The result not the how, the outcome not the details, the destination not the path The other day my daughters and I planned to spend the afternoon together having an adventure. We decided to go to Epic Sky Trek and play on the ropes course. After just a couple of challenge elements, they spotted lightning […]
The result not the how, the outcome not the details, the destination not the path
Don’t indulge
Don’t indulge A client of mine recently told me that she hears my voice in her head saying, “don’t indulge” when she’s tempted to fall into self-pity. Self-pity, or any other form of feeling lousy, is an indulgence. We don’t ever “have to” feel that way. We choose to. And when we choose to indulge […]
“just”
“just” Watch out for the word “just” in your thinking and speaking. It is an innocent enough sounding word that has tremendous power to undercut. It discounts, disempowers, trivializes, and makes us less than. Feel the difference between “it’s just me” and “it’s me”. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily […]
Darth Vader’s less scary brother, Darth Cupcake
Darth Vader’s less scary brother, Darth Cupcake “Darth Vader” that just sounds tough, scary, and evil. The effect would not have been the same if they called him “Darth Cupcake”. That sounds silly, wimpy, and even emasculating. We can do ourselves a huge favor by giving disempowering, silly, or emasculating names to those characters in […]
Declining the option to win the day
Flip that switch
Flip that switch I see this fairly regularly: A person thinks, “I need a break.” Then their actions start to become very ineffective, things keep falling apart, setbacks keep occurring, etc. They end up getting the break they said they needed but not the rest and recharge because they are flailing around in ineffective action. […]