Work the Plan Work the plan or work the system is common advice. Work this exercise and diet plan and you will slim down. Work this system and you will grow your business. And sure enough, there are many people who have worked it and got the desired results. However, there are usually far more […]
Mistakes and Forgiveness
June 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Mistakes and Forgiveness We’ve all made mistakes and poor decisions. We have all had things that didn’t go as planned. And chances are very good that when these things happened, we didn’t wake up that morning and ask ourselves, “How can I really screw up today and the rest of my life? How can I […]
Entitled to their opinion
June 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Entitled to their opinion Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion – even if we don’t agree with it. A differing opinion doesn’t mean that other person is stupid, wrong, or a troll. People often forget this. And, it seems to be getting worse with the ramp up to the presidential race. Here’s […]
Two schools of leadership/ parenting/ supporting
June 20, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Two schools of leadership/ parenting/ supporting Is our fundamental premise that people are incompetent and need to be managed, prodded, motivated, and controlled or do people need to be unleashed and supported? The former creates dependency and hesitation. The latter creates independence and confidence. If you have created dependent people in your life then a […]
Deep Identity
June 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Deep Identity Are you a saint that occasionally stumbles or are you a sinner that seldom gets things right? Are you inherently good or inherently bad? Are you a miracle or are you a screw up? Are you a winner or are you a loser? At a deep level, people all too often identify themselves […]
Layers of the Onion
June 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It is all packaging
June 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It is all packaging Any time that we get upset, feel bad, or harshly judge ourselves about our bodies and about how we look – we are confusing the packaging with who we really are. Tall, short, wide, thin, big nose, small nose, freckled, straight teeth, crooked teeth, six-pack abs, 1-fluffy-pack abs . . […]
A moment of grace
June 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment
A moment of grace During some quiet time today, a picture of someone I don’t like popped into my head. Immediately after that a little voice said, “You know, God loves that person too.” Pow! I don’t have to now become best friends forever with this person. However, I also don’t have a valid excuse […]
Upgraded Instant Replay
June 13, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Upgraded Instant Replay In volleyball you can play far better defense if you watch the hitter’s arm rather than the ball. When you do this, you can tell how hard they are hitting and where they are hitting before they ever hit the ball. If you watch the ball, you can only tell these things […]
Being present by projecting into the future
June 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Being present by projecting into the future Be present. Be here now. Live in the present. We’ve heard this wise advice many times in many ways. Interestingly enough, projecting into the future can actually help us be more present now. If I’m feeling the invitation to check out or the invitation to not do what […]
