Want to project some good positive enlivening energy into your interactions? Say, “I am amazing!!! And, so are you!!!” in your head when you start interacting with someone. Meeting someone new: “Hi I’m Jonathan.” Shake hands. Then in your head, “Oh by the way, I am amazing and so are you.” Someone you already […]
Excuse Me, Did You Know There Is A Shark In Your Swimming Pool?
September 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Letting Go of the Past
September 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Familiar Zone
August 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Familiar Zone People often talk about needing to get out of their comfort zone. I think “familiar zone” is a much better term because a lot of the status quo that we embrace really isn’t all that comfortable. It isn’t comfortable to stress about money. It is not comfortable to feel like you aren’t […]
Couples Money or a Colonoscopy
August 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Couples Money or a Colonoscopy I got together with my friends, Chris and Marlow Felton, today. They wrote an amazing book, Couples Money. We got to talking about how important it is for couples to be on the same page about money (80% plus of all divorces have a money component to them). But this […]
It Must Be Me
August 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It Must Be Me Let’s imagine a purely hypothetical situation where you go play volleyball with three friends ~ hypothetically named Roman, Karen, and Mike. And in said volleyball playing – you manage to lose every game regardless of who your partner was. Furthermore, they all seemed to play their worst game of the night […]
How To Make It Easy To Get Into Action
August 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A Penny’s Worth Of Progress
August 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A Penny’s Worth Of Progress I spoke at a retreat a few weeks ago. One of my points of emphasis was celebrating progress and celebrating what we did get done rather than belittling ourselves for what we did not get done. Afterwards, I received an email from Lisa S who came up with a simply […]
Wrestling with an Angel or a Demon (you get to choose)
July 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Wrestling with an Angel or a Demon (you get to choose) I talked to a friend this morning. He just had a big unexpected expense show up in his life. He shared that he would notice the negative feelings come up (the invitation to be stressed, worried, and anxious) and then he would let go […]
