Today I was talking with a coaching client when the subject of process came up. Something came to me that I thought I’d write about here: Life is 90% process and 10% payoff. I’ll be climbing Mount Kilamanjaro in February of 2009. It would be wise for me to prepare in advance for the climb. [ Read More ]
“Persistence overrides ineptitude,” I said to a good friend of mine tonight who was disenchanted with an error his publishing company had made with his most recent book. Thankfully, the book hasn’t been printed yet and he can get the error corrected before the book goes to print. We laughed at the statement when I [ Read More ]
Right now, there are several opportunities before me that I can take advantage of. I could do this, or that, or that. Then again, I could do that… The problem with this predicament is that I’m a Libra and don’t make decisions quickly or easily. Even choosing one pair of shoes over the other takes [ Read More ]
My head is spinning. And it’s because of my obsessive nature. When I decide I want to get something done, it’s got to be done yesterday, in its entirety, regardless of the enormity of the project. This little proclivity of mine has been hanging around for years. I become fixated on a project and forget [ Read More ]
Clarity is a good thing. I figured out something this morning. I can be a little slow in getting my lessons, and this is no exception. I’ve been reading it in success books for years, yet I just got the concept on a whole new level this morning: My every day habits create my character. [ Read More ]
Breakthrough is what happens when you’ve been working on an idea for a long time, seemingly getting nowhere, or moving at a snail’s pace, when all of a sudden, something happens that causes everything to come together in an instant. It happened to me yesterday. For a long time, I’ve been holding the vision of [ Read More ]
Freedom is a beautiful thing, so much so that humans are willing to fight for it. America fought for and won her independence over 200 years ago. I wonder how many of us recognize our truest and greatest freedom: the freedom to choose. Freedom is a state of mind. When I think of Victor Frankl [ Read More ]
After having slept on it last night, upon awaking this morning and while still lying in bed giving thanks, something else came to me about commitment. What happens when we cannot honor our commitments or no longer desire to? What then? Maybe you had the same question on your mind. Since I like formulas (they [ Read More ]
I was sitting comfortably in bed, propped up on pillows, reading Simple Abundance while sipping a warm cup of Celestial Seasoning’s sweet coconut thai chai, when I remembered that I hadn’t posted to my blog today. Oh forget it, was the first thought that came to mind, I’ll do it tomorrow. There was a time [ Read More ]
Today’s idea: we are each the creators of our reality and the shapers of our individual destiny. Play a game with me. Call to mind a current snapshot of your life. Call to mind your job (or business or whatever you do for income), your house, your bank accounts and investment accounts, your relationships, your [ Read More ]
Today, I’m traveling to New York. I’ll drive from my home to the metro station, where I’ll take a train ride into downtown Washington, DC. Then I’ll get on an express bus to New York City. After arriving in my hometown, I’ll walk from 34th Street to 25th Street. I know me. There’s potential in [ Read More ]
Today I am feeling happily satisfied with myself for a job well done. For the past two years, I’ve been a student at Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development. Yesterday, I graduated. The night before we graduated our class put on a gala, to which we invited friends, family and the public. It was phenomenal. [ Read More ]
Today I feel rushed. I don’t have to, I’ve done what I set out to do. Yet, I still feel this need/compulsion to rush. There’s a lot going on this weekend for me, including participating in a gala on Saturday night and graduating on Sunday from Inner Visions Institute. I feel rushed and a tad [ Read More ]
I’ve been working with trust lately. I’ve had challenges with it at key life intervals, so I know there’s a lesson in it for me. The issue came up this morning. I placed an order for books for an event this weekend. As an author, I like to always have books on hand. Since I [ Read More ]
This whole blogosphere thing is fascinating. I’m in new territory. I went to Technorati to register my blog. I understand that by doing that, more folks will find and read what I’ve written. They told me to create a post and add this link to it: Technorati Profile So I did. To me, it looks [ Read More ]
This morning in my prayer and meditation practice the idea of spiritual principles came up, and it dawned on me that spiritual principles are both timely and timeless. I’ve been thinking more about spiritual principle now than ever before, maybe because recent challenges drew me into a deeper spiritual practice. The other day I was [ Read More ]
