Unique Perspectives in Mental Health
From the category archives:
In a previous post I offered some presentation tips that have served me well over the years. I thought it would be a good time to review some of these points and share additional ones.
Dive in!
I used to give talks that were downright painful. I’d start with introductions, move to a review of [...]
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Questioner: “Is not gradualness the law of life?”
Maharaj: “Oh, no. The preparation alone is gradual, the change itself is sudden and complete. Gradual change does not take you to a new level… You need courage to let go.”
Questioner: “But I need time to collect my courage…to ripen for action.”
Maharaj: “The entire approach is wrong. [...]
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A pale green lizard is cooked by mistake, and worms become crust along the pavement. And you? You walk out into the heat of summer sapped of energy, hoping to fall off into a daydream.
And what’s stopping you? Your colleagues and clients are in far off places. There’s no one home. Where do you find [...]
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Where do the opportunities lie? The Gartner Hype Curve may provide some interesting answers.
The curve was designed to identify the typical life cycle for a technology product. And while services are obviously quite different from technology products, this curve will give you an interesting way to view your marketplace. It’s a tool that will help [...]
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“If I’d have asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me, ‘A faster horse!’ ” -Henry Ford
In the 1920’s and 30’s, the standard form of treatment was psychoanalytic in nature, consisting of four to five sessions per week for years at a time. Psychological problems were seen as the result of intrapsychic conflicts [...]
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