George S. Everly

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Is Suffering a Gift in Disguise?

2 months ago | psychologytoday.com | Meredith Weinberg |George S. Everly

By Meredith J. Weinberg, MBA, and George S. Everly, Jr., PhDSource: Mohamed_hassan/PixabaySuffering often feels heavy, difficult, and even like a curse—something to be avoided at all costs. But in many of life’s challenges, frustrations, and disappointments, we have a choice: to see them as obstacles or as opportunities to wrestle with something and grow. In other words, what if suffering is both a punishment and a privilege? The privilege to contend with something hard.
The Psychological Consequences of the California Fires - George S. Everly

Jan 9, 2025 | qoshe.com | George S. Everly
A New Type of New Year’s Resolution

Jan 5, 2025 | psychologytoday.com | George S. Everly

The New Year often comes with New Year’s resolutions. These are “promises” we make to ourselves, and perhaps others, to initiate “improvements” in our lives. Despite being armed with the greatest of intentions, only about 9 percent of people actually follow through and complete their resolutions. Why? There are myriad reasons why we fail at resolutions made on January 1st.
Stop Listening to the People Who Tell You, “You Can't” - George S. Everly

Jul 25, 2024 | qoshe.com | George S. Everly

I recently spent time with a friend of mine, Jim McCann. Jim is an extraordinary person. He is one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs and one of the most caring and compassionate people I’ve ever met. We were working on materials for a book we recently co-authored, Lodestar. Lodestar is a compendium of the most important self-help and self-improvement strategies of the last 100 years.
How to Identify and Manage 3 Toxic Work Personalities - George S. Everly

Jun 27, 2024 | qoshe.com | Meredith Weinberg |George S. Everly

By Meredith J. Weinberg, MBA with George S. Everly, Jr., Ph.D., M.A.Navigating the workplace and its dynamics often includes managing assorted toxic work personalities. By identifying and understanding difficult personality types, implementing strategies to manage toxicity, and learning to handle the differing toxic work personality types, we will help you to get a handle on and improve your workplace experience.
“Laws” of Personal Power - George S. Everly

May 1, 2024 | qoshe.com | George S. Everly

What motivates you?
Three Faces of Resilience: Harness Your Full Potential

Apr 10, 2024 | psychologytoday.com | George S. Everly

The word resilience, though overused, has untapped potential. Research has shown resilience to consist of three factors, not one. Harnessing the full range of resilience can lead to resistance, recovery, and growth. Words are more than scripted representations; they are powerplants of raw energy that can be harnessed and honed for great achievement, even happiness. One such remarkably powerful word is resilience.
Three Faces of Resilience: Harness Your Full Potential - George S. Everly

Apr 9, 2024 | qoshe.com | George S. Everly

Aa Aa Aa - A + Words are more than scripted representations; they are powerplants of raw energy that can be harnessed and honed for great achievement, even happiness. One such remarkably powerful word is resilience. Teetering on the precipice of becoming passe if not being discarded from serious discourse, the word resilience is a conduit for potential.
The Dangers of the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Persist

Mar 30, 2024 | psychologytoday.com | George S. Everly

Source: The Evening Sun/ Wikimedia. Public domain. At about 1:30 a.m. EDT on March 26, 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore experienced a catastrophic collapse. The container cargo ship Dali lost power and ran into one of the bridge’s key support pillars. Like a row of dominos, the spans which constituted the bridge collapsed. Six people are presumed dead.
What Happened When Elmo Asked, “How is Everybody Doing?” - George S. Everly

Feb 12, 2024 | qoshe.com | George S. Everly

On January 29, 2024, just 5 days before his 54th birthday, the iconic “Sesame Street” character Elmo unwittingly asked his followers on social media, “How is everybody doing?”The question spawned around 200 million views and over 15,000 responses and became an international news story. Themes of loneliness, depression, and anxiety were common.