Wealth’s Source
“He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.” – Henry Ward Beecher
How rich, or poor, are you? According to what measure(s)?
In the spirit of a koan, I offer the following: We seem to be in mode where we (think we) need more than ourselves to be somebody. Is this true? Is this true for you? If it’s true, is it accurate? Is it helpful? Is it constructive? Is it… ? You. Are. Enough. (More than, actually……
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. – Albert Einstein So many people associate curiosity with research or innovation, but it has a (wonderful) personal application: How can you be curious about yourself, who you are, what you want and how you can get it? When you use curiosity in this way,…
Did that get your attention? I’m not doing any resolutions this New Year. They don’t work. But what does work? That’s a great question.* * * * * One that I work on all the time.
It seems as many of us act as if death is the greatest tragedy. It’s a mistaken view. The greatest tragedy is not living while you’re alive. So many of us, myself included at times, “half” live in a state of muted fear. We live in a smaller, chastened way that keeps us from many…
As a coach I love questions. In fact, questions are coaching. It’s the willingness for the coach to be open to asking and not knowing that allows for the client to create their own answers – and the actions that follow. Here are three of my favorites: What do I really want? When you take the time to…
If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it. – William James I had a powerful conversation with my coach recently and one of the things we talked about was “cares.” Another word would be priorities. What I’m talking about is the difference between what we say we want (fantasies, desires,…