Archives December, 2009

Happy Holidays from The Change Blog

By Peter Clemens I just wanted to write a short note to wish Merry Christmas (for those who celebrate it) and Happy Holidays to readers of The Change Blog. Thank you for all your support this year. Over the past 12 months readership of The Change Blog has grown from approximately 4K subscribers to 10K+. [...]

How To Grow During The Downtimes

Photo by *saxon* By JC How in the world does a person grow during the low points in life?  How can we take our setbacks and turn them into something great?  What can we learn from our perceived failures?  If there’s anything I’ve learned in all my 23 years, it’s how to use my darkest [...]

How to Change Your Focus and Be Happy Now

Photo by dotbenjamin By Gail Brenner Don’t we all want to be happy? Then why aren’t we? Happiness is our true nature. It’s what remains in those precious moments when our persistent worries, self-defeating habits, and difficult emotions disappear. When we are happy, we are content, enthusiastic, and alive. If happiness is our birthright, and [...]

A New Look for The Change Blog!

By Peter Clemens Today I’m excited to unveil the new look of The Change Blog. If you’re reading this in an email or via a reader you can click here to see the new design. As you can see I’ve chosen a minimalist look. The tree in the header should be familiar to regular readers: [...]

What Advice Would You Offer a Friend?

Photo by Paul Swee By Ali Hale Are you great at giving advice … but bad at taking it? Often, we’re great at seeing a solution for a friend, and we can easily spot the patterns and habits that friends fall into. It’s harder to get the same perspective on our own lives. I know [...]

Change Happens: What to Do When Circumstances Shift Unexpectedly

Photo by h.koppdelaney By Mark Harrison Making plans and following them is important. We need to know where we are going and keep this destination in mind. The psychologist Fitzurgh Dodson echoed many other writers when he said, ‘Without goals and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with [...]

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