Posts Tagged ‘humility’

Anger and Gratitude Don’t Mix

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

I never quite realized before now how significant the Thanksgiving celebration ought to be to men in midlife transition. It’s an opportunity for us to lay aside our defensiveness and to give a sort of public recognition to the fact that we’re most definitely not independent and self-sufficient.

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Balancing Your Needs against Your Wants

Friday, November 21st, 2008

You know the old saying: “It’s better to be safe than sorry”? As you consider your next career, balancing what you need with what you want, keep in mind that it’s very possible to be both safe and sorry.

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Statistics, Setbacks and Self-Esteem

Monday, October 13th, 2008

When these things start to happen (as happen they must during the midlife transition), you have the choice of seeing yourself as the innocent target of the universe’s cruelty, or of seeing all this as your opportunity to take your inner fortitude to the next level: bucking up and deepening your sense of reliance on Someone greater than yourself.

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Recognize Your Emotional Sleight-of-Hand

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

The truth is that nobody’s forcing you to do anything. The things you do (or don’t do) are all of your own volition. You either want to do something or don’t want to do something, and that’s the end of it.

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