Before you read this blog, please reread my blog posted on May 4, 2008 entitled "Be Prepared for Failure, But Don't Settle for It." Also read Christina Bruni's comment on that blog.
"Taking a chance" involves deliberately undertaking risk. After everything that those of us with schizophrenia have gone through and... Read more
Maintaining a balance in our lives is thought by most to be a critical coping skill, myself included. There are many derivatives of this important basic skill, such as sticking to a daily routine, going to a movie with friends every third Tuesday of the month, participation in a day program, going to a support group on a regular... Read more
This is a blog about hope and perseverance.
It's been said that if you are devoid of all hope, you'll never be disappointed. This may be true, but the philosophy implicit in this statement is a terribly destructive way to live. Other clichés abound. I can't tell you how many well intentioned people tried... Read more
This is a blog about taking risk.
The concept of risk is extremely important in our society and our free enterprise economic system.
Large Corporations, as well as most successful but much smaller businesses in our country, collectively spend billions of dollars every year on sophisticated ways of assessing the associated risk... Read more
This coping skill is a derivative, or corollary, of my last blog about setting our own goals.
Stories abound about athletes who accomplish the "impossible." The prospect of seeing old records broken and new ones set is part of the thrill of watching the Olympics. I find myself transfixed when figure skating and... Read more
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