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Is the voice in your head the Voice of Reason (which serves you) or the Voice of Reasons (which acts like it protects you, but really just makes excuses and holds you back)? I wrote that a while ago and it still holds up. We have both “voices” in our heads, but one is louder…

Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship. – General Omar Bradley So many people take their cues from without. Whether it’s loved ones, friends, co-workers/bosses or popular culture, so many are (heavily) influenced by the continuous and myriad messages that permeate modern life. The cure? Learn to be…

I have long thought about, and emphasized the importance of, understanding how the three sub-systems of our brain (reptilian, limbic and cortex) work together (and sometimes don’t)  in creating our experience of life. Our experience can be made better, optimized even, if we bring sufficient understanding of how our brain works and awareness to our…

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…

“You can’t talk yourself out of a problem you behave yourself into.” – Stephen Covey This is just one of the powerful truths Stephen left us with. There’s a beauty and poetry to the words above that is nearly impossible to add to. So I won’t try… Post-Script: A few hours ago I wrote the…

“Only free people can hold their purpose and their honor steady to a common end, and prefer the interests of mankind to any narrow interest of their own.” – Woodrow Wilson Wilson, of course, is speaking of the freedom that citizens (of a country) with liberty have. That, when encumbered by oppression and the like…