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Is well being affected by the political environment?   Politics dictates everything we do or want to do.   How can we have therapy with Political Compliance or ideologies which interfere with therapy as we shall show.  The goal behind subconscious restructuring is the discovery of the Self behind the self image.   Accelerated Personal Growth gives us the power of becoming conscious volitional beings.

 In my last blog post, entitled Absolute Must, I mentioned an important by-product of setting Objectives; the Endowment Effect.  It seems there is more to setting future plans for ourselves than just making a list of things we want to accomplish and then figuring out how to get there.  Additionally, when we take ownership of an idea, there is a host of chemical reactions that take place inside us, that make us more likely to continue in our personal endeavors than you might be aware of.  Likewise, a lack of these chemicals may explain why we get side-tracked or often fall short in achieving the results we seek in our lives.  This brain chemistry I am referring to is a central component of your personal Operational System that allows you to tie your strategic plans to your daily tactics.

Nidal Hasan needs to be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted for this despicable crime but it is important not to use him as yet another excuse for the incredible incompetence of the mental health industry. The most important information from the Generals and mental health professionals about the Fort Hood shooting will not be revealed until the media ask better questions and demands hard evidence in regard to these questions.

We have lots of them in our lives; firsts, that is!

Thanks for checking out my blog! On November 11, 2009, I will launch www.warriorlifecoach.com, a site designed to serve as a new rally point for those seeking self-improvement. Please return here to discuss all things that relate to personal improvement techniques; for both military and civilian readers. From time to time we'll delve into subjects ranging from strategy, operational art, and tactics to neurotransmitters, subconscious restructuring, and brain rehabilitation. On the surface, this may appear to be a little confusing. To that I say, "Hang in there...it's about to get good!"

I like this topic because it is on everyone’s mind. "How do I become successful? or, How do I make it"? How do I become confident?

During a recent visit to my local Wal-Mart store, I had an experience that got me to thinking about our ability to change OR more specifically our resistance to change. We tend to become creatures of habit.  Some of those habits are things we wish we could change but just don’t seem to know how. My local Wal-Mart is undergoing major renovations. These renovations consist primarily of reorganizing things in the store so that our Wal-Mart will be set up like most of the other stores across the country. To accomplish this, they are relocating several of the departments within the store. This also involves moving merchandise to new locations. As I walked through the store today, I was amazed at the various reactions of the shoppers. A few seemed to be tickled at the adventure of finding things. Now that so much had been moved around, they looked like kids on a scavenger hunt.

Ask somebody "what are your strengths?" and you will likely get a perplexed look as a response. This tends to happen for one of two reasons: The person is too shy to mention their strengths, perhaps out of fear of looking conceited, or the person doesn't answer, probably because they have not fully considered what their strengths are.