The Of Course Continuum Be honest with yourself ~ on a scale that goes from 1 (not a chance) to 5 (wouldn’t that be nice) to 10 (of course), where are you with achieving your goals? Unfortunately, “of course” is the exception. Most people are in some degree of doubt. However, that can be changed. […]
Broken Bottles
Guilt trip
Getting Honest With Ourselves
Getting Honest With Ourselves Imagine going to a networking event (or a social event) and introducing yourself like this: I’m the kind of person who puts things off until later rather than doing them now. I’m the kind of person who makes excuses rather than doing the important things that I don’t feel like doing. […]
Business and profitability are not sinful or evil
To ask or not to ask
To ask or not to ask I’ve been debating whether or not I should ask my subscribers to the Daily Dose of Jonathan for a personal favor. Is that appropriate? Will it deepen our connection or cheapen our connection? As you are about to see, I have decided to ask. Why? Because asking is the […]
Transformation vs incremental change
Transformation vs incremental change In your mind, is it possible to experience transformation, a quantum leap? Or does change need to happen in small incremental steps? This is a very important question. If we think that we are in control and that we are in charge of how positive change happens, then small incremental steps […]
Anything over zero is awesome
Anything over zero is awesome This morning I was sharing about some successes that I had yesterday (I either made progress or completely handled 4 things that I had been putting off). I immediately felt the pull to discount my success. “Yeah but, I could have done more.” That is a horrible life and success […]
Addicted to Struggle
Addicted to Struggle So many people are addicted to struggle. We have buried stories that are often outside of our awareness. Stories like: It cannot be easy. It is pleasing to God when I struggle. Struggle is noble. I’m bad / need to be punished and so I deserve to struggle. Struggling will prove that […]