Power and Belief

I’ve been trying to write this post for a couple days now. I’m not exactly sure why I’ve been hesitating, but I have. Now, I want to get it done more than I want to hem-and-haw, so here goes. *  *  * Five. Hundred. Posts. That’s a lot. When I look back on the writing…

One of the greatest issues/problems/frustrations/cries/laments/ . . .  I hear is “I don’t have enough time” or “there’s too much to do” or “if only I had more time!” Well, I’m here to relieve you of any and all angst in regards to time and time management and whatever else you might want to call…

The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him. – Henry Stimson Who do you wish you could trust? Trust them. Go ahead, it will be okay. *  *  * But, “What if they abuse that trust!?” you object? Create a life impervious to the actions of others – a life free of attachments,…

As I was preparing my coffee just a minute ago I had a realization: thoughts have consequences. Everyone can identify with the idea that actions have consequences, but thoughts? Yes, I believe so. Implementing this, effectively, does require a high level of awareness. We spend so much time with, and in, our thoughts that we ought to…

In a video Marshall Goldsmith (a respected and sought-after executive coach) talks about what he learned in regards to what truly matters in life. I am going to briefly summarize the six things Goldsmith says are necessary for a “good” life. *  *  * 1) Health I’ve often told myself the best investment I can make…

Sometimes, something – a possibility, a glimmer of something that could be – pops up and we make it into what we want it to be, what, perhaps we need it to be. But things aren’t what we wish they were. They are what they are. Sometimes, what we want and what something is the same. Great….