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Action!
“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…
Read MoreSelf Respect
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…
Read MoreMore Than a Survivor
This month seems to be awash in pink ribbons and already some men are getting ahead start on Movember. There is a lot of pressure to support these campaigns and to support cancer in general. I don’t. Nine years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a partial mastectomy and radiation I was discharged…
Read MoreAnother Look At Fear
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.…
Read MoreGenerosity
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…
Read MoreWork and Passion
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…
Read MoreSlow Down
“Slow down, you move too fast” is how “Feelin’ Groovy”, a song by Simon and Garfunkel starts. As I sit here surrounded by the chaos of renovations I only wish I could slow down. Right now in my office, I have 20 bags of books to go into a bookcase that has not yet been…
Read MoreStories We Live By
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.”…
Read MoreStories
“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…
Read MoreCelebration
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…
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