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What is YOUR EMOTIONAL WAKE?
One of the adages of NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) is that “you cannot not communicate”. In other words, we are all constantly “on stage”. Like it or…
July 2, 2020
CTS AND THE CYCLE OF INQUIRY
“There is very little difference between people but that little difference makes a big difference.” – W. Clement Stone One little difference that makes a big…
June 30, 2020
How to Raise your Happiness Set Point
1. Journal: Awareness is the first step to creating any change. To grow in self-awareness, begin to journal about the “moments of your day”. Write…
June 23, 2020
10 POWERFUL BELIEFS of Successful People
1) There is always a way. There is a solution to every problem. Know this, believe this, and you will find a way to succeed. Maybe…
June 4, 2020
Resilience 101: Consciously Building Your Coping Skills Before Life Tests You
In life, it is inevitable that we will have valleys we must walk, times of despair, defeat and discouragement. These journeys will be easier, these…
May 19, 2020
Back to The Well
To go “Back to The Well” is to go back to the source of something valued, anything that nourishes you, replenishes your strength. When the storm…
May 12, 2020
The Hard Thing a Leader Does Better Than Most
In hard times, in times of unusual risk or even potential danger, when things are in flux, when uncertainty lies all around, people desperately need…
April 30, 2020
Living from the Heart
Over a quarter of a century ago, a lovely little book was written carrying a kind and gentle message in parable form. While it was…
April 28, 2020
Our True Measure
It is in times like these that life takes our “true measure”. In times of crisis, of peril, when the storms of life rage, when…
April 7, 2020
The Stories We Tell
Take a moment and reflect back upon the life stories you return to, that repeat in your mind, that define you. These “root stories” create…
March 10, 2020
Embrace Your Role As a Beacon
Every action teaches the belief system that motivated it. Like it or not, we are all role models, we are on show 24/7. Every day,…
February 11, 2020
Please Don’t Take This Literally
“You can do anything you put your mind to” is an often repeated, well-meaning, bit of encouragement. While generally spoken with the best of intentions,…
February 6, 2020
Words that Guide My Soul
Even the best of us have our off days; days when we choose to see slights in what is often merely the absent mindedness of…
January 30, 2020
Forget New Year’s Resolutions
Better a small promise kept than a larger one broken. Most New Year’s Resolutions fail because they are lofty goals with insufficient foundation. If it…
January 2, 2020
A DAY OF THANKS, A MOMENT OF PERSPECTIVE
“The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.” —…
November 28, 2019
Your Story, Your Life
Stay aware of the stories you tell yourself, how you interpret events, how you label your feelings, for this is how you program yourself, write…
November 19, 2019
Zero-Based Gratitude
Most are familiar with “Zero Based Budgeting” where you start over each year with a “clean sheet”. Each and every expenditure must be fully justified…
October 22, 2019
Dismissive Positivity v. Validation and Hope
We all want (need!) to be heard, to be understood especially in times of stress and troubles. “When you’re weary, feeling small When tears are…
October 10, 2019
News Flash: You will NEVER solve ALL Your Problems
So… Relax. Accept that problems are an inevitable, even necessary, part of life. Problems are the way we grow, the process by which we are…
October 3, 2019
Live Ready
Opportunity: op·por·tu·ni·ty | \ ˌä-pər-ˈtü-nə-tē , -ˈtyü-\ : A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. When opportunity knocks, will you be ready?…
October 1, 2019
Be Wary of Accumulating Random Content
Just as our bodies are what we eat, so our minds are what we allow in, what we pay attention to, what we focus on.…
September 26, 2019
Catch, Acknowledge, Release and Relax
We humans are capable of amazing feats, we are creative, and we can accomplish astounding things. Yet none of us can change the past; we…
September 17, 2019
The Thief in Your Mind
There is a thief that lies waiting in all too many folks’ minds; a thief that will steal their peace of mind and rob them…
September 5, 2019
The # 1 Emotional Parasite to Evict From Your Mind
Fear comes in many disguises, doubt being its most common mask. If our self-image rejects fear or doubt, then excessive “caution”, its close cousin, comes…
August 29, 2019
Putting the Safety on Your Triggers
Doing as well as we know is an ongoing challenge for us humans. We over-eat, sit when we should move, lose our cool, give in…
August 22, 2019
Your Personal Narrative: Friend or Foe?
Your Personal Narrative is your life story or more precisely, how you choose to interpret your life story: the story you tell yourself about yourself…
August 6, 2019