10 out of 10 would agree 10 out of 10 people would agree that what that person did was not okay – or at least that was what I was telling myself. But, would all 10 really agree that what this person did was inappropriate? I didn’t actually survey anybody. I just made it up […]
Arguing with a liar
November 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Arguing with a Liar There’s not much point in arguing with a compulsive liar. However, people frequently do this when they engage with the negative voices in their heads. “You are a loser because ______.” “No, I’m not!” “Yes, you are!” And on and on and on. A far better strategy is to quit interacting […]
Free Solo – “Thank God that’s over”
October 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Free Solo – “Thank God that’s over” I recently saw the movie, Free Solo. It is about Alex Honnold and his quest to be the first person to free-solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. (Free soloing is climbing without ropes). After he succeeded, his girlfriend said, “Thank God that’s over.” When I heard that, […]
Impossible To Do Better Than Our Thinking Will Allow
October 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Impossible To Do Better Than Our Thinking Will Allow It is impossible to do better than our thinking will allow. We cannot out-perform our self-image, who we think we are. Our self-image sets the limits for what is possible for us. However, we can upgrade our self-image which then expands our capacity to do better. […]
We’ve all got our stories
September 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
We’ve All Got Our Stories I’ve got a friend who is talented, kind, successful, loved, respected, appreciated, and blessed. And this friend also has a personality quirk that does not at all fit with the things mentioned in the previous sentence. I had wondered about this incongruity and then I learned his back story. Instantly, […]
Stopping the condemnation craze
September 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Stopping the Condemnation Craze We have been trained and conditioned to look at things from a good or bad, right or wrong perspective. This brings in judgment and condemnation. When we do this, we are making identity statements. ~ He is a bad person because he did that bad thing. I am a bad person […]
The work to be done
September 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The Work to be Done In a nutshell, the work I do with people is to help them see their lousy, limiting, disempowering, lie-based stories that they are telling themselves and then to replace those stories with better ones. Any time that we are hesitating, avoiding, procrastinating, under-performing, or resisting – it is because we […]
Celebrating Wins Makes Us Winners
September 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Celebrating Wins Makes Us Winners It is so valuable and so nourishing to celebrate our wins. It brings up our energy, enthusiasm, and enjoyment of life. And when we don’t celebrate, we are taking ourselves for granted – which hurts. Celebrate your wins. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily Dose […]
An interesting question
September 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
An Interesting Question Take a minute and ponder this question: What do people feel and experience when they are around you? And does the answer vary with context? Would your friends have a different answer than your family, or your coworkers, or your neighbors, or . . .? If you don’t like your answers, you […]
Making time for people
August 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Making Time for People A lot of the quality of our lives comes from our interactions and connections with people. Yet, so many people don’t make an effort to do this and then wonder why their lives are unfulfilled and lonely. Make time for people. It is so worth it. Much Love, Jonathan Help me […]
