When someone embraces in conversation with you, do not seem disinterested, do not avoid eye contact, do not shun this opportunity…. You are no better, no greater . . .

When I loved myself enough I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits- anything that kept me small. My judgment called it . . .

Allowing someone to be influential in your life is a gift to them (as well as you–but more so them). Being influential gives a person a sense of value and purpose in their life.

The other day on campus, a former student approached me and asked . . .

I learned a while back that I’d be lots happier if I accepted things as they were, rather than expecting them to be different. Adopting this attitude brings with it benefits hard to imagine. The trick is to remain calm and go along with the things you can’t change.

On the first leg of my flight from Grand Junction, Colorado to Phoenix, on my way home from a wonderful trip . . .

Motivational speaker and author Jack Mierop will make multiple stops next week throughout the Grand Valley, including a presentation at a Cavalcade Deep Tea event, 201 E. Aspen Ave. in Fruita, on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

[Grand Junction, CO—October 2, 2013] It is widely understood that distressing experiences and self-doubt can imprison us psychologically. Without understanding how we can become stuck in unhealthy behavioral patterns and the degree to which negative thinking infects our attitudes and the way we live, we experience difficulty moving forward.