Jun 03 2009
Too Good & Challenging To Miss
Published by Tom Volkar under Blogging | 
Email This Post
| 3,584 views
Readers of this blog know that I love wake up calls and fresh smacks in the face. I’m convinced that the most loving thing we can do for ourselves is to tell the whole truth to ourselves about ourselves. 
Realizations are essential to creating the life you want to live. Never stand pat. Choose powerful stimulating experiences. Coaching is really an experience in insight stimulation and engagement.
Fresh realizations come charged with the energy to create. That’s why it’s so important to seize your moment of discovery with bold action.
So here’s some truth jarring stuff I’ve come across lately for your reading and listening delight.
Bill Weil has made his powerful relationship book, New Earth Relationships, available on audio down load. It’s so good I use it as a tool with my relationship-coaching clients.
In the Crappiness of Happiness Egbert Sukop will piss you off, shake you up and give you a major case of head scratching. I love what he says about the “bitch lag”.
In Are Your Dreams Big Enough, Slade Roberson asks some wonderfully challenging questions. Answer them – you could change your life.
What are you reading or listening too that rocks your world?
The latest was a friend of mine putting together resilience and the metaphor of our life as a membrane. I guess it is only interesting to those interested in psychotherapy and change but for me it was great!
Lately I have been reading Wallace Waddles and it is definitely “Rocking my world”!!
Thanks!
Keiths last blog post..Stuck in a Rut or Rockin’ Your Routine?
Great stuff, Tom. Egbert is an old favorite! I look forwrad to experiencing the rest. Thanks!
Clem Gigliottis last blog post..Our Grandparents Would Have Understood Social Media
I agree – nothing seizes moments like bold action.
J.D. Meiers last blog post..The 20 Percent Spike
Evan – I have no idea what the hell your talking about?
But I’m glad it turned you on.
Keith – Welcome man. Wallace is one of the most powerful early new thought authors. He’s pumped me up before as well.
Clem – Egbert generally gives me the expected unexpected rise. That’s why I dig him so much. I sound like Maynard today. But you are too young to know who that is I bet.
Tom, I would have to Google “Maynard” in order to know who you’re talking about.
Clem Gigliottis last blog post..Our Grandparents Would Have Understood Social Media
“When Everything Changes, Change Everything” by Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations With God author). The first section I breezed through because it already aligns with where my head is at right now.
But I just started the second section and… I have to keep re-reading the same small sections several times, then out loud, then just sit with them to fully grasp the MEANING of it. When it does—my brain explodes for a moment with fireworks of astounding clarity. Walsch writes in an easy conversational tone that is accessible to Everyman, but the concepts… WOW.
JBs last blog post..More on Assumptions
I’m reading Nathaniel Branden’s “How to raise you self esteem” His sentence completion exercises lead to realizations I never had thought about before. Very good stuff!
Being honest is indeed a healthy choice. Yet, many people are unaware they are being dishonest with themselves about what feels “right” or what is truly best for them. This topic you present offers great food for thought.
Liara Coverts last blog post..Learn to see though your choices
Clem – Maynard was a beatnik sidekick (pre-hippie) on the Dobie Gillis show. He was a cool cat.
JB – I love Conversations With God, especially the first one. Powerful stuff. God sure has a unique perspective.
Laurie – That book is one of my top ten most powerful. Good work, it’s nice to see blog commenters who actually take the next step.
Liara – Radical self-honesty is the key to easier, more authentic living.
Hi Tom
Oh yes, employment is slavery!
Now that I am out of it – well the traditional form of employment – I am realising how ingrained all of those beliefs and habits around work actually are!
I mean, why do you have to work from 9 to 5? Why must it be Mon-Friday? Take leave when you want (within reason I guess).
And anytime I break one of these rules that I’m used to I feel guilty! Isn’t that ridiculous. I now have some serious personal growth issues to work on!
Juliet
[rq=2668,0,blog][/rq]Coping With Praise