http://www.davidpdiana.com Unique Perspectives in Mental Health Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:09:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/11/22/the-intellectual-integrity-of-commitment/ http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/11/22/the-intellectual-integrity-of-commitment/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:35:33 +0000 David http://www.davidpdiana.com/?p=2291 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/11/22/the-intellectual-integrity-of-commitment/feed/ 9 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/08/02/going-further/ http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/08/02/going-further/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:06:54 +0000 David http://www.davidpdiana.com/?p=2128 At the stroke of midnight I decide to pass the time with a good ole fashion game of “I think I can”.  No need to pull in for the night.  I knew I ...]]> http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/08/02/going-further/feed/ 7 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/05/17/boxing-or-ballet/ http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/05/17/boxing-or-ballet/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 02:26:14 +0000 David http://www.davidpdiana.com/?p=2013
Should I play it safe or be frivolous?
I want to do this, but maybe I’m not good enough.
Is the idea I have good or bad?
Should I sign up for boxing or ballet?

Last week I attended a writing ...]]> http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/05/17/boxing-or-ballet/feed/ 5 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/05/03/moving-mountains/ http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/05/03/moving-mountains/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 02:44:40 +0000 David http://www.davidpdiana.com/?p=1998 How?  How in the world did a large, crime infested city successfully change its fortunes?
You, like me, might believe big problems require big solutions.  They don’t.
You may be sitting in your office ...]]> http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/05/03/moving-mountains/feed/ 9 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/04/26/at-the-finish-line/ http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/04/26/at-the-finish-line/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:01:50 +0000 David http://www.davidpdiana.com/?p=1988 This week, I’m excited to share my findings in a new book I have written titled, Marketing for the Mental Health Professional: An Innovative Guide for Practitioners.  The book discusses business development concepts that can be applied to any behavioral health care setting no matter what your job or circumstance.  If you’d like to ...]]> http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/04/26/at-the-finish-line/feed/ 4 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/04/05/toast-rules/ http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/04/05/toast-rules/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:25:31 +0000 David http://www.davidpdiana.com/?p=1939 This is an essential maxim all successful businesses adopt and excel at putting into place.  It is also a simple and powerful rule with an important place in our industry.
As I write, I’m reminded of a speech I heard while attending a conference this spring.  Patti Digh, author of Life is a Verb, was discussing her book and sharing her six “simple practices” for achieving a more meaningful life.  ...]]> http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/04/05/toast-rules/feed/ 2 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/03/08/it-goes-to-11-its-one-louder/ http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/03/08/it-goes-to-11-its-one-louder/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:34:39 +0000 David http://www.davidpdiana.com/?p=1785 As synchronicity would have it, I was reminded of my current level of frustration and subsequent closed mindedness when I sat down one Saturday afternoon to view a favorite movie of mine.  Here’s the clip that had me laughing and helped me to break free.

I ...]]> http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/03/08/it-goes-to-11-its-one-louder/feed/ 2 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/02/22/transparency-and-the-human-connection/ http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/02/22/transparency-and-the-human-connection/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:59:17 +0000 David http://www.davidpdiana.com/?p=1670 - George Bernard Shaw

The Human Connection in Action
The school year had just begun and Linda was already overwhelmed. Not the regular “overwhelmed”, but the kind that occurs when a teacher realizes she has a particularly challenging class.  So Linda turned to her good friend Beth, a child therapist, for help and guidance.
Beth felt for her friend and knew this would be a ...]]> http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/02/22/transparency-and-the-human-connection/feed/ 1 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/01/18/outsourcing-a-lesson-in-efficiency-possibility/ http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/01/18/outsourcing-a-lesson-in-efficiency-possibility/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:13:09 +0000 David http://www.davidpdiana.com/?p=1588 80% of your positive results come ...]]> http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/01/18/outsourcing-a-lesson-in-efficiency-possibility/feed/ 7 http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/01/04/why-not-flop/ http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/01/04/why-not-flop/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:08:49 +0000 David http://www.davidpdiana.com/?p=1572 - Einstein
In the mid 1960’s, a lanky teenager named Dick Fosbury was working on his high jump technique with limited results.  At that time, the “correct” method for high jumping was known as the straddle method.  It’s an obvious technique whereby the jumper approaches the bar head on, kicks one foot up over the bar and then rolls over the bar face down.  Fosbury tried and tried to perfect ...]]> http://www.davidpdiana.com/2010/01/04/why-not-flop/feed/ 7