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Mastering Metta
Metta is benevolence, friendliness, good will, kindness, rapport, an active, caring interest in others. Metta is love without expectation, a generalized love, affection for others and for the human community as a whole. Metta…
August 20, 2015
The River of Life Never Stops Flowing
Happiness is all around us. On those days that happiness is challenging to find, happiness’s close relatives, contentment and serenity, are always available. When we…
August 6, 2015
Mentor’s Reply to Young Entrepreneur’s Questions
1. What do you think separated you from your fellow investor colleagues and friends in terms of your exponential growth and success? I created an organization;…
August 4, 2015
Have You Mastered Wu Wei Yet?
Wu Wei is Chinese for “effortless action”. Pronounced “ooo-way”, it is akin to achieving the state of “flow” where you are at your very best…
July 28, 2015
The Glad Game
Playing the “Glad Game” is the playful practice of ALWAYS looking for the best in each and every situation, seeing the silver lining in every…
July 23, 2015
Shun Sloppy Moods
Mood Management. Emotional Control. EQ: Emotional Intelligence. Emotional Labor. Self-discipline. Self-Control. Patience. We are all human, we have our ups and downs. Respect for others…
July 9, 2015
Three Ways To Find The Bright Side Of Dark Days
Bad things are going to happen; can’t help you there. But I can help you DEAL with the bad stuff. No magic wands, just proven techniques…
July 2, 2015
The Big Decision Illusion
We often agonize over the “big decisions” in our life: who to marry, what job to take, to move or not to move, etc. Yes,…
June 11, 2015
3 Ways to Love Yourself Better
1) Get Your Self Talk on Your Side: We all have a little voice inside our head that carries on a running internal dialogue. Sometimes…
June 2, 2015
Constructive Conflict: Three Styles That Fail, One That Works
Count on clashes; people see the world differently, people are different. Given that conflict is foreseeable, how to disagree constructively, in ways that lead…
May 28, 2015
How We Create, How We Choose Our Lives
We often “create” situations in our lives in ways which we are not fully conscious of, particularly when we attract more of what we DON’T…
May 26, 2015
Unresolvable Differences aka Perpetual Problems
Call them what you like: Unresolvable Differences; Perpetual Problems or Irreducible Issues; every couple has them. Repeat: EVERY COUPLE HAS THEM. And that just may…
May 19, 2015
Attract the Life of Your Dreams
Your thoughts are powerful beyond belief. If you choose to start thinking about how your spouse or boss didn’t do this or that, didn’t notice…
May 14, 2015
Life Loves You… But Do YOU Love You?
Loving yourself means more than liking yourself or feeling good about yourself. Those are important, good places to start, but even more important, loving yourself…
May 12, 2015
Every Want Has Two Sides: The Wanted and the Not Wanted
You are a powerful co-creator of the life you live, the world you see. You may wish to disown that power, deny it; that is…
May 7, 2015
Ten Small Steps, Big Rewards
We are what we repeatedly do. Do the following small things regularly and Big Rewards will follow. Promise! 1. Smile. Smile often. Smile at friends,…
May 5, 2015
Staying Constructively Scared
Fear is a powerful motivator. Fear of poverty, fear of loss, fear of pain, fear of failure. Strange as it may seem, some folks even…
April 16, 2015
How Healthy is Your Thought Life?
Thoughts are but the seeds of future emotions from which in turn flow actions and thus destiny its eventual fruit. If you wish a happy,…
April 14, 2015
Expectations: Are You Living UP to your Expectations? Or DOWN to Them?
Spoiler Alert! I’m not perfect. Not much of a surprise, was it? We all know that nobody is perfect yet we often spend an inordinate amount…
April 2, 2015
The Most Important Person I’ve Ever Hired
I have a few folks that I mentor and I get interesting questions on occasion. This time it was “Who is the The Most Important…
March 24, 2015
Simple Steps to More Energy
Awareness: Pay attention to your energy levels, what raises them, what drains them. Learn your patterns and routines and triggers. Understanding your energy levels is…
March 10, 2015
The Secret to Increasing Satisfaction
You can have virtually ANYTHING you want; you just can’t have EVERYTHING you want (and anyway, where would you put it?). A MAJOR secret to…
March 5, 2015
Manipulating Your Mind for Happiness and Success
Mark Twain once said “there is very little difference between man and other animals… and usually man forfeits the difference.” By that he meant we…
March 3, 2015
What is Negativity? The Delicate Art of Balancing
Negativity: Lacking positive or constructive features; unpleasant; disagreeable, gloomy; pessimistic outlook, unfavorable, detrimental, hostile, disparaging; malicious. Something that lacks positive, affirmative, or encouraging features. Our…
February 24, 2015
What Would My “Best Self” Do? Getting Back on Track…
What do you do when you get off track? When you stumble or fumble? When your feet of clay seem to take over and the…
February 19, 2015
I don’t have time v. It’s not a priority
“I wish I had the time” or “I don’t have the time” are common phrases we hear uttered every day. In saying the words, we…
February 12, 2015