Archive for October 2013

“Lights! Camera! Action!” I know, you are not making a movie and really, isn’t this what we need to do? Shine a light on our goals, create a plan/vision and then act. It sounds  simple and there are steps to follow. If you have created your Vision Board, the next step is to really look…

Self respect – it almost feels like an old fashioned value, one that people don’t talk much about any more. I am not sure if that is because it is taken for granted, or because no one thinks about it. The quote from Joan Didion which appears here courtesy of Facebook is I think, a…

Awhile ago I wrote a blog on Fear and referenced the whole idea that Fear is really False Expectations Appearing Real. Today I want to approach fear from another perspective. There are many things we are afraid of that are often quite irrational and difficult to overcome. My friend Dave, was extremely afraid of heights.…

Over the last couple of years we have seen, read and been admonished to feel grateful. We are told that gratitude will make things better in our lives. In fact, some self styled gurus would have you believe that all you need to do is feel gratitude and all that you desire will fall into…

There are lots of books,  articles and experts who are constantly promoting the concept that work needs to arise from your passion. And somehow the unspoken message is, that if you are not working in your passion you are failing. No, they never say that, it’s just implied. So, here’s another point of view: work…

Yesterday I was writing about stories and how when we buy into them they may create problems in our lives. Today, I want to be really specific about a set of stories that can really push us off course. You have probably heard some version of them yourself. “That child will never amount to anything.”…

“Once upon a time…” is how all good stories begin. After that, the hero or  heroine starts life in difficult circumstances and move on through challenges to arrive in a shining palace with untold wealth. That of course is not the story most of us are living or even want to live. Our stories more…

Today’s blog is all about celebrating. There are so many things we can celebrate and how often do we? I am one of those people who lives with a mind set of constantly moving goal posts. As soon as I even come near achieving a goal, I reset it and in that process often forget…