Words matter. Really it's not the words per say but the intent behind the words. Words are the vehicle that can get you to where you want to go in life. However, it’s not enough to just speak your mind nor is it healthy to occult your true thoughts, feelings, and emotions. What is needed... Continue Reading →
It is evident; so much has changed. Even our work situations have shifted. As more companies are allowing work-at-home schedules and Zoom meetings we are finding a new phenomena of family “togetherness”. Families, more than ever, need to be mindful of each other, relate better to each other and really co-exist. Our ability to lead... Continue Reading →
Knowing what is right in all circumstances is a challenge. I believe the greater challenge is then the follow through:doing what is right. As a leader, our job is to figure out if what we are doing or plan to do or advise those coming behind us is right and then follow through and just... Continue Reading →
As Bill Hoffman states in his book, "The Process," "Anyone or anything that controls our emotions imprisons us." This control is dysfunctional and lends itself to bondage. It's destructive, and ultimately, it's slavery to runaway emotions, whims, and notions of yourself and others. That doesn't sound very appealing, and yet so many get caught... Continue Reading →
Pleasure. Contentment. Joy. Three states of being, involving different motives and different outcomes. Where you set your vision is where your path will lead and where your outcome will land. One is for immediate gratification for self (pleasure), the other is finding gratification in the connectedness with current status (contentment) and the ultimate is satisfaction... Continue Reading →
The two ripped, muscular, chisel-faced boxers step into the ring. They are ready. The grueling practice is over and the chance to claim the victory is here. They studied the winning maneuvers, they became a student of their fellow boxer, implemented well thought out strategies and are in the arena prepared to gain another victory.... Continue Reading →
Building a business is like planting a field. The task requires one to prepare the soil, another to plant, and another to water. Each will receive from the harvest. So it is in business. A leader needs a follower. The title only comes to fruition when another deems the leader worthy of the title and... Continue Reading →
Lots to forgive in my young life! I had no idea! I had layered down so much pain, betrayal, abandonment, rejection, lies etc. (classic supine). It was a cancer that desired to overtake my very existence! I had buried everything so deeply that I didn’t even know it was there. When I left home at... Continue Reading →
There was a moment, unlike any moment I had ever experienced. I was twenty-eight. I can’t explain it but a deep conviction to change came over me. I tried to deny it, talk myself out of it and continue living as I had for years: in denial, carting around buried anger, sporting a victim... Continue Reading →
Another perspective on anger When we think about anger it is often followed by the desire to find ways not to satisfy this emotion. However, it's an entity of our human condition and it needs to be satisfied. The dilemma that exists is that anger has gotten a bad reputation; so misunderstood. A shift... Continue Reading →
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