Do You Have Control Freakitus?

When something isn’t going the way you think it should, do you get uncomfortable and try to realign matters to fit your preferences? Or do you pause for reflection and take look at what you might be able to learn from the situation? The need to control is an...

Control Yourself

Trying to control others when you think they need your help rarely produces the results you desire. When you communicate your lack of faith in them, it actually reduces their effectiveness. Besides, your desire to control could be the result of your own fear....

Are You a Control Freak?

If you’re a control freak, you probably aren’t even aware of it. You honestly believe that you’re helping people with your constructive and insightful observations. If you micromanage others for fear that they won’t do it right, naturally...

The Fear Boogie Man

Fearful stories are made-up scenarios created by your conditioned-self. They’re mostly just internalized voices of authority figures from your past. Though their original purpose was to protect you from perceived harm, they often resulted in instilling you with...

Drop the Damper

Occasionally, a troublesome little thought tugs at you from the back of your mind. Everything else might be humming along beautifully, but this one minor issue is like a hazy malaise obscuring the beauty of this moment. Though you may not be able to transform every...

You’re in Complete Control

Some things in life will always be beyond your control. But your experience isn’t about what happens out there. Satisfaction and joy have to do with what happens within. You are the master of your own being. Regardless of events in the big, wide world, you have...