A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man’s wisdom even if he associates
with a sage. – Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama)
I don’t want to comment too much on this one, other than to say you must be open to learning and change, otherwise . . . .
I had a thought while listening to a wonderful song by Colin Hay: If endeavoring to believe that the World is a beautiful place, replete with amazing happenings both minor and major, where everything that happens is an opportunity – for learning and growth at least – is a fiction, then oh what a beautiful and worthy…
“Coaching is hot.” “Coaching is in.” “Coaching is how smart people achieve goals faster.” “Coaching is how people find meaning and purpose in their lives.” “Coaching is how people make successful career transitions.” “Coaching is how people at the top-of-their-game get better.” These are just some of the things I’ve read or heard about coaching,…
“Time flies. It’s up to you to be the navigator.” – Robert Orben [Warning: edginess ahead… ] Implicit in the above is having a plan for the flight of of your time. Otherwise, all you have is the best seat in the house for the level of mediocrity you’ve cultivated thus far.
Whatever is incomplete in your life is a drain on your energy. Incompletes are open cognitive loops that demand constant mental energy (whether conscious or not). I am not suggesting that you’ll never has incomplete things in your life. You will. But it matters what “form” they’re in. I recently realized that there are three…
As our coaching progresses, I have three specific questions I ask my clients about how things are going, for them: Do you have a comprehensive plan for your life that is both clear and exciting? Are you making progress on what’s most important now? On a scale of 1 – 10, 10 being absolutely confident,…
Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love. – Buddha When you enter a dark room what do you do? Do you try to turn the darkness down so that you may see? Of course not. You turn on a light. And so it goes in life. In every instance where love, or good…