Aug 08 2008
Big Life Lessons and Hitting Bottom
Do we really have to hit bottom to learn our big life lessons? Instead couldn’t we simply choose to stop the downward slide a little early and learn the lesson before major damage is done?
Tag Archive 'career coaching'
Aug 06 2008
“Whatever” Sucks - Commitment Rocks
How might your life change if you truly, deeply committed to every decision you made?
Have you noticed that more and more people are trying to skate by with a lack of commitment to anything? Rather than thinking, deciding and committing, many seem to take what they think is the easy way out - avoiding, procrastinating and riding the fence.
Jul 28 2008
What’s Really Possible?
If you read this blog, you probably believe that most anything is possible. If that’s your belief system, how often do you act as if it’s true? How often do you act on the basis that most anything is possible? Have you ever considered how your life and work might change if you more frequently accepted the possibility of creation without limitation? For those of us who are self-employed a change in perspective is often an essential adjustment.
Jul 17 2008
The Missing Key to Success
Have you ever felt like you were so close to the success you wanted but were missing one pivotal piece? What if you could identify that missing piece and make the adjustment, and then all things good would begin to flow to you? What would that be worth?
I once had a client, Joe, who worked [...]
Jul 07 2008
What’s Good About Being Challenged?
I just read a powerfully stimulating post by Slade Roberson at Shift Your Spirits. Read his latest post, What’s Wrong with What You Want?
Slade said, “Your most challenging moments are what defines you — your senses of empowerment and spiritual development become most apparent during the tests, trials, and tribulations.”
I believe he’s suggesting that when [...]
Jun 09 2008
Get Real about Your Work
Somehow we have lost our way when it comes to our work. Most of us may believe that it’s possible to enjoy delightful work, but how much of our work is actually delightful?
Some feel that work can all be like play and others feel that some of it needs to be like work. That’s what [...]
Mar 25 2008
What keeps you from making the leap to your work life freedom?
Regular readers of this blog know that I compare employment to slavery. Think that’s too harsh?
Look at this dictionary definition for slavery “…the state of being under the control of another person.” Or look at these synonyms for slavery: drudgery, constraint and subjections, or these antonyms: emancipation, freedom and liberty. If the shoe fits…
I’m not [...]
Mar 16 2008
Why Finding the Work You Love May Not Be Enough or Why Doesn’t the Money Always Follow?
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 [...]
Feb 27 2008
Seize Your Greatness!
Are you willing to stop playing small and get on with seizing your certain greatness?
“I’ve often said that the only thing standing between me and my greatness is me.” Woody Allen
Warning! At the end of this post is a somewhat brutal exercise designed to shock you into uncovering years of garbage so you can see [...]
Nov 12 2007
Work as Play?
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 [...]
