Mike Bundrant
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Murrieta, CA, United States
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How to Make a Huge Emotional Issues Workable
It's easy to become overwhelmed by our issues. I'm not here to suggest that anyone can tackle complex emotional issues with the simple idea I'm about to express → Read More
Dealing with the Pressure of High Expectations
A hallmark of imposter syndrome is the belief that when you succeed, people will expect even more success from you in the future. This creates anxiety and pressure since you doubt your ability to pull a rabbit out of a hat again. Steve, a robotics student,... → Read More
When it Seems Like Something is Missing in your Life
Image Source: Quotes Fancy That's a cool quote by Robert Holden about what's missing in life. But for those of us who have felt this way, how helpful is it? To → Read More
When Should You Stop Thinking About the Past?
It may be impossible, as an adult, to recall what it was like to be a child. Looking back on it is all we have. As I look back on my own childhood, I can't help → Read More
Imposter Syndrome Genuine Talent Worksheet
Every time I was called on in class, I was sure that I was about to embarrass myself. Every time I took a test, I was sure that it had gone badly. And every → Read More
Making Decisions You Know You Will Regret
Which choice am I more likely to regret? This is a good question to ask if you're in a dilemma. But it takes more than just asking the question, so today I'm → Read More
Five Signs You’re Lying to Yourself
Dishonesty is a trait that most of us have no problem pointing out in others. -Aletheia Luna How can those of us who may suffer from imposter syndrome catch → Read More
The Social Need Behind Imposter Syndrome
Every self-diagnosed imposter secretly longs for one thing: Belonging. The need to belong, according to researchers at Penn State University, is one of the most researched human needs. Self-determination theory states that in order to function optimally... → Read More
Two Types of Motivation that Make or Break your Adventures in Life
We can be motivated 1) toward what we want or 2) away from what we don't want. It's easy to just say that both situations are motivating, however, when you → Read More
Five Normal Things You Can’t Do When Suffering from Imposter Syndrome
In this post, we will focus on consequences without worrying so much about the definition of imposter syndrome. You can read a little about what's behind → Read More
Here’s Why It’s OK to Feel Sad
Because you are. And there need be no other reason than that. When I think of the Herculean effort I made over four decades to avoid feeling sadness or grief, I → Read More
How to Change Limiting Beliefs
Here's what I find painfully interesting about limiting beliefs. To the brain, beliefs and facts are pretty close to the same thing. The same part of your brain → Read More
10 Attention Seeking Behaviors We Might Do in Spite of Ourselves
Have you ever wondered why we sometimes engage in the following attention-seeking behaviors, especially if you are someone who doesn't like to be in the → Read More
Beyond Learned Helplessness – Is There Such a Thing?
Have you noticed how people sometimes point in a given direction when referring to the future? Some people like to point forward. Others may point off to one → Read More
3 Limiting Beliefs Many Childhood Trauma Survivors Carry
As a trauma survivor, I’ve held certain beliefs so closely that they were not distinguished from fact. If you were to point them out to me, however, I’d deny that I believed them. I suppose that’s because these were more than beliefs to me. They... → Read More
What’s Behind Imposter Syndrome?
What would be necessary to create the (albeit convincing) illusion that we call imposter syndrome? This post is the first in a series that outlines the → Read More
Science Tries to Flip the Addiction Switch and Succeeds
Researchers at Scripps have discovered what they’re calling an addiction switch. When the addiction switch is on, cravings follow. When the switch is off, cravings are diminished or non-existent. Even withdrawal symptoms gave way when the addiction... → Read More
Are You a Gossip? (and How to Stop Being One if You Are!)
Gossip is nasty business. It causes some degree of pain and suffering to whoever it touches. Even so called 'idle' gossip is negatively felt on a subtle level → Read More
Can We Create a New Paradigm for Business?
As an entrepreneur, I spent a great deal of time in the early stages of setting up my business looking at what my ‘competition’ was doing. I also spent a huge amount of energy trying to figure out how to build constant and continuous growth... → Read More
8 Causes of Self-Sabotage
Often referred to as "getting in your own way" self-sabotage implies that you are doing harm to yourself even though there are better options. Examples of Self → Read More