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“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato Because without the beginning, there’s nothing. (And the beginning often sets the stage for the rest of the task/project/journey.) When in doubt, begin.

“It takes a great man to be a good listener.” – Calvin Coolidge Everyone wants to talk, to speak, to share and communicate – to be heard. To be heard is to be significant and everyone needs significance. (They don’t want it, or think it would be nice to have… they need it.) To truly listen,…

Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you. – Zig Ziglar I love this quote because it illustrates, in a fun way, how to be really confident. (And, I love Zig Ziglar quotes!) *  *  * People sometimes confuse arrogance with confidence. Confidence is belief in yourself…

There are seven days in a week and Someday isn’t one of them. – Unknown Whatever you want to do. Whatever you want to create. Whatever you want to become. Whatever relationship you want to start or repair. Begin now. Take some action now. The first step though, often isn’t the first step (at least…

[This is a continuation of this post.] (I  apologize, I wanted to make you wait a bit before giving you the “news.”) The good news is that you can manage yourself and your priorities, and more specifically, your energy. This is very good news indeed. In fact, with intention and practice (of rituals) you can…

I was just thinking about an exercise I could do with clients where we take a client goal, close our eyes and vividly imagine what it will be like when the goal is achieved. We would stir up positive, constructive, emotions  and actually experience the feelings that would accompany the new reality (that would exist…