The Secret to Contentment

A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that possesses the mind. – Robert Oxton Bolton One way I understand what beliefs are is to say they are thoughts we have don’t question and continue to think (albeit largely unconsciously). I love how Bolton describes a belief as idea…

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. – Wayne Dyer

The most difficult work many professionals do… is getting someone else to agree with their point of view and take action. The second most difficult work professionals do is developing a point of view in the first place. – Seth Godin Coaches ‘get’ people to (see their true) point of view and take action. We do…

You do. Now, in practice, goal-setting doesn’t work, for most people. Take New Year’s Resolutions, we all know how successful they are . . . . I’m not here to blame or cast aspersions, but to explain why goal-setting doesn’t work, for most people. *  *  * Okay, so the fundamental truth is: goals(etting) don’t…

There are two basic motivating forces:* fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot…

Whenever I think about the challenges of the World, and what the solutions might be, I sometimes get frustrated, or at least dismayed. I see the validity of parts of the claims of so many of the “reasonable” parties in the discussion, but give up in trying to reconcile the disparate positions. The answer is…