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One fine day recently I was feeling a bit off. In my search for the why and deeper self-awareness, I started to write out how…
October 26, 2023
Building Power in the Plateau
In every life, at some point of time, for some period of time, one’s motivation may fade, focus may blur, your drive gets stuck in…
October 24, 2023
Four Mindsets You Are Better Off Without
Desire for constant comfort and ease. Ok, this is one of mine. Life is often messy and inconvenient, stuff happens. Doesn’t mean I have to…
October 10, 2023
Three Guidelines to Make the World a Better Place
Treat all with respect, kindness, and civility; even if you disagree with them; especially if you disagree with them! It’s easy to be nice to…
October 5, 2023
What’s the most useful feedback you’ve ever received?
What’s the most useful feedback you’ve ever received? Professionally and/or personally? And did you listen? Act on it? What did you do with it/about it?…
October 3, 2023
An Act of Far Greater Power
“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than hanging on or defending.” – Eckhart Tolle (A New Earth: Awakening to Your…
September 26, 2023
Have You Entered the Cave Lately?
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” – Joseph Campbell That which we most fear, that which scares us greatly also…
September 21, 2023
There are No Secrets to Success
There are no secrets to success… or to happiness; just stuff you don’t want to do! Particularly over and over and over again! The ‘stuff’…
September 14, 2023
Three Secrets to Happiness
One, there is no secret. Generally speaking, there are no hidden, esoteric keys to happiness, just obvious things, the impact of each small and easily…
August 31, 2023
The Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves… Even Though We Know Better
“I’ll be happy when…” is a refrain that echoes around the backroads of our minds, a micro program that runs all so often just beneath…
August 24, 2023
The Key that Opens Doors
Like many, at times in my life I’ve struggled with the concept of discipline. I mean ‘Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order.’ Does that…
August 22, 2023
Den of Lions
Nigh on 30 years ago I read the Den of Lions by Terry Anderson, the journalist who was kidnapped by Shiite militants in Beirut, Lebanon…
August 10, 2023
Passing Trees
After having read it years ago, I am now listening to Micky Singer’s ‘Untethered Soul’ on Audible in my car. Micky uses the analogy of…
August 8, 2023
How to Develop Strong EQ
Two prong process; inner and outer: First, know thy self. Gain self-awareness: journaling is very helpful; reflecting back on the day is akin to…
August 3, 2023
Windshield Wipers for the Soul
Julia Cameron (The Artist’s Way) once described journaling as “spiritual windshield wipers”. I can personally attest to the power of journaling to calm one’s soul,…
August 1, 2023
The Easiest and yet the Hardest Thing
Rome was not built in a day and many an “overnight” success was decades in the making. We all have the same 24 hours; it…
July 20, 2023
How Vibrant is Your Prohairesis?
Prohairesis is Greek and translates as “choice”, “will”, or “volition” and was a favored topic of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus (50 – 135 AD). Essentially,…
July 18, 2023
Oh, How I Love the Balcony!
It is SO easy to get caught up in the drama of life, to let emotions hijack your day. A technique I’ve been using more…
July 13, 2023
How Strong is Your Soul?
Like most everything else, your soul is only as strong as it is nurtured. The adage “Energy flows where focus goes” is certainly true here.…
July 11, 2023
I’m Busy Now; Maybe Later
We humans tend to have this incessant inner dialogue going on inside our heads; an endless chatterbox. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes the form of a…
July 4, 2023
You Already Know the Secret
The secret to success, the secret to life… is that there is NO secret. Or at least not one “big” secret; merely dozens, hundreds of…
June 29, 2023
Daily Questions: Road Signs to Your Best Self, Your Best Life
Daily questions are an awesome way to focus your energy, to remain on path, to stay true to yourself. Zig Ziglar used to love to…
June 20, 2023
4 Things to Release to Create Your Best Life
#1 Release Obsession with Possessions: Once beyond that basic level of Maslow’s hierarchy (a roof over our heads that doesn’t leak, reasonably healthy food in…
June 15, 2023
The Discipline of Perception
We see and we think we understand and thus we tell ourselves we know but life is much more complex. First, what we “see” depends…
June 13, 2023
Act Above Yourself
A major challenge in life is to do as well as we know. We all aspire to better ourselves; the test is how to do…
June 1, 2023
Running on “Soular” Power
Running on “Soul” Power means tapping into your true purpose, living your life awake, vigorous and vital. As inspirational and invigorating as it may sound,…
May 25, 2023