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Category Archives: Work Life Balance
Parenting, Parents and Letting Go of Great Expectations
It was about a week before I was to leave on an assignment to teach in France for two weeks. Initially my family was going to join me in Paris for one of the two weeks. I would teach in … 
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My Top 3 Leader Resolutions for 2013
Like many people, I use the entry into a new year as a time to assess what I am grateful about and to make proclamations about what I’d like to do differently this year. Here are my top three leader … READ MORE
Using the Motivational Triad to Eat Healthier, Part 4: Energy Efficiency
For earlier posts in this series, click the following: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. One misconception people have is that eating healthy takes more time and effort. Ok, I will concede that in some ways it does. Our … READ MORE
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Using the Motivational Triad to Eat Healthier, Part 3: Avoiding Pain
None of us wants to be in poor health, overweight and unfit. We all want to have good energy, be trim and feel good. I have yet to come across anyone who doesn’t care about their health, at least on … READ MORE
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Using the Motivational Triad to Eat Healthier, Part 2: Seeking Pleasure
In case you missed Part 1, click here. Eating is pleasurable. And nature intended it that way. The hunger response (pain) and the enjoyment associated with eating has kept us alive and thriving as a species. Our instincts also tell … READ MORE
Using the Motivational Triad to Eat Healthier
How many of you have a love/hate relationship with food? You know you need to eat more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes. You know you should eat less pizza, ice cream, dessert, burgers, cookies and cheese. But even when … READ MORE
Using the Motivational Triad to Exercise More Consistently, Part 3: Energy Efficiency
Welcome to Part 3 of our series on exercising more consistently using the principles of the Motivational Triad, as described in the book The Pleasure Trap. The Motivational Triad states that all humans a) seek pleasure, b) avoid pain and … READ MORE
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Tagged Exercise, fitness, leadership, Motivational Triad, New Year's Resolutions, The Pleasure Trap
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Using the Motivational Triad to Exercise More Consistently, Part 2: Avoid Pain
In Part 1 of this series, we explored how the Motivational Triad described in the book The Pleasure Trap has driven the way humans have made decisions since the beginning of their existence. The triad states that humans a) seek … READ MORE
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Tagged Exercise, leadership, motivation, Motivational Triad, New Year's Resolution, The Pleasure Trap
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Using the Motivational Triad to Exercise More Consistently, Part 1: Make it Pleasurable
In the book, The Pleasure Trap, authors Drs. Lisle and Goldhammer talk about a triad that helps explain what drives and has driven human behavior over the centuries. The triad quite simply is this: as humans we a) seek pleasure, … READ MORE
Flight Attendants Have it Right
Yes, we never listen to them anymore before the plane takes off. But, they do have it right. You have to put the oxygen mask on yourself first, before you can help other people. Same thing goes for effective leaders. … READ MORE
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