The straight path, the winding path This morning I had an appointment in an area of town that I was not familiar with so I used my GPS to get me there. I left it on for the drive home. The whole drive home, the GPS kept doing its job trying to get me back […]
Really it is okay to ask for help
What would I do if I didn’t drink?
What would I do if I didn’t drink? So often in our thinking we are pushing against what we do not want rather than moving towards what we do want. And this strategy simply does not work. There’s a famous NLP (neuro linguistic programming) story about an alcoholic who kept wondering why she drank. She […]
Never present always guilty
Never present always guilty Does this sound familiar ~ doing one thing but feeling guilty that you should be doing something else? For instance, you might be spending time with the family but feel guilty that you are not working. Then you start working and feel guilty that you aren’t spending time with the family. […]
Feeding the wrong wolf
Feeding the wrong wolf I talked to several people today who were feeding the wrong wolf. They were busily and repeatedly reinforcing stories of frustration, unworthiness, tiredness, and limitation. This can never ever create a better life and destroys happiness. What wolf? The wolf of Cherokee legend. An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about […]
Little fish in a big ocean grows up Because of head trash (like not worthy, not ready, success stuff, money stuff and other junk) people often think of themselves as a small fish in a big ocean. “Who am I to be successful? Who am I to be a rock star in my industry? Etc.” […]
Can and will
Fuel in the gas tank
Fuel in the gas tank After a break, I’ve resumed getting up at 5:30 for an hour in the personal growth gym before my conference call at 6:30. But, I haven’t started going to bed any earlier. Then this morning I was in meetings from 7:00 – 12:30. I skipped my morning shake and just had coffee. When I […]
Introductions, Thank You, and Head Trash
Introductions, Thank You, and Head Trash I recently introduced two people who I thought had a great chance at being able to generate business for each other. I haven’t heard a word of thanks from either of them. Guess how inspired I am to make more introductions for them. Not very. I have a list […]