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The Ultimate Networkers Checklist

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Network to new Career Opportunities with the Ultimate Networkers Checklist  By: Dwight Bain, LMHC Your Network is the key to building Net-Worth as a professional because it is essential to achieving long term career success. Hyperion author Dan Simmons voices this as, “ Our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.” Business connections are the life of your future career yet most professionals have no strategy to reach out to others in a meaningful way. One of the fastest ways to accomplish that goal is by attending industry trade shows or educational conferences. Industry events immediately place you around like minded professionals to develop relationships and new friendships. These relationships happens quickly because all attendees share similar values, education and interests in a learning environment because it is so valuable to them. Learn to treat these events and the hundreds or thousands of attendees as valuable opportunities to develop relationsh

5 Types of People Who Are Naturally Attracted to Each Other

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By: Christine Hammond LMHC Every wonder what causes an immediate attraction the first time two people meet? Sarah finally discovered that she kept dating the same type of abusive person over and over. Bill accidentally called his new girlfriend his mother in the middle of an argument. Steven who was shy his whole life married a flamboyant salesperson. While there is no known origin of the saying, “Opposites attract,” the concept appears to be related to Coulomb’s Law of physics (1785). The electrical force between positive (+) and negative (-) is stronger the closer the two move towards each other. While this is true in nature, it can also be true in relationships. But while opposites attract, so do dysfunctions. Some types of mental disorders naturally seem to be drawn towards others in a way that either compliments or repels the other. To borrow from another saying, “Birds of a feather flock together,” explains how some are naturally drawn to their own dysf

Relaxation: The Anti-Narcissistic Medication

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By: Christine Hammond LMHC After being married to a narcissistic wife for over 10 years, Ben had enough. His whole body started to reject his spouse’s self-centeredness by plaguing him with intense pain and repeated anxiety attacks that he could no longer ignore. He went to doctor after doctor for a quick fix, but after dozens of tests and hundreds of dollars in medical bills, his doctor concluded that the pain and anxiety was psychosomatic. This, of course, infuriated him even more. He spent years learning how to effectively cater to his narcissistic wife so the anger rants could be minimized. He worked-out, ate right, tried to get adequate sleep, and maintained a simple job that reduced his overall stress. Still, his back was in constant pain and his anxiety attacks worsened, especially at home. Finally, he reluctantly decided to go to counseling. Ben was suffering from a type of post-traumatic stress due to repeated abuse that he received from dealing with his n