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The Power to Choose

The Power to Choose

Like most people, I love music and frequently find myself humming a tune over and over in the back of my mind. I’ve learned to pay attention to the words of these songs because they have significance to what is going on in my life at the moment. Rarely is the entire song relevant; just a line or two that my subconscious mind is telling me to pay attention to—perhaps a lesson I need to learn.

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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Strategies to Overcome Depression

Strategies to Overcome Depression

In my last blog I talked about depression, its nature, symptoms and causes. In this post, I am presenting strategies to overcome depression. The good news about depression is that it is the most treatable of all mental disorders. In fact, 80% of people who suffer from this illness will achieve substantial, if not full […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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How to Deal with Setbacks in Life

How to Deal with Setbacks in Life

Setbacks happen to all of us. We recover, not only as a function of the passage of time, but by learning to manage our emotions and then moving forward by making positive choices.  

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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Self-Doubt

Self-Doubt

Self-doubt shows up as different voices in your head. You get to decide how much power to give those voices. Why not listen to something bigger?

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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How to Handle Your Disappointments

How to Handle Your Disappointments

I think of disappointment as a situation or event when reality does not match our hopes or expectations. It is when things don’t go as we’ve planned or at least would like them to go. It’s a common human experience. We’ve all been disappointed—lots. For example I was disappointed to learn, recently, about my heart […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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The Real Reasons You Are Late (And What You Can Learn From It)

The Real Reasons You Are Late (And What You Can Learn From It)

In my last blog post I wrote about people who are late. I want to continue exploring this theme today. Of course, all of us are late sometimes. And some of us are late much or even most of the time. Although some may consider this to be a minor problem, I think it is […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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How to Stay Up Beat at Work

How to Stay Up Beat at Work

Last week my blog was an interview with a friend who was complaining about becoming a grumpy old man due to the increasing demands and expectations put on him by his employer. This is a pretty common phenomenon for a lot of people these days as companies cut costs and run lean, expecting their existing […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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The Power of I Am

The Power of I Am

  Bill’s Story I recall an experience from a class I taught several years ago which taught me the power of “I am…” The class was an intensive experience in personal development, lasting four days. Everything seemed to be going well, for most of the participants. They were open, participating in the exercises, and supporting […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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