Jun 30 2008
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This is the commencement address you probably won’t hear.
It’s my life’s work to help others find their work life freedom. I believe that work life happiness and work life freedom go hand in hand. In terms of the work choices available to new graduates and their willingness to seize their work life freedom, not a [...]
May 19 2008
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Do you know what makes you exceptional?
If you do are you frequently and fearlessly expressing your exceptionality?
Here’s my theory of exceptionality. We increase the probability of creating a life of freedom, fulfillment and financial prosperity to the degree that we are willing to express our exceptionality.
I hope you’ll agree, that the best of both worlds, [...]
Mar 16 2008
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Repeatedly, I see talented, dedicated, self-employed professionals who are sure they have identified their true calling. Yet especially within the helping professions and the spiritual community, that discovery does not lead to enough money or fulfillment to make them happy.
What’s missing? Why doesn’t the money always follow doing what we love to do?
Here’s how we [...]
Jan 29 2008
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Playing rugby is often like being thrust in the middle of repeated broken plays and controlled chaos. In the midst of this chaos the sweetest words a player with the ball can hear are “with you.” That means that you can advance the ball right to the point of contact and know that someone [...]
Jan 18 2008
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The thought gurus in the movie and book The Secret agree that in order to create the life we want, we need to quit focusing on what’s happening to us and focus our thoughts and words on a picture and feelings of what we really want.
Unfortunately, most folks look at what’s happening and react to [...]
Dec 04 2007
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Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing. It is characterized by a feeling of energized focus and full involvement. When reaching a state of absorption in our work, we experience the freedom and deep delight that we seek.
Work that we [...]
Nov 12 2007
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Have you yet found work that is so delightful that you’d do it for free? I’m talking about work that you could totally lose yourself in; work that felt more like play than work. Is this what you want? I used to think it’s what I wanted.
Yes, it’s possible, and some folks actually find such [...]
Sep 12 2007
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Some are born with such a compelling drive that their true calling surfaces early and they pursue it their entire lives. For others, it may take decades of active pursuit.
We complicate the process way too much because of our fears. It can be far easier than we make it.
No one will have all the answers [...]
Sep 11 2007
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Delightful work is: amusing, attractive, captivating, clever, engaging, enjoyable, fascinating, gratifying, luscious and thrilling.
Does your work invoke any of these, or something less?
If you’re not engaged in work that you love, you have chosen less than you could have. If your career, job or business does not feel like a true calling, can you even [...]
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