Positive Attitudes Are Overrated

Author: Donato Fanelle, MA Is the glass half-full or half-empty? The glass has to be half-full because we want to have a positive attitude and looking at the glass as half-empty means we’re pessimistic, right? Well, it does not matter how much is in the glass because either way, you can walk over to the sink, turn on the faucet and fill that glass up to the top. I hav...
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Motivational Momentum

Authors: Alexandra Salerno, LPC, NCC and Donato Fanelle, MA “If you want to achieve greatness – stop asking for permission” – Eddie Colla Feeling motivated every day is tough. Maybe we feel like we need “to earn something” in order to move forward. Or maybe we find ourselves asking permission to do what we want to do, without there being an expectation attached. With the...
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A Performance Slump: It’s All in Your Head

Performance slump
You are What You Think: Thinking Your Way into Great Performances Someone once said, “A slump is like a soft bed, easy to get into and hard to get out of”. I disagree; I think a performance slump can be easy to get out of if you know how. A slump begins in our head and ends in our head-once you think you are in a performance slump, you are. Once you think the slump is done, it...
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