If you want something you’ve never had, then you need to do something you’ve never done. – Ian Knabel
This is true because what you’ve been “getting” is perfectly in-line with what you’ve been doing.
Even if it’s just a slight tweak, you must adapt and learn and do new things if you want your life to change.
There’s no way around it; more of the same will get you more of the same.
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself. – Ancient Chinese Proverb As a coach this is something that I occasionally encounter: working with a client who says they want to change, but doesn’t take action (or takes incomplete action). It’s important to understand that change is hard. We are genetically programmed to avoid…
When it comes time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived. – Henry David Thoreau A great way to live while you’re alive (something I love to say and think about… ) is to write your obituary, as you would like it to read. Write an account of your life that…
Stephen Covey (a wonderful author and teacher) says the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Wise counsel indeed. I want you consider that the Main Thing (in life) is: to know and do what you must, to get from where you are, to who you need to be. Did you…
Discern. Distinguish. Decide. Just three words, but they are such powerful words. Mastering the true meanings of these words will have a huge impact of anyone’s life. What do these words mean? Discern Discernment is both the ability to aware of something and place it in context. The first part is awareness: you must have…
The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score. – Bill Copeland No, not that sort of “scoring!” I mean do you know when you’ve accomplished something important? Something of value, to you? Without goals, you won’t know.
Problems and issues. We all got ’em, we don’t always know what to do about ’em. I tell prospective clients that a coaching engagement with me begins with problem solving and issue resolution and moves to designing and creating one’s Ideal Life. I really and truly believe that one can design and create their Ideal…