Hey let’s go do some chores! Doesn’t that sound like fun? – No? Not really? You’d rather not? So here’s the question: How much of your life do you view as a chore? As soon as we think of something as a chore, our energy goes down. When our energy goes down, our enthusiasm goes […]
Personal growth gone awry
May 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Some of the ideas in personal growth have been taken far too far and consequently produce some negative consequences ~ specifically: the rule that we have to always be positive, and the idea that negative emotions are wrong and we shouldn’t have them. The all-out commitment to positivity often results in denial. And, there is […]
It is okay for me to get rich while doing good???
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It is okay for me to get rich while doing good. What happened when you read that sentence? For a lot of people, that sentence pressed some buttons – total head trash buttons. Which means that things are totally backwards. That is the way we should become rich – by doing good, contributing to others, […]
Why Make It So Complicated???
April 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Something weird just started happening with my email. A handful of email addresses trigger “Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender” because I’m somehow on the spamhouse zen list. (So, I get blocked while trying to email some info to another computer in my own house.) The return emails have a link that is supposed […]
The Other Side of the Coin
April 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
These Two Things Are Not The Same
April 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Activity and busyness are not the same as effectiveness and results. People often confuse these two. It is not about the number of activities we have e.g. 1×1 meetings or phone calls. It is about the results they produce. The more effective and efficient we become, the less busy we need to be. Effectiveness and […]
Using Emotions To Grow Yourself
April 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Emotions mean that something is important to us. By simply getting curious about “what here is important to me” when we are experiencing a negative emotion, we can already begin to diffuse a negative emotion. We move out of reactive consciousness and into witness or observer consciousness. We can then also learn about ourselves and […]
The Wisdom of Life
April 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Life sends us the experiences we need – not always the experiences that we want. A friend told me about a recent experience that pushed just about every one of her major buttons. I said, “Wow! Isn’t life just perfect – sending you exactly what you need to grow and develop!” She laughed and said, […]
Out of Control Optimism
April 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Optimism is a good thing. But when optimism becomes mandatory, when people have it that there is no other option but to be optimistic, optimism can cause real problems. There is a fine line between optimism and delusion. When we have to be optimistic, we cannot see what we need to see. We cannot see […]
What are you attracting?
April 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We are either attracting the people and circumstances that support our limiting beliefs to come true or that support our dreams to come true. Usually the difference between these two is personal growth, letting go of limitations, and expanding what is possible. Much Love, Jonathan I write these Daily Doses because I know that my […]
