Psychology for Dummies (Like Me & You)
By
Bill Cottringer
“Common sense is the simple knack of seeing things the way they are and doing things the way they need to be done.” ~ Mark Twain.
1. Most of what we think we know really isn’t so, whether we like that reality or not because it ... Views: 496
PUTTING THE COMMON BACK IN COMMON SENSE AGAIN
by
Bill Cottringer
Why do some people succeed and some fail in life? Why do we all sometimes fail and sometimes succeed? Can we do anything to improve our chances of success?
In studying success and failure for over 40 years, I have ... Views: 8248
RATIONAL REALITY REPAIR Rx
by
William Cottringer, Ph.D.
“What is reality anyway? It's nothing but a collective hunch.” ~Jane Wagner.
Whatever definition you give to “reality,” one of the biggest challenges in life is to learn how to successfully fix broken realities and create ... Views: 762
Re-Braining for 2020
By
Bill Cottringer
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” ~Albert Einstein.
2020 brings a new decade of Information Age challenges, requiring some major transformational re-braining to navigate the mine fields ahead hidden away in the ... Views: 935
REALITY INSTRUCTIONS FOR KIDS
By
Gandpaw Bill
“One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade” ~Chinese Proverb.
My oldest granddaughter, Hannah Banana form Metropolis Illinois (the real home of Superman, no joke!), reminded me (and I have to remind her she did this) that nobody ... Views: 902
Reality is Not What it Seems
by
Bill Cottringer
Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ... Views: 191
Reality is Not What it Seems
by
Bill Cottringer
Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ... Views: 187
Reality is Not What it Seems
by
Bill Cottringer
Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ... Views: 210
Reality is Not What it Seems
by
Bill Cottringer
Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ... Views: 223
Reality is Not What it Seems
by
Bill Cottringer
Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ... Views: 226
Reality is Not What it Seems
by
Bill Cottringer
Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ... Views: 228
Reality is Not What it Seems
by
Bill Cottringer
Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ... Views: 246
Reality is Not What it Seems
by
Bill Cottringer
Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ... Views: 245
REALITY REPAIR OF THE HUMPTY DUMPTY FALL
By
Bill Cottringer
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses, and all his men,
Couldn't put Humpty back together again!
~Well-known nursery rhyme.
This well-known children’s nursery ... Views: 1072
REALITY REPAIR QUESTIONS
By
Bill Cottringer
"I wouldn't give a fig for the simplicity that comes on the near side of complexity, but I would give my left arm for the simplicity that comes on the far side of complexity." ~Oliver Wendell Holmes.
I just finished writing another book, Reality ... Views: 825
Reality Repair RX
By Bill Cottringer
“Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.” ~Gustave Flaubert.
This is a good question: What is reality?
Reality = “Anything about the past, present or future you believe to be actual and true because it comes from trustworthy sources such ... Views: 916
A big challenge in life is to fix the broken realities you don’t like and to create newer and better ones you want. Unfortunately this is much easier thought about in our heads than done with our hands. Most of us are still stuck trying to deal with undesirable realities that are getting in the ... Views: 605
Reality Repair Rx Book Outline
By William Cottringer, Ph.D.
In writing books or articles it is always good to stop now and then to question the importance and value of your writing topics and what your truest intentions are. I made a door sign some time ago that reads, “Dr. Cottringer, ... Views: 1055
Reality Repair Rx: A Critical Time for Thoughtfulness
By
Bill Cottringer
“You can’t behave your way out of a problem that you thought your way into.”
~The author.
This quote is a re-arrangement of an earlier one by Stephen Covey, “You can’t talk your way out of a situation you ... Views: 856
Two of my favorite words lately are alignment and purpose. When these two words are in sync with each other you can access unlimited success and abundance and all the positive feelings that come with those things. But when these two words are out of sync with each other, that is when you get ... Views: 740
REALITY REPAIR: With Stress-less Success
By
Bill Cottringer
“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.” ~Lily Tomlin.
This is my 7th book and I am trying something entirely new this time around. I am starting out with a definite title to my book in mind; ... Views: 1050
“Reality is hard to see, harder to talk about and hardest to agree upon.” ~The author.
It has taken me awhile, but I think I have finally figured out something very important. We all spend a great deal of time trying to repair broken realities we don’t like and trying to create new and ... Views: 655
Sigmund Freud was certainly right about one thing. Human beings do have a ‘personality trinity’ that actually reflects many such equivalent three-part government and social systems. However, I think the three concepts originally used may not convey the relevant story today. Three was ... Views: 693
Redefining Success: Seven New Super-Sized Success Secrets
By
Bill Cottringer
“Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.” ~Arnold H. Glasow.
There are literally thousands of good books and articles already available regarding what to do and how to do it, ... Views: 1378
REMOVING THE SAFETY SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND LIFE
By
Bill Cottringer
In a recent movie, "Lions for Lambs," the truth of life was pursued to the end from three different directions by three great movie stars, who probably weren’t acting: Tom Cruise, the ambitious politician, Meryl Streep, the ... Views: 855
Repairing Virtual Communication failures
By
Bill Cottringer
“In a world that is constantly changing, it is to our advantage to learn how to adapt and enjoy something better.” ~Kenneth H. Blanchard.
Live, face-to-face (f2f) communication has always been difficult, unfortunately with ... Views: 227
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” ~Arthur Schopenhauer.
This article is both a description of failing and a prescription of succeeding. Back in the early seventies two therapists ... Views: 1805
Seeds of Anger
By
Bill Cottringer
I think most people would agree that the main problems of our day are: (a) the artificially dualistic, unfair sharp divide between those who have abundance, power and all the other desirable things in life, and those who don’t have enough of these ... Views: 1432
SELF-GROWTH REALITY REPAIR
By
Bill Cottringer
“Common sense is the simple knack of seeing something as it is and doing things as they should be done.” ~Mark Twain.
This article has been written for both self-growth writers and readers. Having been an avid student, teacher, practitioner, ... Views: 898
SEVEN COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS
By
Bill Cottringer
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” ~George Bernard Shaw.
Communication, like time, is one of our most important resources, but is becoming less cost-effective in usage by the minute, ... Views: 1312
Seven Crossroads
by
Bill Cottringer
“If you come to a fork in the road, take it.” ~Yogi Berra.
Self-consciousness compellingly temps us into falsely believing we have a unique identity as “I, me, and myself,” which is a stand-alone person distinctly separated and different from ... Views: 204
SEVEN HELPING PILLARS
By
William Cottringer, Ph.D.
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” ~Dr. Seuss.
We are all born with an innate desire to be successful and help others. There is wisdom in the saying, “you can best help ... Views: 812
Seven Learning Lessons from Failures
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." ~Winston S. Churchill.
The evolution of psychology tells us a lot about what needs to be studied. The first theories in psychology focused on ... Views: 72
SEVEN MANAGEMENT “SINS” THAT WON’T GO AWAY
By
Bill Cottringer
"Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end."
~Immanuel Kant.
There are seven “sins” that plague all managers from time to time and which even the best MBA trained managers ... Views: 1384
Seven Simple Reality Repair Rules
By
William Cottringer, Ph.D.
“Reality is what persists and accumulates when you finally see past what you think you are looking at.” ~The author.
The modern science of quantum physics have proved a remarkable paradigm-shifting truth that has enormous ... Views: 869
Seven Sure Paths to Self-Actualization
By
Bill Cottringer
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ~Theodore Roosevelt.
There is common consensus that the goal of personal development is to learn, grow and improve into your best self—self-actualization as Abraham Maslow ... Views: 359
SEVEN THINGS RELATIONSHIP COUNSELORS USUALLY WON’T TELL YOU
By Bill Cottringer
Now I realize that this article is going to rile a few people in the relationship counseling profession, but I will at least try to speak the truth gently and kindly. I have been there, done that and paid my ... Views: 2887
SEVEN VERBS TO DEFEAT ANGER
By
Bill Cottringer
“Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” ~Ambrose Bierce.
Anger is a strong, unpleasant feeling you usually get when someone else, something else or you yourself, may be getting in the way of ... Views: 663
Several Sound Sources of Happiness
By
Bill Cottringer
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. ~Mahatma Gandhi.
Unhappiness is easy to have, but having authentic happiness is one of life’s greatest challenges because of the many adversities ... Views: 5
SHARING THE SECRET OF SINGLE-MINDEDNESS
by
Bill Cottringer
The most important gift a leader can share is the illusive secret of single-mindedness. No organization can flourish with consistent growth, abundant prosperity and genuine success without single-mindedness of purpose and effort. ... Views: 1485
SHORTCUT TO HAPPINESS
By
Bill Cottringer
“Happiness is merely what you get from doing what you do to get it.” ~The author, not being facetious.
Or put another way…
Shortcut to Happiness
Want more happiness?
Slow down & do less,
Unload the overload;
Listen to what you want,
Hear what you ... Views: 884
SIX LIFE SECRETS
by
Bill Cottringer
Anyone who achieves genuine success knows there are six life secrets that have to be discovered and applied to produce that success. The bad news is that all these six life secrets work together to hide one another; the good news is that if you persist ... Views: 862
Small Thinking Can’t Solve Big Problems
By
Bill Cottringer
“Logical, intellectual thinking can prove or disprove relative beliefs and at best most of these turn out to be half-truths which are not worth clinging to. But only whole-brained rational and spiritual intelligence combined can ... Views: 457
Some Uncommon Sense We Should Teach in Schools?
By
Bill Cottringer
“Common sense is the simple knack of seeing something as it is and doing something as it should be done.” ~Mark Twain.
During my last seven decades of living, I accidentally stumbled upon some uncommon sense which I ... Views: 340
SOULFUL SATISFACTION
By Bill Cottringer
“It is not the things in life that bother us but rather our opinions about these things.”
~ Epictetus
Without a doubt, the above quote is my all time favorite, because day by day it keeps growing in meaning and value in my own life and adding ... Views: 695
SOUND LIKE THE TRUTH?
By Bill Cottringer
Why is it important to “sound” like you are speaking, reading or writing the truth? If it is so important, how can you make sure you are doing it? First question first.
1. First of all, our perceptions and versions of the truth are what we act on, ... Views: 867
Spiritual Intelligence
by
Bill Cottringer
“Spiritual Intelligence is seeing past what you are looking at; or better yet, it is seeing the unseeable and knowing the unknown.”
The evolution of human intelligence involves using whole-brained intelligence, which is the blending all of ... Views: 269
Success Built On Common Sense
By
Bill Cottringer
“Common sense is the simple knack of seeing something the way it is and doing something the way it should be done.” ~Mark Twain.
Is it just my imagination or is common sense being bred out of the human gene pool entirely? Some ... Views: 1889
SUCCESS BY PERSPECTIVE
By
William Cottringer, Ph.D.
Success—What you get from doing what you do to get it; acquiring any or all of the following: Having an abundance of health, wealth, power, influence, friends and wisdom; gaining a sense of satisfaction from achieving your goals, being ... Views: 995
Success In The Tit For Tat Relationship Game
By
Bill Cottringer
Success in relationships is based on accurate information used in the basic cooperation vs. antagonism tit for tat game we all play. The tit for tat game typically goes like this. If I choose to do this then I expect you to do ... Views: 6672