by Kim Olver | Jan 22, 2020 | Choice Theory, radical responsibility, Relationships, Self-Development, Self-growth
Some links may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these After spending more than 30 years teaching Choice Theory and 10 years as the executive director of the Glasser Institute for Choice Theory – US, I...
by Kim Olver | Jan 15, 2020 | Self-care, Self-Development, Self-growth
Most people define wealth financially by measuring net worth, investment accounts, salary, IRAs, real estate properties and so on. With financial wealth comes a lifestyle with all its trappings. But what real value does that have if you have no one to love or be loved...
by Kim Olver | Oct 9, 2019 | Self-growth, Travel
Today is my birthday and it marks the beginning of my 60th year here on earth. Some people think their 60th year starts on their 60th birthday, but think about it: Your first year didn’t begin when you turned one. So today, on my 59th birthday, I begin my sixth decade...
by Kim Olver | Aug 21, 2019 | Mental Health, Relationships, Self-Development, Self-growth
In honor of Happiness Happens Month, I wanted to write about what makes people happy. I am an avid Choice Theory enthusiast and have been studying the work of William Glasser my entire adult life. Glasser made the distinction between pleasure and happiness by saying...
by Kim Olver | Aug 7, 2019 | Self-care, Self-Development, Self-growth
Some links may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these I once read an article that described research that showed journaling could be just as effective as therapy. As a therapist, naturally, I didn’t want...
by Kim Olver | Jul 3, 2019 | Relationships, Self-growth
On the eve of our nation’s Independence Day, I am reminded of the quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “None of us is free until all of us are free.” And 50 years later, it still rings true. The United States of America gained its freedom from England in 1776...
