Tag Archives: Self care

“A Stanford scientist says a simple psychological shift can make you more successful”

March 16, 2023Get on your feet, Science, The Way of Peace, Thursday postsChoosing feelings, Choosing thoughts, Self care, Self-comfort, Self-loveWilliam Tell

A Stanford scientist says a simple psychological shift can make you more successful

The headline left me skeptical. A scientist tells about success?

The article proves to be all about self-love, and backs up everything I’ve said about that subject. It also speaks to the issues I face at this moment in dealing with my feelings and the way I treat myself.

I urge you to read it.

Originally posted 2016-01-30.

Attack of the needy people

September 20, 2018Clippings, Thursday posts, World NewsArrogance, Carolyn Hax, Keep the focus on you, Mind your own business, Need, Neediness, Panhandling, Presence, Self careWilliam Tell

This is an unscheduled post.

The letter copied below from Carolyn Hax’s column for today just blew me away, as pertinent to current posts on the topic of presence. A lifestyle of presence is very much out of synch with contemporary American culture, and is seen by those who don’t understand it as selfish and irresponsible. The letter I’m quoting here epitomizes what’s likely to happen when you “keep the focus on you” and “mind your own business” — and deal with others who have no intention of doing either one.
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When needs are met

July 26, 2018Dependency, Homelessness, National politics, OUR BEST POSTS, Poverty, Thursday postsDevelopmental psychology, Entitlement, Infantilism, Presence, Self care, self-esteem, Selfishness, Tea Party, The Homeless BloggerWilliam Tell

This is the third of three posts about entitlement:
07/12 – “Entitlement(s): Attitude and policy”
07/19 – “How I became homeless”
Today – “When needs are met”

I have no trouble sharing my candy, when I have plenty.

Jim Snyder even offers people cigarettes, when he has plenty.

When needs are met, one becomes generous.
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Job search update, 03/03/14

March 1, 2018Dependency, Get on your feet, Job search/Job prospects, Motivations, Thursday postsChaos and order, Emotional intelligence, EQ, Infantilism, Keep the focus on you, Self care, Selfishness, Smoking, The Chaos Factor, TohuWilliam Tell

Update 02/28/14 here.

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Tuesday 2014-02-11. My prospect for the City job fell through this morning.

Some may find this story TMI, but I will get it out more quickly if I don’t try to trim it. To cut to the chase, click here.

The listing came up in my search engine results, probably in August, that the City was accepting applications for the title of Secretary II. Interested people could first apply, then take the appropriate exams, and if they passed they would be put on an eligibility list for positions with this title throughout City government. The work site for any position could be anywhere.

In September I took and passed those exams.
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Issues with upcoming posts

November 16, 2017Get on your feet, Homelessness, OUR BEST POSTS, Poverty, Squalor, The Way of Peace, The William Tell ShowOn air talent, Self care, Stewardship, Talk radio, Talk show host, The Homeless Blogger, Wealth creationWilliam Tell

(Originally posted 01/29/14.)

In the process of “recycling” old posts on Wednesdays(*), I am now coming upon a number of posts with which I’m not completely comfortable. I probably would not write them, now or in the future, the way I did at the time; but I’m also still not sure exactly how I’d write them differently.

At the time I wrote those posts, I supposed my homelessness would be brief, and William Tell would soon enough become a public figure able to speak to what he saw as the pressing social issues. My homelessness continues eighteen months later, and my perceptions of those issues have changed.
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* “A Stanford scientist says a simple psychological shift can make you more successful”

January 30, 2016Clippings, Get on your feet, Science, The Way of PeaceChoosing feelings, Choosing thoughts, Self care, Self-comfort, Self-loveWilliam Tell

A Stanford scientist says a simple psychological shift can make you more successful

The headline left me skeptical. A scientist tells about success?

I urge you to read it.

* Attack of the needy people

May 9, 2014Clippings, World NewsArrogance, Carolyn Hax, Keep the focus on you, Mind your own business, Need, Neediness, Panhandling, Presence, Self careWilliam Tell

This is an unscheduled post.

* When needs are met

May 3, 2014Dependency, Homelessness, National politics, OUR BEST POSTS, PovertyDevelopmental psychology, Entitlement, Infantilism, Presence, Self care, self-esteem, Selfishness, Tea Party, The Homeless BloggerWilliam Tell

This is the third of three posts about entitlement:
04/19 – “Entitlement(s): Attitude and policy”
04/26 – “How I became homeless”
Today – “When needs are met”

I have no trouble sharing my candy, when I have plenty.

Jim Snyder even offers people cigarettes, when he has plenty.

When needs are met, one becomes generous.
Continue reading * When needs are met →

o Job search update, 04/07/14

April 7, 2014Get on your feet, Job search/Job prospects, MotivationsSelf care, self-esteem, SelfishnessWilliam Tell

Sunday 2014-03-30. I have bad news and good news.

The bad news is that I submitted no applications in March. I have no excuse, but will not kick myself. There is an impediment in current conditions at the shelter, described here (They have essentially taken away from me two hours of usable time per day, and replaced it with two hours of unusable time.), and I need to make some adjustments to my search engines. I will do better in April.

The good news is that I have finally become selfish enough to say, “I want this (fill in the blank) for me.” If I can maintain this posture, I will make great progress. I need to practice what I preach, and finally live life the same way I counsel for anyone who wants to leave poverty.

It’s a different approach to life.

* Job search update, 03/03/14

March 3, 2014Dependency, Get on your feet, Job search/Job prospects, MotivationsChaos and order, Emotional intelligence, EQ, Infantilism, Keep the focus on you, Self care, Selfishness, Smoking, The Chaos Factor, TohuWilliam Tell

Update 02/28/14 here.

———— ♦ ————

Tuesday 2014-02-11. My prospect for the City job fell through this morning.

Some may find this story TMI, but I will get it out more quickly if I don’t try to trim it. To cut to the chase, click here.

In September I took and passed those exams.
Continue reading * Job search update, 03/03/14 →