Filters purify or disguise, depending on how they’re used. This video discusses four ways the correct use of filters will dramatically improve the quality of your life. Plus you’ll learn the one thing that must never be filtered.

Focus and perseverance are two important keys to accomplishing great things. This video shows how to avoid roadblocks such as procrastination, drift, and excuses. Plus you’ll learn ways to sharpen your existing focus and determination.

Success in personal and business relationships relies on harmonizing with the needs, mood, and intent of the person with whom you are speaking. Fail to do this and it will generate friction, resistance, and dissonance in the relationship. This video explores the E.A.S.I. way to sync your interactions to optimize your chances of success.

Many politicians, celebrities, and professionals have been the victim of their own success. We tend to imagine that, after achieving our goals, life will continue to be a string of endless victories. But what if success is the greatest enemy to our future prosperity? This video explores how to avoid the pitfalls of doing well so you can enjoy its benefits for years to come.

Maybe it’s time to start being thankful for being thankful? Numerous studies bear out the positive effects of gratitude on physical health, mental resilience, and social connection. This video considers how you can boost all three, and more, by cultivating a thankful heart.

Leaders are as unique as the persons they lead. Effective management requires using the right method for the right situation. This video discusses the pros and cons of each management style.

Are you interested in learning how psychological principles help you increase sales or improve business practices? This video describes ways to leverage basic mental processes for lasting success.

Are you ready for that boost? There are times when we all need a hand to elevate us to the next level or to solve that nagging problem. If you didn’t know, professional coaching can change your life. In this video, I explain why.

The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion, said Everett Dirksen. This video breaks down ten simple but highly effective ways of gaining a partner, closing a sale, or motivating the business action you need taken. Get in on these free secrets to success now.

You ever have those days where you’re just fed up and don’t care who knows it? I mean, heck, we’ve all been there. In this video, I explore the wondrous benefits of explosive aggression. Calm down and take a look.

The difference between “Winners” and “Losers” is NOT circumstance. It is MENTALITY. How you perceive things directly reflects the kind of life you will live. This video describes the mindset of those who pursue and achieve success.

Like a prism’s brilliant colors, every client is unique. This means that effective counselors must not only know how to identify client type, mood, and presentation but also use the perfect tool, the perfect treatment approach, to meet that client’s needs at the perfect time. This video explores ways to deepen your treatment toolbox so you can use the right tool for the right job, achieving real clinical results.

Regulations will never make it to the top of the New York Times Bestseller’s List. They can be dry and arduous to understand, and often appear to be a tangled mess. But there are real consequences for not following them. This video is a quick guide to understanding regs so your practice and treatment center will not only be safe from fines or penalties but stand out as a truly 5-star company boasting top-notch quality.

While there’s a lot of people out there filled with anger and hatred toward others, there’s also a lot of superheroes in plain clothes, going the extra mile to make a difference. Maybe this is you? If so, this video has a few pointers about changing someone’s life that might help.

There’s no denying these are difficult times. Statistics show a significant spike in addiction, domestic violence, mental health problems, and suicide over the past few years. Maybe you’ve noticed this too and want to make a difference but feel unqualified? Many people want to help but believe they are not equipped to do so. Yet, you might be surprised how qualified you actually are. In this video, learn the truth about your potential.

It’s natural to assume everyone feels as though we do but, unfortunately, far too many counselors, coaches, consultants, and businesses fail to see the world through their client’s eyes. To be effective at meeting needs and delivering value, we first have to step into the shoes of our prospects and patients. This video describes how.

Take a deep breath and look around. Are you feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, distressed? If so, then chances are you’re stuck. Getting unstuck means refocusing from defeat to achievement. Perhaps this post will serve as the winch that pulls you from the mud and gets you back on the road. If so, pay it forward.

Have you found yourself struggling with setbacks and defeats, feeling as though you're waging a battle against failure itself? Take heart. The key to lasting success is a realistic and patient view of accomplishment. This requires being responsive rather than reactive in the midst of difficulty so struggle can become a catapult of learning opportunities and long-term growth.

We’ve all experienced conflict. And everyone has advice about what to do when you’re faced with that kind of challenge. But do you know the best way to handle conflict or, better yet, how to prevent it in the first place?

Perhaps the most important communication skill necessary for building strong personal or business relationships is the ability to listen well. Professional counselors use a variety of techniques to do just this but they're not limited to therapy and can be deployed to improve romantic intimacy, strengthen client retention, and secure business from interested prospects. The skill discussed in this video is called Active Listening.

Ever felt numb in your professional or personal life? It’s that nagging dullness and disconnect from the passion you once had, from the people around you, from the circumstances shaping your life or business, and from the capacity to grasp the details most important to your future growth. It happens. If you’d like to regain your sensitivity (and your effectiveness) in these areas, then the solution is simple. This video explores the topic of personal or professional numbness and offers a few simple steps to reenergizing your connectivity and impact.

If you're interested in understanding the differences between levels of treatment to expand your current programs, direct a client to a more appropriate venue, or navigate the behavioral health/medical world yourself, then this video is for you.

All too often, we fall into the pits of burnout, complacency, lost vision, and lack of passion. When this happens, our motivation suffers and it costs us dearly, stripping away the achievement of our goals. Drive is the opposite, it is pushing forward in spite of feelings to the contrary; it’s the way to regain our motivation and press forward onto success. Fortunately, drive isn’t a mere personality trait. Being driven is a skill and, as such, it can be developed and sharpened.

If battling addiction is like a knight taking on a ravaging dragon, then dealing with co-occurring disorders is like fighting one with two heads and both of them spewing flames. The term “Co-Occurring Disorder” is a clinical one referring to a person being diagnosed with both addictive disease and one or more mental health disorders at the same time.

Here's 14 keys critical for building solid rapport with clients from the very first meeting. Summary:1. Let them talk. 2. Use your records.3. Ask a lot of qu...

Personal or professional success is seldom achieved by the timid of heart. Learn why victory is accomplished through courage and passion.

I’ve always had a knack for restoring or improving things. Whether its people, a project, or an organization, I can’t help but see the potential of what could be. For some reason, that sparks within me a passion to sculpt possibility into reality.

Choices we make are like planting seeds and actions we take like watering and tending the land. Have you planted something but don’t see any results? Are you sweating in the field of your dreams and close to giving up due to lack of progress? Don’t let your vision be choked by weeds or wilt in the heat. There’s a purpose in all this.

Nobody likes stretch marks. Whether you’re a body builder or an expectant mother, they’re unattractive and just plain frustrating. But they’re actually a really good sign. They mean something is growing. Growth often includes pain, change, and waiting. Have you grown lately?

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“I have laughed, in bitterness and agony of heart, at the contrast between what I seem and what I am!” Those words from Nathaniel Hawthorne in The Scarlet Letter issue a warning to individuals and businesses alike. Image matters, but far less than substance.

Ever wondered why your business or career efforts seem stalled and your momentum nonexistent? It could be that you’ve fallen into a goal-stealing, purpose-blocking trap. Often, it’s not the big ones that get us, but the little, hidden, challenging situations that slowly suck dry our endeavors. In this video, I point out 7 ones to watch for...