<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:32:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Dr Bill</category><category>Dr William Tollefson</category><category>transformation</category><category>Life Coaching</category><category>Coaching</category><category>growth</category><category>life skill</category><category>change</category><category>self improvement</category><category>Life Coach</category><category>Coach</category><category>Addiction</category><category>Dr Bill Tollefson</category><category>negative thoughts</category><category>Core Belifs</category><category>Healling</category><category>Thought Addiction</category><category>Transforming</category><category>habitual pattern</category><category>what is a thought addiction</category><category>DID</category><category>DID systems</category><category>Rooted Core Beliefs</category><category>addictions</category><category>empower</category><category>holidays</category><category>master coaching</category><category>moving forward</category><category>positive patterning</category><category>programming</category><category>rooted beliefs</category><category>Adictive</category><category>Belief System</category><category>Dissociation Identity Disorder</category><category>Facebook</category><category>Imagination</category><category>Making a positive change</category><category>PTSD</category><category>Personal Philosophy</category><category>Ph.D. candidates</category><category>RRT</category><category>Trauma</category><category>Twitter</category><category>What is addiction</category><category>William Tollefson</category><category>abundance</category><category>addiction and drug treatment Southwest Florida</category><category>addiction definition</category><category>addiction recovery Cape Coral</category><category>addictive thoughts</category><category>coaching dissertation</category><category>core beliefs</category><category>creating success</category><category>creativity</category><category>dissertation process</category><category>dissertation writing</category><category>finishing dissertation</category><category>flashbacks</category><category>focus</category><category>full potential</category><category>grief</category><category>habit</category><category>intentions</category><category>loss</category><category>memory</category><category>musing</category><category>potentional</category><category>recovery Cape Coral</category><category>relationship with self</category><category>relationships</category><category>safety</category><category>social video</category><category>stuck</category><category>success</category><category>thought addiction recovery Southwest Florida</category><category>thought looping. Thought Addiction Assessment</category><category>thoughts</category><category>unprocessed memories</category><title>Dr Bill Life Coach</title><description>Dr Bill&#39;s Life Coaching blog is available to help readers better understand their life’s challenges, intentions and goals. He uses a unique approach to help people to reach their maximum potential in life.</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>45</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-7484927505353209300</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 19:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-06T11:31:38.863-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addiction and drug treatment Southwest Florida</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addiction recovery Cape Coral</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill Tollefson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">recovery Cape Coral</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">thought addiction recovery Southwest Florida</category><title>Addiction Recovery Southwest Florida</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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treatment, but there are still holes in our system as far as recovery. &amp;nbsp;As a consequence, alcoholism and drug
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continue to believe they have a disease that they have to try to conquer on
their own or to recover from in anonymity for fear after leaving a 28 day addiction
treatment program. Thoughts of being damaged or disease race through their
heads constantly with left alone and makes them uncomfortable in social
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Having an addiction coach / recovery mentor can increase
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Thank you Dr. Bill&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2012/10/2013-seminar-opinion-survey.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNb9RiESSnKBQ2CdgfSI72tw0dNUaRnsUk4s8khSCEisaef9kJ1gogOpOVESz_HR9Jmeif6OK7rqTlAyv_zXp0_ZiMOEqOc0Pv53Xn7XoD01tYN-mWiRh3d6xQpXvqfIptek5aI95hbqwJ/s72-c/Door+of+wonder.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-6680692632958901120</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-06-09T06:49:01.193-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">empower</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">focus</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">growth</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Life Coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Making a positive change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">master coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">moving forward</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">William Tollefson</category><title>Making a Positive Change</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&quot;Gratitude is the gateway to moving forward
to positive change.&quot; Dr Bill&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Positive change in
your life is yours when you believe that you deserve and you are worthy of it, When you know that it
is there for you. It will be present for you when you are truly authentic with
yourself and your life; when your core beliefs match with your
external reactions to life experiences.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Everything that you accomplish is for
one reason only. You believe that you will feel more positive about having it.
But, the truth is, you must feel positive that you deserve and are worthy of what you desire before you
can achieve what you want!&amp;nbsp; So, believe in yourself first and set
positive steps, then put them into action and live in the moment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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way, when you adjust your core beliefs and putting them into action consistently you will produce positive results in yourself and your life. If
you simply look around with positive eyes in the moment you will recognize that you already have much
of what you desire.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #505050; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Remember, positive core beliefs are an internal vision of your future successes and what you will accomplish. When you tune into our core beliefs then we will spiral upward
receiving more blessings that are positive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2012/09/making-positive-change.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-182843991258473233</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-18T09:43:48.404-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addictions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addictive thoughts</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill Tollefson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr William Tollefson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thought Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">thought looping. Thought Addiction Assessment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">what is a thought addiction</category><title>Thought Addiction: Recognition is Growing in Southwest Florida</title><description>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;“Thanks to all and to all happy thoughts”&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;I did a search on Thought Addiction and what did I see but that my blog&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Post-traumatic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Stress Disorder &amp;amp; Thought Addiction (&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://williamtollefsonvalues.blogspot.com/2011/06/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-thought.html&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;http://williamtollefsonvalues.blogspot.com/2011/06/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-thought.html&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;was&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;#1 on Google Search for Thought Addiction.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;In fact this morning I was also #2 for my HUB article on Thought Addiction: The Truth at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/Addiction_Begins_with_a_Thought&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/Addiction_Begins_with_a_Thought&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;as well as #6 and #8 on first page. That is huge and I am grateful to all.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;On the second Google Search page my Thought Addiction Assessment is #8 there. If you want to find out if you might have a Thought Addiction -TA, take the assessment&amp;nbsp;I have created to help anyone figure it out in the&amp;nbsp;comfort&amp;nbsp;of your home and grade it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: -webkit-auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;I have worked hard to get this recognized for Thought Addiction (TA) and it is starting to get the recognition it deserves.&amp;nbsp;As I have always said “Every addiction starts with a thought” and “Once sober all you are left with is the thought that started addiction to a substance, emotion, behavior or even a thought.” &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;I have great questions that come to me from individuals seeking freedom from traumatic memories and flashbacks. They tend to have trouble moving forward due to unprocessed traumatic memory or flashbacks. The aforementioned is a question and an answer that needs to be shared, so here is my opinion. I hope it is helpful to all of the individuals who have asked this question.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;“If the focus of healing is on old unprocessed memories or destructive behavior patterns,&amp;nbsp;then more than likely an individual will remain stuck in the past at the expense of the present. It is my belief that the real problem is the negative core beliefs that are attached to the memories. The core beliefs are being triggered at the same time as the unprocessed memories surface. As long as negative core beliefs are allowed to remain embedded in the subconscious, the individual will continue to be stuck in past images and repeat the same behavior patterns as well as display the same emotional reactions. What a person&amp;nbsp;believes&amp;nbsp;about self is based on the content of the accumulated core beliefs which trap him or her in the past at the cost of their present life. When a current event occurs and something from the event triggers a past core belief, the core belief then surfaces and causes a thought, emotion or behavior.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;In over two decades of directly working with abuse and trauma survivors, I witnessed survivors attempting to process past trauma with no avail. Without any new skills, they continued to be triggered and stuck repeating the same things over and over again.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Research has demonstrated that it is impossible to change recollections, erase them or achieve amnesia from unprocessed memories that have been already recorded. There is a different way. The new focus of my life coaching program helps an individual to discover his or her old negative core beliefs that have formed and that are directly affecting their thinking, emotions and behavior. Life coaching is about learning new skills to assist an individual to identify his or her hidden negative core beliefs, and shift the core beliefs which unblocks them from being barriers. The action of shifting negative core beliefs and installing new ones dramatically cut off the triggers that make the negative core beliefs surface and thus the emotional reactions and behaviors will stop.&amp;nbsp;Creating a new belief system is possible. It is concentrated work, but the results are extremely positive.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-do-i-move-forward-with-unprocessed.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-2111024791925793067</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-21T13:15:44.747-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">abundance</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">creating success</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">creativity</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill Tollefson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Imagination</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">intentions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">potentional</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">success</category><title>Imagination is the Power to Success</title><description>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&quot;All change stems from our imagination. Imagination is capable of turning mind energy into a vision and success.&quot;&amp;nbsp; --Dr Bill&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 8.5pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;“How do I change my life in a positive way?”&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 8.5pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Simply use your imagination.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Imagination is one of our most powerful tools available to us.&amp;nbsp; Imagination is the one thing within us, as humans, that gives us the amazing ability to &quot;create&quot;.&amp;nbsp; Think about it.&amp;nbsp; Our imagination can truly assist us in creating something new? Everything that we been created in the world has stemmed from the seed in someone&#39;s imagination. Everyone has this ability.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Our imagination contains the magnificent power to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;generate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;thoughts or concepts (those intentions we wish, or desire or expect) which can be manifested in the future. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Every&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;idea &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;dream and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;every&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;goal can be achieved by accessing our creative mind.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; And, with a little effort, focus and practice, a constant flow of ideas will come to with ease.&amp;nbsp; This is the brilliance of our human brain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;In order to access our imagination we have to spend time with our self. &amp;nbsp;Find a peaceful environment, get quiet, be calm, and ask for guidance with or inspiration about a specific desire or idea.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;Focus &lt;/b&gt;on the desire or idea and say it aloud, then remain quiet and calm...and notice the flow of thoughts that come to mind.&amp;nbsp; Listen and hear the answers.&amp;nbsp; Write them all down. Do not discount or rationalize any thoughts that come to mind.&amp;nbsp;Then, rest in the faith that our imagination generates additional ideas and solutions. Know that imagination possesses all the energy needed to continue generating more ideas and solutions on the way to accomplishing success in our lives. Believe, have faith and harvest the rewards. The more we practice the easier success will come and our imagination will open to its abundance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;For more ideas, visit Dr Bill&#39;s website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/10/imagination-is-power-to-success.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-6771456640216824266</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-05T08:59:32.389-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">habitual pattern</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">master coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">negative thoughts</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">stuck</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">thoughts</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">what is a thought addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">What is addiction</category><title>Thought Addiction</title><description>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The importance of the concept of having an addiction to a thought has been increasing. Simply, thought addiction is when a thought or set of thoughts get stuck in your head and those thoughts begin to create a loop. As the thoughts loop, the person becomes more and more focused on them and less able to defocus from them. As the power of the thoughts increase, the person feels as though he or she has lost control. Once out of control, the thought ends up consuming his or her energy and depletes the ability to perform successfully. At that point the thought takes over his or her mental life and becomes addicting. Once a thought is no longer controllable the person acts out in different ways to turn it off. Some people use methods such as medicating it, fighting it or use a substance to avoid it. Many people with this condition state “I can’t get this thought out of my head and it is driving me crazy”. What is so important to take away from the concept of addiction to a thought is not a mental disorder or a lack of self control problem. Thought addiction is a skill deficiency. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Generally these types of thoughts are core beliefs from his or her past or negative statements expressed from someone else. They are triggered by a present event and mentally surface unconsciously into the mind. The most common example of this type of thought is “I am not good enough”. Cognitive therapists have long know and proven that a thought precedes an emotion and a behavior. But what is also true is that “every addiction begins and ends with a thought”. A few forms of thoughts which can result in chronic looping are:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;body image thoughts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;depressive thoughts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;doubt&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;fear&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;worry&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;negative thoughts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;obsessive thoughts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;lack of worth thoughts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;superstitious thoughts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;suicidal ideation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 37.8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;weight thoughts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; border: none; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;&quot;&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;&quot;&gt;So it is important to understand that the way to stop an addiction to a thought or unceasing looping is through gaining and practicing mental skills. We have the power to command and reset or thoughts. We just need to acquire the proper skills and have a willingness to consistently practice the skills to effect positive change.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Need Dr Bill’s Coaching Help?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;I help people work on life challenges such as personal growth, emotional wellbeing, addiction recovery and relationships. Write to him and describe your situation:&lt;/i&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:TollefsonEnterprises@gmail.com&quot;&gt;TollefsonEnterprises@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;&quot;&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Dr Bill Tollefson is a certified master life and holistic addiction recovery coach, speaker, radio personality and author and author of&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;Separated From the Light&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;i&gt;Visit him at drbilltollefson.com&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other Articles on Subject:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/unhealthythoughts&quot;&gt;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/unhealthythoughts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/Addiction_Begins_with_a_Thought&quot;&gt;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/Addiction_Begins_with_a_Thought&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/Unblocking_Addictive_Thought_Patterns&quot;&gt;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/Unblocking_Addictive_Thought_Patterns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/10/thought-addiction.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-3402722124548119327</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-22T16:57:47.381-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr William Tollefson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">empower</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life skill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">negative thoughts</category><title>Thoughts, Thoughts and More Thoughts</title><description>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;I have been working a lot on how thoughts are interact with addictions and ran across a very interesting statistic that expanded my mind on the power and magnitude of thoughts. A few years back the National Science Foundation estimated that a person produces nearly 50,000 thoughts a day. Isn&#39;t that incredible. I feel that this is a very important statistic to know. It helps us to understand the influence and power that our thoughts have on us. It can determine how we envision the direction of our lives and our emotional reactions. We&amp;nbsp;improve our lives if we just become more mindful of the content of our thoughts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;I feel that if is very important that we discover what the content of our thoughts are because it affects our health - mentally, physically and spiritually. Here are some questions to think about. If the majority of our thoughts, over 25, 000 a day are negative, then how would that affect our reaction to the events we encounter daily? Conversely, if the majority of our thoughts were positive then what would be our reactions be?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Begin to become very mindful of the content of your thoughts. It will make all the difference in your life.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Read more and gain a skillful tip on how to empower yourself by shifting your thoughts.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/ThoughtscanempowerourLives&quot;&gt;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/ThoughtscanempowerourLives&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Also discover more on the power of thoughts and&amp;nbsp;their&amp;nbsp;relationship&amp;nbsp;with addictions. &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/Addiction_Begins_with_a_Thought&quot;&gt;http://drbilltollefson.hubpages.com/hub/Addiction_Begins_with_a_Thought&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/09/thoughts-thoughts-and-more-thoughts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-4303769299505158291</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-15T12:57:18.285-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">coaching dissertation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dissertation process</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dissertation writing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">finishing dissertation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ph.D. candidates</category><title>Dissertation Coach in Ft Myers, Florida</title><description>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Feeling stuck in attempting to complete your Ph.D. dissertation?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;I have been honored to coach some Ph.D. candidates toward their intention to complete their dissertations. These candidates reside in Florida as well as all over the country. The journey through the dissertation phase of a Ph.D. can be very rocky and frustrating. There are a lot of individuals who get stuck in this portion of the journey and some give up and remain ABD (all but dissertation). In my coaching practice I offer a customized dissertation action plan for Ph.D. candidates to assist them through this process. Choosing and dealing with their topic direction, dissertation committee, and being consistent with researching and writing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;I offer support and guidance coaching through the whole process to help candidates reach their goals of completion. I wish I had this availability to such a coach when I went through writing my dissertation and dealing with my committee. Attempting to do the process alone can be very scary. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;To gain more information of this unique Dissertation Coaching Service contact me at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:TollefsonEnterprises@gmail.com&quot;&gt;TollefsonEnterprises@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; or my website &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drbilltollefson.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.drbilltollefson.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/08/dissertation-coach-in-ft-myers-florida.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-5628882030122568723</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-15T19:35:57.938-07:00</atom:updated><title>Dr Bill Life Coach: D.I.D. Life Coaching vGroup</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/02/did-life-coaching-vgroup.html&quot;&gt;Dr Bill Life Coach: D.I.D. Life Coaching vGroup&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/07/dr-bill-life-coach-did-life-coaching.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-3983122902172501282</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-29T12:50:37.263-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr William Tollefson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">growth</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Healling</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Life Coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rooted Core Beliefs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">transformation</category><title>Core Beliefs: The Hidden Barrier to Success</title><description>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;I have worked with, studied and helped others with discovering their barriers to the success they would like to achieve. I would like to impart an example of how the formation and process of core beliefs happens.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;My expertise has been on memory and how it affects how one thinks, acts and feels. I have discovered that during the time &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;the brain is recording a life event a core belief forms that develops a belief about the person simultaneously. So with every event that is record there is a corresponding core belief forms and over time the core belief roots its self to the memory and sits in the shadow of the memory. Now flash to the present, when you are experiencing a life event the association triggers a past rooted core belief and it is the rooted core belief that determines how the person will react, think or feel unknown to the person.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;For example to help you understand:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;I am in elementary school and I am waiting for my grade for a test I studied hard for and I thought I did well on. My teacher comes to my desk, drops my test on the desk and I see that I got a D on the test (that is the memory). My teacher looks at me and says “I do not think that you can pass my course because you are not smart enough, so the core belief that forms is “I am not good enough (the #1 core belief for majority of people) or I am not smart enough or I cannot perform as well as others”. Flash to the present and I am at my job, I produce a report and a co-worker looks at me and says, “why did you not go to college, you are so smart” (the trigger). The memory of elementary school does not surface, but unknown to me the rooted core belief surfaces in my mind and out of my mouth I say “I am not smart enough”. To make a long story short rooted core beliefs from the past rule how a person functions in the present. The coaching I do, I guide individuals to examine their rooted core belief s, examine how the belief can be a barrier to their success and then assist them to shift their rooted beliefs to positive and open them to reach their maximum potential in their life today. Shifting core beliefs is possible, powerful and can be a reality.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/06/core-beliefs-hidden-barrier-to-success.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-1022281780904583587</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-09T17:00:38.551-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Life Coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">positive patterning</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thought Addiction</category><title>Addiction: What Does It Take</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Wanting to beat an addiction takes more than just a wish, whether it is a substance, behavior emotion or thought. Essential to being successful, one has to develop an active action plan, sever of old habits and complete a shift in mindset. Also commitment and practice to a personal daily holistic recovery program, whatever form it takes, is required in order to beat an addiction. Just attending a recovery program and not working it is not enough. Dedication and consistent practice of a holistic recovery program is the key success. No athletic ever won a gold medal without practicing their sport every day, whether they felt like it or not. Part-time practice accomplishes nothing. One does not have to be perfect at the program to be successful, one just have to do it. Daily practice will increase one’s skill level and help create a discipline. In conclusion, cessation of an addiction is achieved by changing habitual addiction patterns, full allegiance to a holistic recovery program and daily follow through.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/06/addiction-what-does-it-take.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-871769644096314078</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-22T17:43:30.249-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addiction definition</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addictions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Adictive</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">habitual pattern</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thought Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">what is a thought addiction</category><title>Thought Addiction</title><description>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;“Addictions come in all kinds of different forms, but all start with a thought”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 10.8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;&quot;&gt;What is a thought addiction?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 10.8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;&quot;&gt;Thought addiction is real. It can consume and devastate someone’s life. Can there be an addiction to a thought? By definition yes it can. The definition of thought addiction is the development of a habitual pattern to one thought or set of thoughts. Thought addiction is the returning to a thought that does not serve the individual and has damaging results that depletes every system of the body. An addiction to a thought produces a rapid and intense change in mood and causes a painful withdrawal when there is an attempt to stop.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 10.8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;&quot;&gt;To learn more about thought addiction by cut and pasting these two links:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 10.8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/hub/Addiction_Begins_with_a_Thought&quot;&gt;http://hubpages.com/hub/Addiction_Begins_with_a_Thought&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 10.8pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/hub/Unblocking_Addictive_Thought_Patterns&quot;&gt;http://hubpages.com/hub/Unblocking_Addictive_Thought_Patterns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/06/thought-addiction.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-6812507513608252599</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-30T17:23:09.168-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">habit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life skill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">positive patterning</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">programming</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">transformation</category><title>Use Habit Patterning to your Advantage</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;The good news is that the more you practice a new behavior, a thought or emotion, the more it will become a habit.&amp;nbsp; For better or worse researchers found that it takes as short as 30 days to condition you and form an automatic habit.&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Unfortunately, patterning happens with negative behavior, thought or emotion as well as positive. So if you overly focus on one thing repetitively then it embeds itself deeply and becomes your reality. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Use this research to your advantage. You can change a behavior, thought or emotion into a success pattern by consciously practicing positive either for 30 days. &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;This new pattern in turn will motivate you to achieve your goals. Positive patterning will create benefits of increased organization and productivity, fewer crises, more life balance and mental peace.&amp;nbsp; Focusing on where are headed is more important than where you have been or how fast you are accomplishing things. And remember that your strongest tool for success is creative visualization. Imagine in your mind how you will be, think and feel in the future.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;mso-line-height-alt: 8.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Five Tips for Creating a Success Patterning&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;mso-line-height-alt: 8.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;1. Visualize your new behavior, thought or emotion early in the morning,&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;with your morning cup of coffee or tea for 30 days straight.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;mso-line-height-alt: 8.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;2. Train yourself to be consistent and perform your new pattern training as it is your job. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;mso-line-height-alt: 8.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;3. Do not work on too objectives at once. Work on one behavior, thought or emotion at a time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;mso-line-height-alt: 8.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;4. Do not procrastinate. &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Slow down &amp;amp; focus on the changes you want to make. Visualize yourself changing them. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;mso-line-height-alt: 8.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;5. Balance your life with rest, healthy nutrition and exercise. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Here is another piece of advice. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Experience everyday as though you have a blank canvas in front of you and paint on the canvas new behaviors, thoughts and emotions you want to express through “creating in the moment”. Do not attempt to fix the past or project into the future. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Remember the healthier you think you are the healthier you are.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 5.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;mso-special-character: line-break;&quot; /&gt; &lt;!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;mso-special-character: line-break;&quot; /&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/05/use-habit-patterning-to-your-advantage.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-7220311217773940755</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-13T13:47:57.950-07:00</atom:updated><title>Our Words Make Us Who We Are</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;“Our words have the power to shape who we are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;It is a fact that we are what we speak. Our words have extreme power in the formation of our identity. Words determine how we view ourselves, how we compare ourselves to others and the world and how we react or do not react to any situation. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;We need to be very mindful of the content of our words about ourselves. I have learned that “the words that come out of our mouths go directly into our ears unfiltered”. So the brain registers the words, and it says “if that is how you want it then it will be so”. &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;The brain will make it true and cloud the real truth. Understand that the human brain is a non-judgmental and non-emotional organ, and believes what we say about ourselves, is the truth. So speaking words like stupid, ugly, no good or worthless often, even though not true, will become part of our “true” identity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;We need to take stock in the words we utter, because they make come back to haunt us, even if we were just kidding or attempting not to be conceited. The words that we use to describe ourselves could deform our identity for years to come. Be ever vigilant. Speak positive self words and begin a formation of a positive identity.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/05/our-words-make-us-who-we-are.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-4711543419854193339</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-28T14:00:09.999-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Belief System</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr William Tollefson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Life Coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life skill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">negative thoughts</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rooted Core Beliefs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">transformation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Transforming</category><title>Results on Rooted Core Belief Survey</title><description>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;lucida grande&#39;, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;lucida grande&#39;, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;I wanted to share the results of the survey I conducted on Facebook. The question was “When doubt surfaces in you due to problems or stress in your life, what you think first?” I wanted to know the first thought that surfaced when a person was faced with stressful or overwhelming life events. I wanted to compare it to other surveys and what I was noticing in people I have been coaching. I though this knowledge was very important to increase understanding of why some people experience barriers when attempting to be successful in their life.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;lucida grande&#39;, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;lucida grande&#39;, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;lucida grande&#39;, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;The people who participated had three choices: 1. “I am not good enough”; 2. “I do not deserve to___” or “I do not measure up”. The results were very interesting. The number one rooted core belief reported by the individuals who participated was “I am not good enough”. This rooted core belief was found to be the #1 in many other surveys and the number one reported by people I coach.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;This rooted core belief reflected the person’s self-perceive weaknesses or the skills they think they are lacking. The second most common was “I do not measure up to ____”. This one reflects that under stress people tend to compare themselves with others. The last reported was “I do not deserve to ____”. This rooted core belief tends to reflect the issue of permission or the right to heal old wounds, be rewarded or succeed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;lucida grande&#39;, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;lucida grande&#39;, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The good news is that all three can be shifted and no longer be a barrier to personal growth or success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/04/results-on-rooted-core-belief-survey.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-1576920946036176119</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-31T17:16:38.211-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">DID</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">DID systems</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dissociation Identity Disorder</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr William Tollefson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">musing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">transformation</category><title>&quot;Musing&quot; to Shift DID Systems</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;One of my&amp;nbsp;passions is to deeply understand the world of DID systems. Not only do I believe that the formation of DID is a normal response to an overwhelming life event, but also DID is a powerful defensive process against repetitive abuse and trauma. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;For decades this &quot;alternative world&quot; was painted in negative light. For 14 years, I have been looking to&amp;nbsp;develop a method to help individuals with DID systems&amp;nbsp;to have a more cohesive life without crisis, chaos, separateness and constant episodes of terror. I think I have found a positive method from the life coaching I have been doing with DID clients. That method is &quot;musing&quot;. Muses have been a huge inspiration for poets, writers and artists dating back to pre- Greek and Roman times. In reference to DID systems, musing is facilitating a massive shifting of the system&#39;s mindset from protective compartmentalization to collective inspiration. &amp;nbsp;Through musing, a system (or as one of my clients called her system her &quot;troops&quot;) stops focusing on possible threats and turns all energy toward being the inspirational and creative energy for the whole. Under this new mindset everyday is a blank canvas on which the muses create a new painting.&amp;nbsp;Life then becomes art and not something to avoid. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;This method has been embraced by many systems and&amp;nbsp;I have&amp;nbsp;witnessed quick mindset shifts and dramatic results. No matter where you are on the continuum, healing is possible. To participate and gain the benefits of this exciting method, go to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/fG76X3&quot;&gt;http://bit.ly/fG76X3&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; Learn more by reading my HUB Article &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/ieSXYD&quot;&gt;http://bit.ly/ieSXYD&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/03/musing-to-shift-did-systems.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-4074842980648300658</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-28T07:34:45.171-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Coach</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Life Coach</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life skill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self improvement</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">transformation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Transforming</category><title>Mistakes Enrich the Soul</title><description>&lt;h3 style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;uistorymessage&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 3;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Many people are very frightened and apprehensive to make a mistake. They become so afraid that they isolate from life, so it is not possible to make a mistake. The more afraid we are to make a mistake, the less willing we are to risk, the more we are restricted and stuck. Therefore our Soul becomes deprived of the nutriments needed to thrive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 3;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Therefore don&#39;t let past life mistakes determine your future. We all make mistakes. Without mistakes we cannot learn and transform. No one is perfect.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;So we cannot allow them to define who we are.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/03/mistakes-enrich-soul.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-8598979886664023505</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-16T09:25:07.770-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Coach</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Core Belifs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr William Tollefson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">growth</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Healling</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">memory</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">RRT</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">transformation</category><title>RRT 2.0 Is Universal: Helps Everyone</title><description>Last Monday I had the privilege to be the feature professional speaker on Michele Rosenthal&#39;s Professional Perspectives Teleseminar series about RRT and RRT 2.0. I felt it was a very enlightening discussion on PTSD, the cause of flashbacks, memory function, the brain, and how one can heal through RRT. Healing is possible. No one needs to be afraid to face their memories.&lt;br /&gt;
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If interested in hearing the Teleseminar then copy this link&amp;nbsp;and paste in your browser: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://db.tt/V9FlCNQ&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;http://db.tt/V9FlCNQ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;Or click on it and it will open on your media player.</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/03/rrt-20-is-universal-helps-everyone.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-7664534115979227250</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-10T13:39:03.891-08:00</atom:updated><title>Depression: Barrier to Success</title><description>A lot of people have trouble with depression at some point in their life. There are many different types of depression. There is depression due to grief, loss of a loved one, withdrawal and situational. I had been taught that situational depression&amp;nbsp;was &quot;anger turned inward&quot;. My question had been &quot;angry at what?&quot; I was never given an answer. I also did not feel that that answer &quot;anger turned inward&quot; was not a complete sentence or idea. Something was missing. After 60 years of life I finally was able to answer the question. Here is the complete description for situational depression; &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Life depression is anger turned inward, due to his or her judgment of how they performed or did not perform in a life event&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. I hope that answers your question on depression. If you want more information go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/hub/Depression-It-maight-Just-Be-a-Performance-Issue&quot;&gt;http://hubpages.com/hub/Depression-It-maight-Just-Be-a-Performance-Issue&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; and read more on the subject.</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/03/depression-barrier-to-success.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-4930769002626408689</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-10T05:37:43.475-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Coach</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Facebook</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Life Coach</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life skill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Personal Philosophy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">self improvement</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">social video</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">transformation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Transforming</category><title>First Social Video Show on Facebook</title><description>The question for my 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; social video show aired over Facebook was “What is your Personal Philosophy?”&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;You can watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/gN1d1M&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;http://bit.ly/gN1d1M&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and learn more about my theory for personal growth and healing. I have gotten very good response from the viewers of the show. I plan on doing more episodes and I asked people interested in seeing more to suggest topics they would like me to talk about. Participate and send me suggestions at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:tollefsonenterprises@gmail.com&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;tollefsonenterprises@gmail.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for what you want to hear on &quot;Transforming with Dr. Bill&quot;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-social-video-show-on-facebook.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-3708995232818113093</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-08T10:16:04.297-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Coach</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Core Belifs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr Bill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr William Tollefson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Life Coaching</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life skill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">transformation</category><title>I have been picked up by iExist Magazine</title><description>I just learned today that I have been picked up as a feature writer for a brand new magazine in development. The magazine will be called &quot;iExist Magazine&quot; and its literary focus will be on &quot;Transformation&quot; in all areas of life. I am thrilled to be involved in the beginning of the magazine. &lt;br /&gt;
.</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-have-been-picked-up-by-iexist.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-1120495417019455715</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-06T14:57:47.582-08:00</atom:updated><title>“My Biggest Barrier to My Success is Me”</title><description>Many of us get into a &quot;comfort zone&quot; in our lives. We all want to grow and succeed, but in order to do that we have to take a risk and move out of our comfort zone. Just the thought of moving out of one&#39;s comfort zone can be a real scary experience and can bring up many rooted beliefs we have accumulated over the years. Beliefs like &quot;maybe I am not good enough&quot;, &quot;maybe I am not smart enough&quot;, or &quot;&quot;what if I do it wrong&quot; can surface and cause us to stay in a comfort zone that is not working for us. Do not let your fear hold you back from your dreams. Take a risk, venture out and grab the success you deserve.</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-biggest-barrier-to-my-success-is-me.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-9068924945720625187</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-04T09:57:34.099-08:00</atom:updated><title>This Saturdays Renew You Life with Dr Lisa Palmer Radio Show</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Hey everyone. Dr Palmer had to cancel the Radio Show for this Saturday until next Saturday March 12&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;. I will send out a notice on that next week. Sorry for the delay. Hope you tune in next week.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/03/this-saturdays-renew-you-life-with-dr.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723974972774048994.post-512967005566014702</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-02T16:19:37.485-08:00</atom:updated><title>Here is the BlogTalkRadio Link to Listen to the Today&#39;s Show</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;For those who want to listen to the Radio Show I did today, here is the link &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lovesexrelationships2/2011/03/02/dr-bill-discuss-what-beliefs-you-have-about-your-relationship-is-probably-true-join-us&quot;&gt;http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lovesexrelationships2/2011/03/02/dr-bill-discuss-what-beliefs-you-have-about-your-relationship-is-probably-true-join-us&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; I am still getting feedback. Enjoy the show.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://drbill-lifecoach.blogspot.com/2011/03/here-is-blogtalkradio-link-to-listen-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Dr Bill - Master Life Coach)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>