Princeton Mindset Group

01/27/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐈𝐧?

No, don’t tell me New Jersey or New York. I mean your emotional state.

Most people come to therapy because they don’t like how they feel and want that feeling to change. But before we try to change anything, there’s something important to understand.

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 we’ve been living in for a long time. Even when it isn’t so great, it becomes familiar. It becomes normal. And eventually, we don’t even remember what it feels like to feel differently.

Before change, there has to be understanding. You can’t change an emotional state unless you fully recognize and acknowledge it.

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01/22/2026

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐲? - 𝐎𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥!

What if a tiny change, a simple adjustment, could make that awkward introduction feel softer and less contradictory?

The specific words we choose make all the difference in how we’re received in the moment. Sometimes, to ease a conversation and help others feel at ease, all it takes is a better word…

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01/20/2026

A short excerpt from my conversation with a top influencer Rachel Beck - sharing some tips on mental health wellness & balance.

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01/18/2026

𝐈𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧...

What is anger, really? Is it just uncontrolled rage?
Let me tell you - hardly so, not at all.

When we only teach people to “control” anger, we’re often teaching repression. While that may work temporarily, it doesn’t resolve what’s underneath.

Real change happens when we ask a different question…
Because anger was never the actual problem — it was just the messenger.

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01/13/2026

𝐈𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐋𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮?

Do you trust your brain? After all, it’s a fact-seeking machine, always objective, always logical, telling us only the truth. Sure, except it’s quite the opposite.

Our brain’s primary role is protection, not truth. It looks for familiarity. It confirms patterns you already believe.
It fills in gaps quickly, even when it’s wrong.

And so your first reaction may often be emotional or biased.
The skill to learn is not to silence that first thought. It is only to question it. And to trust your second thought a great deal more.

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01/09/2026

“𝐈𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.”

This woman said, “I’ve been married for a year and I can’t take it anymore. I can’t do this.”

I decided to go an untraditional, unorthodox route and instead of pushing back, I actually agreed with her… but then I decided to add one more idea that changed everything:

“𝐈𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.”

She was stunned. Even angry. But later realized that it
made her pause. Reflect. Re-examine things.

To me, this is what it’s all about.

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01/07/2026

A little hard to read, but this captures a core truth: life is a constant flow, not a fixed state of “good” or “bad,” and accepting and always remembering this concept helps us navigate its ups and downs. Not reacting too negatively to those downs and not overly rejoicing in those ups.

As one unknown (to me) philosopher said a few thousand years ago: “The only constant in life is change.” In a more modern language, resistance to change causes suffering, while embracing it allows for growth and appreciation.

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01/07/2026

01/07/2026

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞…
Pay attention to those simple, trivial, seemingly-insignificant moments, and remember to always, always, ALWAYS choose repair instead of distance, fixing instead of silence.

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01/06/2026

I don’t recall giving anyone permission to film my morning exercise routine! But seriously, as amazing as this guy is, we have to remember that what may seem impossible to you is perfectly normal and even easy for someone else.

Reminds me of what Bruce Lee said: “If you always put limits on everything you do… it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus — and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”

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01/01/2026

How confident, how certain do you think he is - the man in life - that he can make you smile, that he can make you happy? Because, despite what you may believe and despite what it may appear at times, winning with you is his ultimate goal, what he truly craves. And if he ever starts believing that this goal is unattainable… well, that’s a dagger to his heart, and probably to the relationship as well.

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