Flippin' Freud!

His temper had gotten him into a lot of trouble:  fighting, a broken jaw, getting arrested, two divorces,  getting fired, and his kids wouldn't speak to him.  Could Marlowe "fix" him?  (pp. 29-33)

It is easier to drive your car if you take hold of the wheel from the front seat. You can start by imagining that you are in the driver’s seat. See what Professor Doodle says! Think about it. (pp. 21-23) https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/ 

Is it easier to break a habit or change a pattern? Take a closer look at how you have internalized your answer. Let’s talk about it!  (pp. 20-21) https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

No more blood letting. You can change by doing nothing!  (pp. 19-20) https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Bill Jr. has a habit of getting angry with his father.  Now, his father can no longer "drive him up the wall."  (pp. 18-19) https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Are you chained or free? Americans often use the passive voice. Marlowe invites you to look, instead, at his cafeteria of ideas for ones that interest you.  (pp. 14-18) You can read the printed version at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

In addressing managers who think that they are in charge of managing others, Marlowe suggests a very different approach of "managing."  He has developed a cadre of followers who have found his approach useful. (pp. 12-14) You can read the printed version at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Marlowe describes his approach to Master of Business Administration students by asking them, "Are you a manager?"  When he gets the right answer, he says, "Bingo, twenty-four seven!" (pp. 8-11) You can read the printed version at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Are our thoughts colored by our words?  If we change our words, can we change our thoughts?  Dr. Erickson says, "The cultural norm is that we are pawns of our environment.  Instead, I am suggesting that we provide the meaning." (pp. 8-11) You can read the printed version at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Do you think Homeless Dave is a fool or a hero?  Test your perceptions and see how each and every one of us create our own realities.  (pp. 4-7) You can read the printed version at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

pp. 1-4. This is the first in a series of audio episodes reading from Marlowe O. Erickson's self-help psychological book titled Thoughts From A Psychologist.  In this episode Dr. Erickson lines out, as he says, "lessons I have learned from my own life with the hope that you may create some value in the way you run your life."  In the episodes that follow he gives many examples of people who have "used some of these ideas to create breakthrough experiences and transform their lives quickly and easily." You can find the printed version of Thoughts From A Psychologist at  https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/?bclid=IwAR3g3DsqsJ9s5m-RJmN9VYvmks8LpWSQDFcT8fX-ebm0rbynhy2S1NEZRZE

Marlowe O. Erickson, PhD. concludes his two part podcast on how he was able to stop smoking and invites you to laugh about it without doing anything else!

Marlowe O. Erickson, PhD, had to flip Freud on his head before he learned how to stop smoking "easily and simply."  How about you?  In the next two podcasts he tells you how he did it!