by Dr. Bethanie Hansen | Jul 30, 2021
You find yourself working toward a goal. Maybe you don’t even think about it as a goal formally. It might be that you are trying to be nicer to your husband or wife. When they aren’t being especially kind. Or maybe you are trying to be patient taking the... by Dr. Bethanie Hansen | Jul 5, 2021
Sometimes the mindset we have keeps us locked in our habits, even when we try to change them. In any situation or relationship, we come at it with an existing mindset of beliefs, assumptions, and understandings. These background mental programs are part of who we are,... by Dr. Bethanie Hansen | Nov 19, 2020
The Joys of Polarity Mappingby Stephen P. Anderson, UX Mastery December 13, 2018 I recently discovered polarity mapping, a brilliant tool to facilitate good conversations about complex topics.See if any of these tensions sound familiar:Should we do more Learning or... by Dr. Bethanie Hansen | Oct 22, 2020
Some of the people with whom we interact challenge us. At times, we might even wonder if someone is narcissistic. Dr. Ramani Duvasula calls these personalities “high-conflict, difficult personality styles.” Whether we know what we’re dealing with or... by Dr. Bethanie Hansen | Oct 9, 2020
I’ve been a student and critic of music lyrics in popular music all of my life. As a young person, I composed music and set off for college, planning to become a songwriter. Although I redirected myself to educate rather than write songs for a living, I continue... by Dr. Bethanie Hansen | Oct 2, 2020
There are big differences between learning to play or sing music and getting to the artist level, where you can express and communicate emotion and a beautiful aesthetic message at an advanced level. As a musician learns to play challenging music, at first, they... 