Category: The Knowing (Self Awareness)

A person drawing at a chalkboard. The drawings are (from left to right, and in ascending order): a plant with 1 leaf, a plant with 2 leaves, a plant with 3 leavens, then finally a large light bulb

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No One Drifts into Wisdom

Wisdom is a far, far different beast than merely being smart or educated and it is rarely if ever acquired passively. Wisdom

A sad face and a happy face drawn on a chalkboard with an arrow drawn from the sad face to the happy face

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Tell Me About Your Eyeglass, Please

Imagine there sits on top of your dresser two sets of eyeglasses. One has green colored lenses, the other red. Which one

A person holding a sign that says "What's important to you?"

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The Goal of Your Goal Is?

We can get so wrapped up in pursuit of a goal that we lose sight of the underlying why or purpose. In

A side profile silhouette drawing of a human head with the brain drawn in pink. There is a gold lock inside the brain with a hole for a key

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Help is But a Thought Away

Okay, it is a bit more complex than that but the thoughts you dwell on are the building blocks of the life

Cartoon of a woman looking into a handheld mirror with her reflection smiling back at her

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The Greatest Opponent You Will Ever Face

Go find a mirror. The person you see in that mirror can either be your best ally, strongest advocate, your outstanding champion,

2 illustrated profiles of human head facing each other. 1 with a rainbow and one with a storm cloud

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Carry Your Own Weather

Folks, who is in charge of your moods? Who creates your emotions? Yes, external events can act as triggers but in between

A brown background with a white piece of paper that says "believe in yourself"

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You are Enough

You are enough. You have what it takes and if you don’t, you can sculpt yourself into what it takes or find

Illustration of a man and woman tending to a plant growing out of a pot. The plant has a large red heart at the top instead of a flower.

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The Art of Lingering

I am by nature (and by now, choice) a task-oriented person. I’ve an efficiency/optimization mindset and an achievement mentality and in terms

A compass with "core values" written where the needle points north

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You Got to Have Some Never, Nevers

Never, Nevers are your core absolutes, parts of you that are foundational to your very being, central to your identity. Some come

A quote by Steven Covey: "I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."

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The Fruit Bares No Resemblance to the Seed

Actions have consequences. You can choose your actions; your control over the consequences is limited at best. The challenge is that we

Three sticky notes next to each other on a board. One says "Plan A", the next says "Plan B", the last says "Plan C". Plan A and Plan B each have a red X on them.

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The Price of Security is…

The price of security is, ironically, a deep awareness of insecurity. Or at least an ongoing appreciation of the fragility of any