Crossing the Grand Canyon of Disbelief Our self-image (who we think we are) is an incredibly powerful force in our lives. And, most often people have a “less than” opinion of themselves. This can create the Grand Canyon effect – where the successful people are way over there on the other side of the Grand […]
The wrong to-do list
The wrong to-do list The temptation is to fill our schedules with action items that are in our comfort zone. This gives us a mock sense of accomplishment because we can point to all that we got done. But ultimately, this doesn’t support us in becoming the person we want to be or in achieving […]
Choosing sides
Choosing sides A very simple yet powerful thing we can do to shift perspectives, moods, expectations, fields of attraction, thoughts and more is to choose which side we are on. And, the words “I agree” help us to do this. For example: I disagree with confusion. I agree to clarity. I disagree with scarcity. I […]
Discomfort
Discomfort Most people view discomfort as something to run away from or something to avoid whenever possible. Peak performers view discomfort as the gateway to bigger and better. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily Dose spoke to you, forward it to someone who would benefit from this message. Even better, […]
Upset is upset no matter what
Kindergarten compassion or PhD compassion
Kindergarten compassion or PhD compassion It is relatively easy to have compassion when a natural disaster strikes or when a tragedy hits people that we don’t know. And hey, compassion is a great response to those sorts of things. And, that’s the kindergarten level of compassion. It is easy. But what about those situations where […]
Choose your party
Choose your party Imagine that you were invited to two parties at the same time on the same street and that you hadn’t decided which one you were going to attend. The party at one house looks and sounds like people are having fun. There’s laughter and upbeat music. People are dancing. It all seems […]
Camping and other first world problems
Camping and other first world problems We go camping for fun. We sleep on the ground, cook over fires, fetch water, and risk getting wet if it rains while we are sleeping – and we call this “roughing it” and consider it an adventure. For millions of people, this is everyday life, this is as […]