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- Small Thinking Can’t Solve Big Problems - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2021 from William CottringerSmall 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: 692 - Some Uncommon Sense We Should Teach in Schools? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2021 from William CottringerSome 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: 542 - Soulful Satisfaction - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2007 from William CottringerSOULFUL 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: 775 - Sound Like The Truth? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2007 from William CottringerSOUND 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: 959 - Spiritual Intelligence - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2022 from William CottringerSpiritual 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: 492 - Success Built On Common Sense - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2010 from William CottringerSuccess 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: 2053 - Success By Perspective - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from William CottringerSUCCESS 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: 1107 - Success In The Tit For Tat Relationship Game - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2009 from William CottringerSuccess 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: 6742 - SUCCESS IS A BELIEF SYSTEM - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from William CottringerSUCCESS IS A BELIEF SYSTEM By Bill Cottringer “Success is what you get from doing what you are doing to get it.” ~ The author. By now most of us realize we have moved into total overload—too much to know and do and too little time to get it all done. One special area of overload with ...
Views: 1517 - Success Is Easier Done Than Said - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2007 from William CottringerSUCCESS IS EASIER DONE THAN SAID By William Cottringer, Ph.D. “People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.” ~Albert Einstein. All the libraries of current success clues are making success harder said than done. We are all buried in the success overload and ...
Views: 818 - Success Un-Bottled - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2009 from William Cottringer“Success is what you do and get from finding the abundance that has your name on it.” ~ The author. At home and work, we are all part of realities we often don’t particularly like and sometimes desperately want to make better. These realities can be uncomfortable conflicts in ...
Views: 865 - SUCCESSFUL REALITY REPAIR OF TWO COMMON MENTAL MISTAKES - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from William CottringerSUCCESSFUL REALITY REPAIR OF TWO COMMON MENTAL MISTAKES By Bill Cottringer “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ~Philip K. Dick What life is all about is fixing realities that we don’t like and creating new and better ones we want. We do this because ...
Views: 990 - Successful Thinking Tipping Points - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2019 from William CottringerSuccessful Thinking Tipping Points By Bill Cottringer “Successful people are just those with more successful habits than others.” ~Brian Tracy. Success today requires more than just raw IQ points in pure brain power. To achieve success today, you must develop and practice ...
Views: 1039 - Surprise: When You Are Slightly Off Keel You Are At Your Best! - by Submitted on May 08, 2009 from William CottringerSurprise: When You Are Slightly Off Keel You Are At Your Best! By Bill Cottringer “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” ~ Oprah Winfrey. I am sure I am not the first person to discover this powerful reality, but…You are poised to be at your best ...
Views: 2215 - Synthesize and Simplify Your Way to Job and Relationship Success - by Submitted on May 01, 2013 from William CottringerSynthesize and Simplify Your Way to Job and Relationship Success By Bill Cottringer I will make two bold statements that I am confident will get 100% agreement. And that is always a good starting point to build upon to make things better at work or in relationships. These two agreeable ...
Views: 1478 - Taming Our Terrible Twin Within - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2019 from William CottringerTaming Our Terrible Twin Within By Bill Cottringer “I have noticed that even people who claim that everything is predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” ~Stephen Hawking. We are all on a mission to become our best selves and to help ...
Views: 685 - TEACHING RESISTIVE OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from William CottringerTEACHING RESISTIVE OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS By William Cottringer, Ph.D. “The best way to teach something is to share a story of your own failure, tell what happened to help you get past it, and offer some helpful hints to succeed.” ~The author. A common problem in management and training is ...
Views: 1013 - Technology: The Ritalin Cure For ADHD - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2010 from William CottringerTechnology: The Ritalin Cure For ADHD By Bill Cottringer “For normal people, the artificial urgency created by today’s hyper-speed technology is a demon to be tamed; for people with ADHD, it turns out to be an angle in disguise just needing to fly itself into being tired.” ~The author. ...
Views: 2248 - Ten Best Success Door Openers - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2016 from William CottringerTen Best Success Door Openers by Bill Cottringer “If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you will find an excuse.” ~Jim Rohn. There are lots of ways to find to do something or the excuses if you don’t. In the meantime, here are the best-known door ...
Views: 1318 - Ten Best Ways to Build a Quality Work Culture - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2015 from William CottringerTen Best Ways to Build a Quality Work Culture By Dr. Bill Cottringer “To win in the marketplace, you must first win in the workplace.” ~Doug Conant, Campbell Soup. There has been a revolutionary interest in looking for ways to improve the quality of work environments, which lead ...
Views: 1569 - Ten Easy Ways to Have Hard Conversations - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2014 from William CottringerTen Easy Ways to Have Hard Conversations By Bill Cottringer “Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” ~Ronald Reagan. Even normal communication, which should be easy conversation, is an enormous challenge today. The sad reality is ...
Views: 1759 - Ten Easy Ways to Increase Your Common Sense - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2019 from William CottringerTen Easy Ways to Increase Your Common Sense By Bill Cottringer “Commonsense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.” ~Rene Descartes. If this quote were true, we wouldn’t have any of the challenges, problems, ...
Views: 1064 - Ten Essential Elements of Violence Trauma Recovery - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2024 from William CottringerTen Essential Elements of Violence Trauma Recovery by William Cottringer Ph.D. There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds. ~Laurell K. Hamilton, Mistral's Kiss. Building Blocks (the basement). 1. Supportive ...
Views: 321 - Ten Important ‘Yes, Buts…’ of Happiness to Keep in Mind - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2009 from William CottringerTen Important ‘Yes, Buts…’ of Happiness to Keep in Mind By Bill Cottringer “The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.” ~Billy Joel. The path to the most rewarding things in life always seem to be singular, but they do have some “yes, but…” side paths ...
Views: 946 - Ten Life Lessons You Can Only Learn the Hard Way - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2021 from William CottringerTen Life Lessons You Can Only Learn the Hard Way By Bill Cottringer “Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning, anyone can start over and make a new ending.” ~ Chico Xavier. Here are ten valuable lessons about life that lead to success and happiness. Unfortunately this ...
Views: 527 - Ten Right Attitudes to Have About Love to Get More - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2013 from William CottringerTen Right Attitudes to Have About Love to Get More By Bill Cottringer “Love is the gentle touching of two souls without the clamor of their external equipment.” ~The Author. Want more love? Consider adopting these ten right attitudes that will help you enjoy more love: 1. Keep Things ...
Views: 1336 - Ten Sensible Problem-Solving Strategies From the Trenches - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2024 from William CottringerTen Sensible Problem-Solving Strategies From the Trenches by Bill Cottringer Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them. ~Rick Warren. Life presents us with three different sets ...
Views: 199 - TEN SIMPLE TIPS TO AVOID TERRIBLE TALK - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2008 from William CottringerTEN SIMPLE TIPS TO AVOID TERRIBLE TALK By Bill Cottringer "It is usually impossible to get a conversation going when everybody is talking too much." ~Yogi Berra If you want to avoid terrible talk, improve your communication skills and get better results with people, try these ten ...
Views: 1123 - TEN SUCCESS PRINCIPLES TO IMPROVE TRAINING RESULTS - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2009 from William CottringerTEN SUCCESS PRINCIPLES TO IMPROVE TRAINING RESULTS By Bill Cottringer Here are the ten best common sense principles to understand and apply in order to improve the quality of your training efforts and the actual results you get: 1. Separate “training” from “teaching” in your mind and ...
Views: 1159 - Ten Teaching & Training Tricks That Stick - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2022 from William CottringerTen Teaching & Training Tricks That Stick by Bill Cottringer “No one learns as much about a subject as one who is forced to teach it.” ~Peter Drucker. Although Peter Drucker has a good point, having a full bag of teaching and training tricks can certainly help improve the learning ...
Views: 445 - Ten Team-Building Essentials for Leaders - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2019 from William CottringerTen Team-Building Essentials for Leaders By Bill Cottringer “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” ~Ryunosuke Satoro. There is a sure prescription for effective team-building for leaders to be successful in their efforts. Here are the ten essential ingredients ...
Views: 990 - Ten Tips for Successful Presentations - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2019 from William CottringerTen Tips for Successful Presentations By Bill Cottringer Successful selling is often preempted by the requirement of giving a formal presentation to convince the customer to go with your product or service. These presentations require some sensible prep work to result in successful ...
Views: 1327 - Ten useful Suggestions on Improving the Quality of Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2021 from William CottringerTen useful Suggestions on Improving the Quality of Your Life by Bill Cottringer “Our egos are utterly convinced that ‘quality of life’ is found in the ‘domineering of life.’ And a very simple way to effectively destroy the whole of your life is to live by this for the smallest part of your ...
Views: 469 - THE 3 C’S OF A GOOD RELATIONSHIP - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from William CottringerTHE 3 C’S OF A GOOD RELATIONSHIP By Bill Cottringer We are probably all getting far too overloaded with how-to advice on being successful at things like relationships; and the last thing I want to do is contribute more to the overload. I just want to clarify a few important things I have ...
Views: 12202 - The ABC’s of Success - by Submitted on May 27, 2021 from William CottringerThe ABC’s of Success By Bill Cottringer “Success is what you do to get what you consider to be a success.” ~The Author. The only “luck” that is involved with success comes from two sources: (a) You are lucky enough to be among the few to be born into an established success ...
Views: 561 - The ABC’s of Success in Anything & Everything - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2022 from William CottringerThe ABC’s of Success in Anything & Everything By Bill Cottringer “How much or how little you have of something, depends mostly on how you define that something.” ~The Author. If you want to be abundantly successful by any definition, all you need to do is practice the ABCs ...
Views: 535 - THE ALMIGHTY SELF - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2025 from William CottringerTHE ALMIGHTY SELF by Bill Cottringer Today I am graduating into my second year of my ninth decade of living life. So, I think I will venture down this rabbit hole for some profound insights into life, at least as far down the rabbit hole my current brain power will allow me to tiptoe. ...
Views: 22 - The Baker’s Dirty Dozen Gaps Between What’s - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2019 from William CottringerThe Baker’s Dirty Dozen Gaps Between What’s By Bill Cottringer “The main challenge in life is to close the gap between where you are now and where you really want to be.” ~The Author. We all have much work to do to close the above gap. Here are a Baker’s Dirty Dozen Gaps we need to ...
Views: 913 - The Big Three Gap Closers - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2024 from William CottringerThe Big Three Gap Closers by Bill Cottringer Building on what we have in common always seems to be more productive than over-focusing on the sometimes annoying, noisy and irritating differences we have between us. Two early psychologists gave us some important clues about what we all ...
Views: 153 - The Central Conflict That Spills Over Into Everything Else - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2008 from William CottringerThe Central Conflict That Spills Over Into Everything Else By Bill Cottringer After decades of studying and experiencing personal conflicts in a variety of work and domestic relationships, there is one that is more bothersome and difficult to talk about than any other. The strong ...
Views: 723 - The Challenge for Returning Veterans - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from William CottringerThe Challenge for Returning Veterans By Bill Cottringer Veterans Day is a day we can all be thankful for the men and women who generously and unselfishly served our country, past and present and some with their lives, to keep the rest of us safe and secure in the freedom we cherish. ...
Views: 2071 - The Compromise Imperative - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2019 from William CottringerThe Compromise Imperative By Bill Cottringer “I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle. ~Andrew Carnegie. Our main thinking paradigm today is still stuck somewhere between a ...
Views: 1106 - The Dynamics of Dishonesty - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2020 from William CottringerThe Dynamics of Dishonesty by Bill Cottringer “Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne. One of the most important ingredients in any relationship is trust. Trust is enhanced by honesty, while dishonesty is a hungry termite that ...
Views: 1088 - The Dynamics of Trust - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2023 from William CottringerThe Dynamics of Trust by Bill Cottringer “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” ~Ernest Hemingway. Trust is an essential ingredient to successful resolution of the three main conflicts which we all must deal with in life: (a) us vs. life (b) us vs. ...
Views: 494 - The Easiest Management Trap to Fall Into & The Hardest One to Avoid - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2015 from William CottringerThe Easiest Management Trap to Fall Into & The Hardest One to Avoid by Bill Cottringer “The first rule of business: Control the few controllables and manage the rest the best you can.” ~The author. This number one rule actually applies to both the public and private sectors equally ...
Views: 1411 - The Ego Diet - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2008 from William CottringerThe Ego Diet By Bill Cottringer “Learning that just increases self-importance and autonomy, isn’t really learning at that point, it is over-nourishment of the ego, just like too much food causes the body to become obese.” ~The author. We pretty well understand the importance of ...
Views: 1693 - The Essential Reality Repair Rx Toolbox - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2008 from William CottringerAfter decades of both humorous and sad failure attempts to fix broken realities I didn’t like in my own and others’ lives, I think I have finally discovered a simple prescription that I wish I had known about years ago. Many needless broken bones, bleeding and bruises could have been prevented. ...
Views: 971 - THE FIVE C’S OF SUCCESSFUL REALITY REPAIR - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2008 from William CottringerTHE FIVE C’S OF SUCCESSFUL REALITY REPAIR By Bill Cottringer There is a mighty roadblock in the way of successful reality repair—fixing broken realities (social problems, economy crises, wars) and creating new and better ones we want (equal access to and enjoyment of abundance and ...
Views: 894 - The Flashing Red Flags of Fatally Crashing Relationships - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from William CottringerThe Flashing Red Flags of Fatally Crashing Relationships By Bill Cottringer You may wonder why anyone in their right mind would miss these blatant red flags before they found themselves stuck in a fatal relationship; but the real problem becomes more of how to get out of such a ...
Views: 1767 - The Four Cornerstones Of A Happy Marriage - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2007 from William CottringerTHE FOUR CORNERSTONES OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE By Bill Cottringer There are very good reasons why marriage failure is such a widespread epidemic. The four cornerstones of a happy marriage represent life’s toughest tests; and they are not lessons most people are skilled at learning right off ...
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