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joe

About joe

Joseph Wegmann, R.Ph., LCSW is a licensed clinical pharmacist and a clinical social worker with more than thirty years of experience in the field of psychopharmacology. His diverse professional background in psychopharmacology and counseling affords him a unique perspective on medication management issues. In addition to consulting with numerous psychiatric facilities, he has presented psychopharmacology seminars to thousands of clinicians in 46 states.

I don’t know the first thing about this

But you do. You know enough to know that you’re not knowledgeable enough yet about what you’re embarking upon, seeking or desire to learn. It’s much more likely that you don’t know the last thing. And because you’re not knowledgeable enough, you know enough to know to be wary of possible pitfalls, traps and roadblocks in your path, influencing you to tread lightly and cautiously. You know enough to know that you might need to reach out for help, consultation [...]

2017-01-04T13:58:48+00:00
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The Right Way to be Vulnerable

By vulnerable, I don’t mean weak, needy or unable to handle our own affairs. I mean making the voluntary decision to mention a failure, mistake, setback, or poor choice to others within our circle of trust. I believe that the more we do this – the more we drop the pride act and ask for help – the faster we learn and the faster we can move toward corrective action so that we don’t commit the error again. This doesn’t [...]

2016-12-27T22:53:40+00:00
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Embracing imperfection is the only way to go…

...because it takes all the pressure off of having to do the endless rewrites and tweaks. It alleviates the stress of having to find just the perfect word or product or service that will be indisputably captivating to whomever you intend your work to reach. And even if you’re not shipping your work elsewhere, you no longer have to live in fear of what’s not quite right, because you’ve concluded perfection is impossible, and for sure, not everyone will be [...]

2016-12-27T22:43:54+00:00
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Maybe there’s a misunderstanding

Might it be possible that your client, employee, friend or spouse misunderstood you – or you misunderstood them? What just happened feels horrible to you, and if it was done on purpose, it makes it all the worse. But before you burn the bridges and boats and scorch the earth, leaving ruin in your wake, take a moment and ask “what if something was misunderstood?” It’s far easier to ask than to go through the arduous task of having to [...]

2016-12-27T22:43:48+00:00
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Empathy

Empathy is a bridge to appreciating someone else's pain or discomfort. Our ability to bring others along is important because one day the situation will be reversed; and a family member, buddy or maybe even a competitor will be the one to listen and care about us and what we're going through. Remaining silent just closes the door to making a connection. Offering empathy, on the other hand, through the actions of caring conversation and kindness can have quite a [...]

2016-11-28T21:52:02+00:00
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A Surefire Way to Expand Your Reading

If you’d like to expand the range, depth and breadth of your reading, pick up a copy of the Wall Street Journal, Weekend edition. Go to the “Review” section of the paper, and you’ll find several pages of book listings – accompanied by in-depth commentary on the book’s content and the author’s positions. You’ll find publications on science, philosophy, finance, sports, music, history, self-help, aviation, politics and more. And each weekend, a new crop of books appears. Reading voraciously, in [...]

2016-10-04T15:12:35+00:00
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It’s Not a Plot

Yesterday as I driving around town running some errands, I came to a signal light. As the light turned from red to green, the driver of the car directly in front of me began honking his horn incessantly. He was honking at the driver of the car directly in front of him, who had responded rather slowly to “go on green.” The honker then passed the slow mover on the right, lowered his window and flipped off the driver who [...]

2016-09-26T01:21:11+00:00
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Creating Meaningful Work

If you’re really doing work that matters, it’s likely that your work has been criticized or challenged. This is because you’ve decided to take a stand or adopt a position that is off-putting to others. Alternatively, if your goal is to be universally liked, your work isn’t nearly as meaningful, because you want to please the masses by hiding and avoiding criticism. Hiding and avoiding of course, miss the point. Hence the paradox: You don’t want to be criticized and [...]

2016-09-26T01:12:22+00:00
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Fear Resolution Made Simple

Resolving fear doesn’t have to be a convoluted process, and the gravity of the fear in terms of the adverse effect it is having on you requires the same steps if it is to be resolved successfully. Employ these 3 steps consistently, and you’ll be able to put practically any fear behind you:   Identify a fear and write it out on a post-it note. Let’s say you fear delivering an upcoming speech or talk to a group of peers. [...]

2016-09-21T16:19:09+00:00
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Understanding Procrastination: It’s All About The Stakes

I’ve examined procrastination from every angle – in general and in my own life – and I have concluded there are 2 reasons for it. We harbor fear regarding what we’re procrastinating about. We don’t want to do the work required to achieve the task, resolve the issue or face the dilemma. Procrastination results from either or both of these 2 reasons. And it’s all about the stakes at hand, that is, how daunting or challenging the thing is, or [...]

2016-09-21T16:43:18+00:00
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