On my desk is a paperweight that says, “Never, Never, Never Quit! Sir Winston Churchill I had asked my friend from Northern Ireland, Carolyn Hughes to write a post to share with us on Happy Recovery. This morning I received an email from her that said, “Dear Dan Hope you are well! I read your … Read more
“Employ the power of positive quitting. Most of us view quitting as something negative, but it’s not. ‘Winners never quit,’ we’re told, when, in reality, winners quit all the time: choosing to stop doing things that aren’t creating the results they desire. When you quit all the things that aren’t working for you, when you … Read more
Someone who chooses not to recover isn’t foolish or SICK! They’re just unable to process new ideas logically, nor are they “in denial” or manipulated by the disease. No, it’s simpler than that: Given what they know and what they believe, the afflicted individual is making the right decision at the moment they are making … Read more
“Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.” – Aldous Huxley I have worked hard at steering clear of thinking or saying things like, “he did this to me” or “they did that to me”, the truth is people do what they do for … Read more
The reason for living is giving! — Tony Robbins I believe that each and everyone of us has a good heart. I am sure that each and everyone of us has dropped coins or a buck in a homeless persons cup throughout the years. If a friend asked you for $20 for food I am sure … Read more
“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.” – Orison Swett Marden As a man of venture I must admit I have had some extreme ups and downs in my life. My desire to do something special in this world coupled with the … Read more
My Suggested Reading List! I have been asked often, “what do you suggest I read”? I always offer a few suggestions and hope I matched the person with the best possible solution. In my Freedom Recovery Workbook I added a reading list. These are in no particular order simply how they came off the top … Read more
“Freedom Recovery” Program Do you want to take your life in recovery to the next level? Want to motivate your clients, group or loved ones? Prepare them to get to work on and in their recovery? Dan Callahan has the gift to move people into action. Recovery works!!! However, for the majority of people, there … Read more
“Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is.… It’s your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best.” – Sir Laurence Olivier In How it Works, we read that we are striving for progress and not perfection. The authors clearly recognized that we are not saints and that we … Read more
Things to Know About Addiction When I read “Success Principles’ by Jack Canfield for the first time I was amused and impressed by his belief that as he wrote the book there were a number of success principles and that instead of refining them into “The 21 Success Principles” or some other variable, he was … Read more