Dominion Over Money I heard money expert, Dave Ramsey, say that we need to have dominion over money. Webster’s 1828 tells us that dominion means to have sovereign or supreme authority, and the power of governing and controlling. Dominion means having the power to direct, control, use and dispose of at pleasure. Dominion gives right […]
An accountability question
October 19, 2017 by Leave a Comment
An accountability question I was recently asked, “How can I hold myself accountable to taking the actions needed to move forward?” The first thing to understand is that our behaviors (no matter how frustrating they might be) always make sense when we uncover the underlying story. For example: Let’s say that I’m trying to hold […]
Two Strategies
October 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Two Strategies We can either sit around, hoping and praying that people will find us – or we can put in the necessary work to become the kind of person that people go looking for. One of these strategies is far more useful, enjoyable and effective than the other. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out […]
An impossible position
August 15, 2017 by Leave a Comment
An impossible position Whenever we try to be responsible for another person – their happiness, their success, their mood, their well-being – we are setting ourselves up to suffer. We are putting ourselves in an impossible position because we are not in charge of that other person’s brain. We don’t have the power to make […]
Whoa ~ a super deep thought
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GTD
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Counting Axe Swings
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Victim Mode / Creator Mode
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You Can Lead A Horse To Water . . .
April 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I end up talking to clients about this all the time ~ it is impossible to be responsible for another person’s happiness, success, feelings, etc. These are things that we cannot possibly control. Any and every time that we try to be responsible for another person will inevitably end up in suffering. However, there are […]
The Illusion of Time Management
January 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
People often talk about time management but we really cannot manage time. You cannot bank the time you saved today and have 24 hours and 45 minutes tomorrow. You cannot make the clock speed up or slow down. However, there are other things that we can manage. Priority Management: Are you spending your time on […]
