What Could You Learn That Could Transform Your World?
What could you learn that would transform your life experience? Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” You may be out of a formal educational structure, but learning continues to be the best way to create positive change. As our world grows ever more quickly […]
Transformation In Professional Situations
Transformation is often not much fun in the moment. Consider the necessity of changing a professional situation that isn’t working. You might have been giving and giving – to the point of imbalance – in a business or client relationship. The giving wasn’t reciprocated, and after you’ve tried all kinds of ways to change it, […]
“The Happiness Of A Man In This Life Does Not Consist In The Absence But In The Mastery Of His Passions.” – Tennyson
Do ALL humans have a driving desire to transform something in their lives? In my profession, by definition, everyone with whom I come in contact is seeking positive change – but I don’t assume that that applies equally to all of us. How strong is your desire to transform? What are the burning issues that […]
“The End Of The World As We Know It” Shifts To “The World We’d Like To Know”
Thank you for your responses to the question about “the end of the world as we know it” – and, in particular, how the “end of the world” feeling can be transformed into “the end of the world as we know it,” and then into “a new world that actually has a chance of being […]
New, Improved World Is A Possibility From The End Of The World As We Know It
“The end of the world as we know it” doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the world. How possible is it to have a new, improved, better world take the place of the world as you knew it? Mail this week from our readers suggests that redemption through learning from change – including difficulty – […]
Worry Falls Into Two Basic Categories
Worry is irrational, when you think about it, because worry falls into two basic categories: things we can’t do anything about and things that we can. For the things we can’t do anything about, worry is needless suffering. When we can do something about what worries us, we can take action. Of course, this is […]
How Is Your Friendship Between Ambition And Uncertainty?
What do you do – and how do you become – someone who deliberately engages the uncertainty of whether or not you can accomplish something amazing and fantastic? Is it like seeing a cliff as you’re floating in the river, and you see a cliff, and you’re inspired to swim to it and jump? Or […]
What Is Your Relationship To Your Potential?
What’s your potential? Are you living up to it? How do you know when you are or you aren’t? What can you do about it . . . either way? Do you use your potential only as a means of motivating you, or have you used it in the past as a way of punishing […]
How Well Are You Able To Maintain Balance In Your Life?
How are you at maintaining balance in your life? Everyone in our culture seems to be busier and more rushed than ever before, and balance is a much-needed issue for improvement for many people. In our practice, we ask our clients to focus weekly on balance of mind, body and spirit. Greek Philosopher Euripedes said: “The best […]
“Yes Man” Is A Great Example of Shifting Self-Talk
In the movie, “Yes Man,” Jim Carrey is challenged to change his self-talk of habitually saying “no” to almost everything to, “Yes, I will do that.” It’s a great premise in a movie that received mixed reviews, and Carrie’s performance illustrates the huge changes that can result from shifting one’s perceptions. Because his character, Carl […]