Have you noticed when you encounter a child and acknowledge their remarkable-ness, such as their smile, shoes, dinosaur shirt, hard work, or kindness, they light up? Guess what? It works for adults too. We often walk through our lives bumping into each other without truly SEEING one
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If you had 12 months to live, what would become most important to you? This inquiry is a practice around priorities, energy, and purpose.
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We all have experienced procrastination and the inertia that prevents forward movement.
There’s a saying that can help us out of this trench: Effort Creates Energy.
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“Between the stimulus and response, there is a space. And in that space lies our power and freedom to choose our responses. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl, 1946 Many of my clients come to me with the desire to work on
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This story is said to be an ancient Cherokee legend about an elderly Brave who tells his grandson about life. “Son,” he says, “Within all of us there is a battle of two wolves. One is evil, anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, guilt, self-pity, resentment,
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Are you building a business, running an organization, or managing your family? Perhaps you’re trying to lead yourself in this complex world. As leaders and achievers, we strive and yearn for “success.” We work hard. We do the reading. We get a coach (*wink*). The question is,
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I’ve recently been observing my “judge” – that harsh, critical, lying, unkind voice inside your head that tells you how incompetent or unlovable you are. The one that screams (or maybe softly whispers) how you’re not good at anything, you’re faking it, or you’re an idiot. The
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How do you spend your thought energy? First of all, what is thought energy? It’s the mind’s power source. The design of the human mind is to think – about 85,000 thoughts a day! (I’m tired just thinking about it). Stop for a minute and notice:Have you
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(Note, this blog references Christian faith tradition) How was your Valentine’s Day? Did you get any love letters or notes of affection? Perhaps you sent some to the important Loves in your life. In her book How Did I Get Here? author Christine Caine suggests humanity is
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Life is peaceful right now. Today. I’m grateful. I spent the holidays catching up on the half a dozen books I started and never completed. I spent more time in meditation, listening to Masters. Some of my favorite moments were spent absorbed in words from the Dali
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