Just for Thought

About the Book

Just for Thought brings you a series of fifty-eight articles on everyday issues facing each of our lives and the possible ways to handle those issues in the most efficient manner. Whether it be the need for motivation in business or personal life, the book brings you ideas and some time-tested strategies for motivating not only others but yourself as well. Just for Thought gives the reader a chance to look at his or herself by examining topics that otherwise go unattended in everyday life. For example, the article “Do You Tell Yourself the Truth?” gets you to think about yourself—how honest you are with the one person who should be the most important in your life: you! The article “Identifying Your Core Values” gives the reader a chance to think about what values guide our lives and if they are the values we really want to live by. The article “Negotiating with Yourself” gives the reader the opportunity to think about the way we either talk ourselves into something or out of doing something. Examining the positives and negatives in decisions we make on a daily basis is key to success both in career and in life. This article helps the reader realize that importance. The article “How We Cope with Worry Determines How We Cope with Life” lets us think about how we deal with anxiety and the anticipation of the unknown. This article lets the reader know how detrimental the obsession with worry is to everyday life. Just for Thought doesn’t provide all the answers. Only the reader can determine what is best for his or her situations. But what the intent of Just for Thought does do is ask each of us questions, makes us think and, hopefully, lets us begin to map a route to a happy and a healthier life.

About the Author

Michael Payton is a counselor and mental health administrator with over 40 years experience in mental health care from New Boston, Ohio. Michael is former administrator for the Ohio Department of Mental Health directing both hospital and out-patient services. He is a former professor of psychology and personal development, special needs instructor and currently group facilitator for a drug and alcohol recovery center in Portsmouth, Ohio. Michael writes periodically for local magazines and newspapers on motivation, leadership and success strategies, is a motivational speaker, life coach and has degrees in business administration, education and a Masters in Counseling from Liberty University. Michael is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Michael lives in New Boston, Ohio, with his wife Vicki, sons Adam (Staci) and Nathan (Sydney) along with three granddaughters (Olivia, Callie and Maci).