Apr
19

Freedom Story

http://www.presspauseplay.com/

http://www.presspauseplay.com/ – This is a trailer for the movie, Press Pause Play. “This is the best chance you’ve got” – Seth Godin Seriously, right now is the time to get started. (That’s from me). I heard someone talking recently about being yourself in your job. And realized why I love my job so much. All …

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Apr
11

The Art of Observation

Small Boat Rough Water

Acquiring a new depth of awareness can lead to a whole range of reactions. Positive, negative, motivating, disheartening, scary, confusing, etc… the list is endless. When strong emotion is connected with these reactions, it can often knock us off balance and lead us to seek a change in order to restore balance. While this can …

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Dec
22

3 Months: Completing Goals, Following Passions and Finding Balance

Well, we made it. My original goal was to blog once a day for three months. I’ve missed a few days in the past couple weeks as I’ve been incredibly busy with work, life and holiday shopping. I’m comfortable making a judgment call and not blogging when it would be too hastily constructed to add …

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Dec
21

Curiosity and Change

Often times it seems people spend more energy trying to resist change than they would if they just accepted it and moved on. A healthy curiosity for the world and an appreciation for continued learning makes change something exciting, and not something to be feared. I’m not sure if you can grow your own curiosity …

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Dec
20

Vision

Vision is the ability to look around you in space and time and see what is happening. Having a keen sense of vision means using your intuition to fill in some of the holes in what you see which allows you to see beyond whats in plain site. Trusting your intuition takes time and confidence. …

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Dec
09

Dissecting Zig: Put the Car in Drive

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great” ~ Zig Zigler So much wisdom packed into one short sentence. First of all, the fear of being bad at something can often be enough to prevent us from ever starting. Sadly, it often seems as though people are …

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Dec
08

Unlearn Old Lessons and Start Kicking Ass

If you want someone to blame for why you’re more inclined to follow directions, not speak up unless asked to do so, and generally resist real opportunities to be a leader or stand out, you don’t have to look much further than the schools you grew up in. We are taught to do what we’re …

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Dec
05

Overcoming Judgement

“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” – Mother Teresa One of things I’ve noticed about my own fears is that they often come from my judgment of other people. I’m essentially afraid of being judged in the ways I am judgmental of others. So often, if I’m afraid of something, …

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Dec
04

To Move Forward, Look at Where You Are

You must appreciate where you are right now. That will dictate what options you have for getting to where you want to be. When you think about following your dreams, and doing what you love, it is always a journey because you must always take steps from where you are now to where you see …

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Dec
02

Convenience Store Life

At some point, everyone (hopefully) learns the benefit of eating fresh whole foods. We all should understand that if you eat food found at a convenience store for every meal, you’re literally eating yourself to death. The simple lesson is that convenience is not a good long term solution. The same holds true for every …

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