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Something You Should Know about Coping with Change


Are You Stuck In Life?

January 5, 2010

 

Interview with Anneli Rufus, author of the book Stuck: Why We Can't (or Won't) Move On

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Feeling stuck in life has become very popular so many people today seem stuck.

 

Anneli Rufus:
And when I say stuck I mean people feel stuck in their job, stuck in a relationship, stuck with the wrong social circle, stuck doing nothing, stuck doing too much, right?

 

 

 

 


Anneli Rufus

Why It's Scary To Reach For Goals

November 13, 2009
Interview with Daniel Drubin author of Letting Go of Your Bananas: How to Become More Successful by Getting Rid of Everything Rotten in Your Life

 

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Mike Carruthers:
What keeps us from going after our goals and dreams? Usually fear.

 

Dr. Daniel T. Drubin:
Someone once said to me that when it comes to change - if it's not a little bit scary, it's probably not very worthwhile and probably not very interesting.
 


Daniel Drubin

 

Is This The Career You Really Want?

September 24, 2009
Interview with Rick Smith author of The Leap: How 3 Simple Changes Can Propel Your Career from Good to Great

 

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Mike Carruthers:
When you look at your career and where that’s headed, have you ever asked yourself…

 
Rick Smith:
Is this it? The economy’s starting to come back, I’m going to survive but is this really what I want to do with my life?

Rick Smith

 

Importance of Acquaintances

September 7, 2009

Interview with Melinda Blau author of Consequential Strangers: The Power of People Who Don't Seem to Matter. . . But Really Do

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Sure you have friends but you also have other important people in your life – just not AS important. They are "consequential strangers.
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Let me give you an example; you have a mechanic and you don’t think much about him until your car breaks down but having that mechanic is a very, very important part of your life.


Melinda Blau

 

Coping With Change You Didn't Ask For

June 3, 2009
Interview with M.J. Ryan, author of AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn't Ask For

 

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Mike Carruthers:
The economy has dictated that many of us deal with change... change we didn't ask for - and it's tough.

 

M.J. Ryan:
Because when change comes from the outside it's always the death of something, even if it's just the death of a sense of control. But often it's the death of an idea of how we thought our lives were going to be - we thought we'd have that retirement fund or that job.
 


MJ Ryan

Long Term Care Crisis

June 10, 2009
Interview with Howard Gleckman, author of Caring for Our Parents

 

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Mike Carruthers:
As we live longer and longer some of us will become frail and unable to care for ourselves.


Howard Gleckman:
75% of people who are 65 or older will need long-term care sometime in their lives.


Howard Gleckman

 

How You Handle Change - Part 2

July 21, 2009

Interview with Ariane de Bonvoisin author of The First 30 Days Your Guide To Any Change

www.first30days.com
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Mike Carruthers:
No matter how much you resist it, big changes are coming in your life - good ones and bad ones. Change is inevitable.

 

Ariane de Bonvoisin:
Going through change, we're always asked whether we want to be the victim or whether we actually want to stand back up and get strong in our power. And that is a choice that we all get given.


  Ariane de Bonvoisin

How You Handle Change

July 20, 2009

Interview with Ariane de Bonvoisin author of The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Any Change (and Loving Your Life More)

 
www.first30days.com
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Mike Carruthers:
When you ask most people how well they cope with change in life, you typically hear….

 

Ariane de Bonvoisin:
“I hate change, I resist change, I’m bad at change…” So I know that is a very classic, typical response.

Ariane de Bonvoisin

Could You Be Sabotaging Yourself?

 January 26, 2009 

Interview with Pat Pearson, author of Stop Self-Sabotage: Get Out of Your Own Way to Earn More Money, Improve Your Relationships, and Find the Success You Deserve

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Do you ever sabotage your own success?

 

Pat Pearson:
The issue is that you set a goal, and then you shoot yourself in the foot and you make sure you don't achieve it. And it all has to do, Mike, with deserve level.


Pat Pearson

 

 

What's Risky - What's Not - Part 2

 August 26, 2009

Part 2 of Interview with David Ropeik, author of Risk!: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really Dangerous in the World Around You

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Mike Carruthers:
Assessing what's truly risky in life isn't easy - and there's no simple equation either.

 

David Ropeik:
It's not this linear, statistical thing that the media likes to say, "We're too afraid of shark attack and not afraid enough of heart disease." Yeah that's true but it really doesn't work itself out in a kind of a mathematical sort of way.


David Ropeik

 

 

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