Viruses spread. More than illness, the coronavirus has spread fear and rightfully so. We are reacting to something that is out of our control. It’s scary. The fear is perpetuating more fear and that is becoming paralyzing for many.My mentor, Seth Godin, wrote on his blog, “In normal times, it’s easy to get into a …
Is it possible for people to change? The simple answer is yes.However, simple isn’t always easy. The quickest way to a joyful life is simple, though: Be of service to and generous with others. See them as people who have their own daily challenges, personal baggage and inner dialogue about the baggage, joys and basic …
This morning’s readings seem to speak to what has weighed on my mind all week:“It’s probably a mistake for us to wait until profit-driven corporations start to worry about side effects on their own. But the moment we start voting with our attention and our dollars, they’ll begin to respond. We get what we pay …
One of my goals for 2019 was to complete a book a week. Thank goodness for audiobooks and the ability to listen at x1.25-1.5 speed. Otherwise I am not sure I would have finished as many as I did. There are some I couldn’t get through and, thus, they didn’t make the list. Some of …
Have you ever wanted something but didn’t quite have the money for it? I know I have. Sometimes, you want it so badly that you’d make it happen even if that meant at the expense of something else. The inverse also happens. You may think you want something such as to lose weight or get …
The end of summer. The hottest part. Cicadas are droning. Even the lake is starting to feel more like bath water. School is just about to start up. What else can you do but play? Charlie Hoehn wrote in his book, Play It Away: A Workaholic’s Cure for Anxiety, “Have you ever witnessed a little kid working …
“Yeah, but how?!” is a question I have heard most frequently when discussing mindset change. Truly, it’s like a dance. If you need to move in a different direction, you pivot. Awarenesses + Efficient and Effective Choice + Action = Success. Yes, it is truly that simple. I could stop the post here, though I sense there’s …
Change your mindset and you’ll change your life. Simple, but not easy. How do you change your mindset when your thoughts, values and beliefs are ingrained? First, get crystal clear on your desired mindset. If you were firing on all cylinders, at the top of your game, living a life even better than you can …
Sometimes you just can’t help it. Something happens and you react. It’s natural. You’re an actor being directed by some outside force. Too often, we get used to being the actor and resist stepping into the directors role. We begin to perceive being out of control (even though we resist that feeling, too) and life …
Richard Rohr wrote in his book Learning to Breathe Underwater that most people don’t see the world as it is, they see is as they are. We view it through the lens of our own perception which is influence by our perception of our own experiences. These experiences are often buried deep in our unconscious. He …