Reading →
I am compelled to present two concepts that speak to the heart of what I believe: (1) psychological empowerment; and (2) locus of control. According to Spreitzer (1995), Psychological Empowerment is the unbreakable set of four beliefs: (1) Meaning, which… Continue Reading →
I don’t think it’s ever too late to try to get clean and live a sober life. But, I do acknowledge that the longer an addiction progresses, the harder it can be get clean. Plus, once someone does get clean,… Continue Reading →
One of the many things that bugs me about relapse prevention is that, when it comes to addiction, using is the norm and not using is the lapse. It’s normal to use and not using is the difficulty within a… Continue Reading →
Empowering approaches to leadership challenge the leader to become a teacher who teaches followers how to lead both themselves and others. Approaches such as those found in, Creating leaderful organizations: How to bring out leadership in everyone, by J. Raelin stipulates that… Continue Reading →
Autumn is my favorite time of the year. I can’t help but take all the changes in and relish in the variances. What strikes me the most, though, is that some leaves are yellow, some are green, and some are… Continue Reading →
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