16 Oct

I met with a client this week, and we were reviewing the commitments that he had made during our previous session. On one of his commitments, he sheepishly admitted that he had only kept his commitment about 50% of the time. There seemed to be a sense of guilt and shame as well, because he hadn't kept his commitment 100% of the time. I congratulated him on his progress, and simply said "Strive for progress, not perfection. Perfection sucks". Let me put some context around this comment. When I first engage with...

10:42 / Authenticity / Change / Goals / Self-improvement
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11 Sep

The value of a person’s life is in what he can contribute to enrich the lives of others, whether by example, service, or content. Examples are people like Victor Frankl and Nelson Mandela, who, through their own struggles and self-conviction give us something to aspire to. Examples of service are people like Mother Teresa, who believed in her mission, and tirelessly fulfilled it, day-after-day, helping one person at a time. Examples of content are the many authors like Ralph Waldo Trine, Thoreau, Emerson, and CS Lewis, who nourish our souls...

08:58 / Authenticity / Goals / Self-improvement / Service
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28 Aug

  "Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others." - Paulo Coelho "Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner." - Lao Tzu   In our lives, our thoughts and actions come from one of two places; love or fear. One of the most common fears that people have is our fear of what others think of us. Many times, we choose to act or not act based on our opinion of what others will think of us. This is extremely limiting because we are coming...

09:37 / Authenticity / Coming from a place of love / Programming filters
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20 Jul

“If everyone were cast in the same mold, there would be no such thing as beauty.” - Charles Darwin   Do you really know who you are? Do you know who you're not? Maybe, just maybe, if you can figure out who you are not, you can get closer to figuring out who you are? Perhaps, if you crumble away those things that you know are definitely not you, you can find the essence of who you truly are. As you think about these questions, ask yourself if these things are NOT...

10:07 / Authenticity / Programming filters
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03 Jul

All of us get the opportunity to deal with difficult people. Whether they be managers at work, family members or even neighbors, we are not immune from having to interact with people that are so different than us that they rub us the wrong way and make it difficult to even be around. One of the things that I’ve learned is that these people can be ‘master teachers’ for us. We are told in an number of scriptures to love our enemies. It’s easy to love those who love us, but...

08:31 / Authenticity / Being present / Change / Coming from a place of love / Gratitude / Self-improvement
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19 May

I just read an article on CNN (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/10/technology/facebook-news-senate/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool) where a senator, John Thune, in South Dakota is demanding (I thought the government was to serve the people, not to be their master) to know who is approving trending topics on Facebook. Once again, the government oversteps boundaries. It's none of their business. Why are we wasting taxpayer dollars on someone who puts their nose in other peoples business? I get Facebook for free. It's very valuable and provides an amazing ability to connect with friends around the world. If they want to...

14:32 / Authenticity / Business
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18 May

My 24 year old nephew and his wife decided to live on the road for the past seven months. They wanted to see the country and live life deeply. I recently asked him how things were going and what were the biggest things he's learned out on the road, and this is what he shared with me (sharing with his permission): "We started out on Sep 1st of last year, so 7 months now? We plan on doing this for about a year, but we’ll see. Living like this definitely has it’s pros/cons,...

07:30 / Authenticity / Coming from a place of love / Self-improvement
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10 May

In my coaching business, I have clients that ask me how to find their purpose in life. What's interesting is that when I ask them what they're doing to find their purpose, most people say that they think about it a lot, but rarely has anybody told me what actions they are taking. It seems like many people are waiting for their purpose to find them, instead of them looking to find their purpose. Here are four suggestions: Try new things, and lots of them-- How did you find out that you like...

16:38 / Authenticity / Coming from a place of love / Goals
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22 Apr

  Do you really know who you are? Do you know who you're not? Maybe, just maybe, if you can figure out who you are not, you can get closer to figuring out who you are? Perhaps, if you crumble away those things that you know are definitely not you, you can find the essence of who you truly are. As you think about these questions, ask yourself if these things are NOT who you really are:   Am I my material possessions? Am I my car or the size of my home?...

09:12 / Authenticity / Programming filters
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