Success - Mind Over Matters

3 Surprising Reasons We Don’t Connect—Even When We Want To

by Madelaine Weiss | Sep 26, 2026 | Decisions, Happiness, Life, Mind Mastery, Success, Talking, Well-Being

Have you ever thought about someone you haven’t spoken to in a long time? Maybe an old friend crosses your mind. You wonder how they are. You remember something you once did together. You may even pick up your phone and think, I should text them. And then you don’t....

5 Ways Your Mind Uses Other People to Tell You Who You Are

by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 2, 2026 | Emotion, Mind Mastery, Stress, Success

What Would the Camera See? Imagine wearing a tiny camera around your neck every day. It records everything you do, but unlike your mind, it never judges, interprets, or jumps to conclusions. It simply captures what happened. The camera would record that you walked...

4 Necessary Truths About the Most Difficult Emotions

by Madelaine Weiss | Jun 1, 2026 | Emotion, Attention, Mind Mastery, Stress, Success

What If the Emotions You Like Least in Yourself Are Trying to Teach You Something? During a recent discussion group, we found ourselves exploring a topic that many people would rather avoid: The uncomfortable reality that human beings naturally possess capacities for...

5 Smart Ways to Balance Stimulation and Soothing for Better Living

by Madelaine Weiss | May 7, 2026 | Decisions, Fitness, Happiness, Leadership, Sleeping, Stress, Success

Could overstimulation or understimulation be affecting your sleep, stress, and relationships? Modern life is filled with stimulation. Phones buzz. Screens flash. News alerts arrive nonstop. Calendars overflow. Conversations overlap. Even moments meant for rest often...

2 Powerful Reasons Phubbing May Not Be So Rude

by Madelaine Weiss | Apr 11, 2026 | Attention, Happiness, Leadership, Stress, Success

What Is Phubbing? Phubbing — short for phone snubbing — happens when someone shifts attention to their phone when they are with other people. It might be answering a call, replying to a message, scheduling something quickly, or simply keeping the device visible and...

3 Powerful Reasons to Cry — and Why We Won’t

by Madelaine Weiss | Mar 10, 2026 | Crisis, Emotion, Life, Mind Mastery, Stress, Success, Well-Being

What Happened? The other night I watched a strong and wise man tear up in the middle of his remarks. And I completely fell apart. It felt like something that had been building for a long time, with everything going on in the world — the noise, the uncertainty, the...