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Jumpstart – Kismet

Decades ago, I heard a cassette tape on which Wayne Dyer told a story I thought was so fantastic that I’ve struggled to believe it — until now. Today learn  The surprising thing Wayne Dyer found ...

Jumpstart – Humans Vs Machines

According to the old song, the steam engine “drove poor ole John Henry down.” According to the movies, Skynet sent back a terminator to stop the rebellion from preventing human annihilation. WOW.  We’ve got some real ...

Jumpstart – “The Power of Slow”

If you suffer from anxiety, worry, or stress you’re probably caught in getting a “Rush from Rushing.” Let’s break that habit starting now because in this JumpStart I interview  Christine Hohlbaum, the author of The Power ...

Jumpstart – Why People are Becoming Angrier and Less Considerate

I recently heard a podcast about how Youtube’s algorithm works and it made perfect sense although it also made my blood run cold. YouTube is a computer with one goal: get your eyeballs and keep them ...

Jumpstart – The Laundry List

A good friend of mine who knows the abuse I experienced as a child sent me a list of 14 things common to a person raised in a dysfunctional home. As hard as it is to ...

Jumpstart – Guns

Last night, 10 people were murdered in Boulder and we’re all feeling the pain of this loss. When I was teen, my parents sent me very mixed messages with regards to safety by having me take ...

Jumpstart – How to Become an Abuse Victor Part 5 [Watch Out For It]

One of the most miss-attributed quotes appearing on the internet is, “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”   You’ll see “scholars” attributing it wrongly to Jefferson and Kennedy most often and not only do they get ...

Jumpstart – How to Become an Abuse Victor Part 4 [Release It]

Everyone wants to jump to this step, because this is where we think we’ll benefit the most…forgiveness!!! Forgiving ourselves AND forgiving our abusers, ahhhhhhhh……it will all be so nice.  But… Learn why you can’t rush forgiveness ...

Jumpstart – How to Become an Abuse Victor Part 3 [Understand It]

One of the hardest lines for me to read in Beverly Engels book “the emotionally abusive relationship” is that, if you were abused as child, unless you do deep psychological work into the work with someone ...

Jumpstart – How to Become an Abuse Victor Part 2 [Feel It]

One of the things I love about the book  “the emotionally abusive relationship” by Beverly Engel is that she recommends movies to watch that will get you back in touch with long-buried emotions. Through a process ...

Jumpstart – How to Become an Abuse Victor Part 1 [Own It]

I struggled with addressing this topic but it’s leading to a healing of my life so over the next 5 JumpStarts, we’re going to take an honest of look at not only surviving from childhood abuse, ...

Jumpstart – Whatever You Dream You Can Do…

You’re probably read most if not all of the following famous lines: Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the ...

Jumpstart – Stop Losing Your Emotional Heat

The second law of thermodynamics has a lot to teach us about life. It  states that heat always moves from a warmer source to a colder source until a state of entropy (warmth neutrality is reached) ...

Jumpstart – Count Your Troubles (?)

Counting your blessings can make you more grateful, happier, and even more confident. And, believe it or not,  I’ve recently found that counting your troubles (in a specific way) can help you to sleep better, feel ...

Jumpstart – Relativity

What do Florida’s anaconda and Gypsy Chicken infestation problems have in common? They are both expressions of relativity in that they are natures reactions to human actions. What actions are you taking and what reactions might ...

Jumpstart – Complaining Indicators

Ask yourself if you or people around you say these phrases often: “Can you believe it?  “Have you heard?”  “Here they go again!” “Wouldn’t you know it?”  “Of course!” “Not only that, but I heard…” These ...

Jumpstart – 4 Steps to Mastering Anything

What do you want to become good at? What would you like to learn? What would you like to master so that you can teach it to others? Once you know the answer to these questions ...

Jumpstart – Don’t Sit Down

I’m not much of a sports fan but  to  my mind the most inspiring athlete of all time is George Foreman. Having one and lost the heavyweight championship of the world, Foreman will want to become ...

JumpStart –  Post Traumatic Growth Order

Whenever we are hit by a setback or tragedy it takes time for us to find our legs again. Then, we have a choice to go back to sleep emotionally and withdraw from the world or ...

JumpStart – The Repetition Compulsion

Do you know someone who has made a vow never to be like one of their parents (maybe it’s you)? And yet as life goes on they find themselves becoming more and more like that parent? ...

JumpStart – Your Oz

What if you were “off to see the wizard” — I mean THE wizard, someone who could give you everything you want. Ask yourself: What would you want added to your life? What would you want ...

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