I had a thought while listening to a wonderful song by Colin Hay:
If endeavoring to believe that the World is a beautiful place, replete with amazing happenings both minor and major, where everything that happens is an opportunity – for learning and growth at least – is a fiction, then oh what a beautiful and worthy fiction it is.
“Do you have habits, or do your habits have you?” – Brian Tracy I heard that this morning while listening to his audio program “Focal Point” (one of my favorite programs of his) in the car. It hit me particularly hard as I know, deep-down, that many of my habits don’t serve me, and they…
Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom. – Socrates People have heard some version of the Socrates quotes above many times. But, by and large, people don’t give it much thought because they think that “knowing yourself” is some grand, mystical thing reserved for monks and and navel-gazers who don’t have jobs. That is a…
“The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs” – James Allen ***** What must I believe about myself to perpetuate my current conditions? What must I believe about myself to create the conditions I desire? What is the disconnect between the conditions I say I want, and…
If you got a few minutes, this is an interesting (if perhaps nostalgic) take on how things can change (and not necessarily for the better). Click here to hear Derek’s story about how he misses the Mob.
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. – Albert Einstein As a coach I am very curious. I ask a lot of questions. I am always reminding myself to wonder and be curious, to ask clients, and myself: “What else might that mean…?” “How does that happen… ?” “Could you see that…
If you fail to prepare you are preparing to fail. – John Wooden How prepared are you for today? For tomorrow? For the inevitable challenges of life? For the inevitable opportunities of life? Search your self, your soul, and answer the question truthfully. And then get busy . . .