Dr. Doug's Change Your Mind With E-Power!

[DougMoe]

The E is for "Electricity," for all the noobies out there. "Noobies" means you're "new" to the "Web." Look up "Web" on your own.

Hey all! I've started this Journal as a place to dispense my own E-Version of my advice to those can't/won't see me in person. A lot of people have told me that you have to see me to believe me, but I'm hoping you'll believe me anyway!

The first piece of advice I have is that you should see me! I hope you won't be too upset if I point out that I have a show at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater to give you the full details of my CHANGE YOUR MIND strategy for being happier, healthier and more fulfilled. But right now you are stuck with the E-Version; so let me jump on a Train of Thought and show you how lessons FOR LIFE can be pulled from even the most basic OBJECTS or non-lessons.

For example, jingle jingle jingle, is that Santa Claus? No! It's coins in my pocket. So what is a coin? A coin is something you can make a wish with. A coin has two sides. People say that there are "two sides to every coin" and they are right. But which type of coin are you?!?

If you answered, "Heads." Then you are an Optimist and your heads up and you hold your head high.

If you answered, "Tails." Then you need to figure out why you are not saying "Heads." Cuz "Heads" is the right answer.

Be a Heads Up Kind of Coin. If someone flips you, just say to yourself, "Heads!" and maybe you'll land right side up. It's a 50-50 chance.

That's all I have to say about Coins. But did you see how that advice was pulled from just the smallest coin (maybe a dime)? If you are sayin to yourself, "Wow, I learned a lot." Then think about comin' to see me tonight for the real CHANGE YOUR MIND seminar.

See you "Heads" there!

 

[DougMoe]

The E Press

Whoops! My E-Version got held up at the E-Press! See, when you put an E in front of a word it makes it computer-related.

Anyways, it's here now. And even though it came out too late for y'all to see my Live Version (I wonder what an E-Live version would be?!? By robots maybe!), you can still catch it this coming Wednesday night.

But you didn't come here to read about an E-Press and a Live Version and blah blah blah! You came here because you're unhappy! Very very unhappy. And you've hung your hopes on this little hope-hook I call DR. DOUG'S CHANGE YOUR MIND WITH E-POWER!

Just like last time, I'm going to show you the inherent POWER of things that are always with you. That way, if you are feeling down and havin' a Pity Party and thinkin about "Who should I invite to my Pity Party...?", you can look around you and imagine the great advice I'd give you if I was there! (P.S.: Don't invite ME to your Pity Party! I'll bring chips and turn it into a Pity Fiesta! But seriously, I hate whiners.)

Everyday objects are inspiring! Every day these objects sit there and do nothing, but they hold such wisdom! For instance, today's object is: a LIGHTBULB! Let me hop on that Train of Thought...

Okay. Lightbulbs are like ideas: everybody's got one. But have you changed your lightbulbs lately? Maybe you're sitting in the dark and thinkin, "Boy it's dark in here." Then you need to change your bulb! Or maybe your 40 watt isn't doin the job and you need to upgrade to a 60 watt. The point is that LIGHTBULBS bring light! Just like you wouldn't ask a cat to bring you the paper (try a trained dog next time. Or a monkey), don't ask a lightbulb to make a room dark. It's a LIGHT-bulb. So you may be "in the dark" on why you're so miserable, but the lightbulb's lesson is "Turn me on!"

If you're sad, maybe you should take a tip from the LIGHTBULB and say "Turn me on! I wanna be happy!"

That's all I have to say about Lightbulbs. But did you see how that advice was pulled from just a lightbulb? If you are sayin to yourself, "Wow, I learned a lot." Then think about comin' to see me tomorrow for the real CHANGE YOUR MIND seminar.

 

[DougMoe]

When I was lookin over my last post there, I saw that word "E-Press" and I kinda read it wrong in my head and thought of "Impress!"

People say you should "dress to impress." So what does it mean to impress someone? Well, first off it means that you're making an impression. Now this isn't like that Jonathan Winters (though he IS impressive! Also EXpressive. REpressive? Nope! Just IMpressive and EXpressive...). No, this IMPRESSION is what you want to make a good one of.

How do you make a good impression? And who are you trying to "impress?" Well, let me say that I hope you are making your first impression to yourself a good one. If you're not impressed with yourself, who will be? So take the time to make yourself a priority #A-1 Project for Success.

Let me tell you a story about a friend of mine who made a BAD impression on himself: this friend had gained a little weight and was looking to food to solve his problems and on top of all that (and Old Smokey) he had a daily soap addiction. Now, I couldn't for the life of me tell you what the heck was goin on now with the Lukes and Lauras and the cat and mouse games they all played, but let's just say that the life in the little TV box was a lot more exciting than the life outside the TV box (which was mostly watching the TV box).

Every day this friend would wake up, look in the mirror and make a terrible impression on himself. Then this loser would go out there and ruin a lot of people's days with his sad-sack routine and his woe-is-me pity party baloney.

That "friend" was me. And if you see me today, I'll sure as heck make a GOOD impression. Cuz I turned it around, lost some weight, lost my clicker (couldn't turn that little TV on without the clicker!), and lost my bad attitude! Now I find myself "good impressive," not "bad impressive."

Now people tell me all the time that I "really made a lasting impression" and that they could "hardly believe me."

Do you want to make a lasting impression, or do you wanna be like those footprints in the sand?