by Louis Koster | Oct 31, 2012 | Blog
I am sure you all join with me in wishing our friends in the U.S. safe passage through superstorm Sandy and recovery. For those facing power outages, flooding, or loss, our thoughts are with you. Anyone who has been in a crisis knows how the world can suddenly be...
by Louis Koster | Oct 25, 2012 | Blog
I, me, mine… Have you ever used the mechanical click-counters you can hold in your hand to count a number of item or repetitions? Now, a cell phone app can do the same. If you were to use a click-counter to track of how many times a day you said, “I,” what would you...
by Louis Koster | Oct 23, 2012 | Blog
Finding the silver lining, making lemonade out of lemons, seeing the glass as half full – ideas like these can help reframe a “bad” situation in a positive way. Optimistic people do this naturally, and pessimists can learn to. Helpful as this seems, are we missing out...
by Louis Koster | Oct 19, 2012 | Blog
Wherever you are on life’s journey, you’re bound to hit some rough patches on the road. As a physician, I constantly see people grasping for solutions. They try to solve their problems in many ways, including changing their lives, acquiring things, throwing...
by Louis Koster | Oct 16, 2012 | Blog
Most of us know someone who has endured a serious hardship – perhaps an illness like breast cancer – yet who has remained grounded in grace and happiness. How can this be? Recognizing our shared humanity, we learn to open our hearts to others. Happiness...
by Louis Koster | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
It seems that wherever we gather groups of children and young people – at least in public schools – bullying finds a rich playground. Whether bullying may have roots in the types of organizations we create, in some inherent need of dominant types to...
by Louis Koster | Oct 9, 2012 | Blog
The last many weeks have been a whirlwind for me – with all the activities surrounding release of my book. As I’ve had time the last few days to “pull my head out of the sand” from this flurry of duties and logistics, I find my focus snapping back to the true...
by Louis Koster | Oct 4, 2012 | Blog
So often these days we’re working so hard to have the nicest house, the best car, the most stylish wardrobe, the designer handbag or shoes – to keep up with the Jonses. We’re all working to get more, do more, be more in today’s fast paced world. But when you make the...
by Louis Koster | Oct 3, 2012 | Blog
When you make a commitment and The Choice to change your life you may start to notice that your mindset, your actions and your habits will also start to follow suit. When I was in medical school I made a Choice to overcome my stammering shortly before my senior year....
by Louis Koster | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog
It’s easy to make a commitment in our mind. We think, “Yes! Starting Monday I’m hitting the gym hard!” But when Monday rolls around what happens? We get sidetracked with the kids, work, friends or just life in general and before we know it Friday is here and we...
