Posted in LifeDreams, Possibility & Personal Growth, Reviews on Jun 3rd, 2009
How do you react when you hear that question?
Do you stop, look within, and think about who you want to be, and what you want out of life?
Or do you get defensive, expecting another self-proclaimed expert to tell you how to fix your life?
My life’s not perfect.
I’d like to find/strengthen, or develop [...]
Posted in Influence & Marketing, Learn, Think, & Decide, Possibility & Personal Growth, Reviews on Jan 11th, 2009
Relative Freedom
(In Part 1 of this series, we explored Sway, by Ori and Rom Brafman, a powerful book that discusses several psychological forces that drive irrational behavior. Here, in Part 2, we continue by looking at Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely.)
How free are you?
Some people pretend that they are completely free to [...]
Posted in Influence & Marketing, Learn, Think, & Decide, Possibility & Personal Growth, Reviews on Nov 11th, 2008
Under the Influence
How do you make decisions?
Do you analyze the situation, and weigh all the pros and cons before taking action?
Or do you just go with your gut, without giving it much thought?
Whichever way you decide, you probably feel that you’re in charge of your decisions, and your life.
Sometimes our gut feelings are based on [...]
Posted in Plans & Action, Possibility & Personal Growth on Sep 26th, 2008
This is not what I typically write about, but I think it’s a great message of hope for anyone and would love to see all of my readers think about spreading it today.
My good friend, Ken McArthur is standing in a circus tent today
asking 2,000 people to spread a message of hope to teenagers who
don’t [...]
Posted in Plans & Action, Possibility & Personal Growth on Sep 3rd, 2008
Nothing is Perfect
Do you get suspicious when someone offers you the perfect investment, opportunity, solution, etc.?
Everything has a limitation or flaw of some kind.
Things don’t have to be perfect, but we need to understand where the flaws are.
When someone offers you the latest personal development method, don’t expect perfection.
And don’t be cynical, and assume that [...]
Posted in Explore, Play, Imagine, & Create, Possibility & Personal Growth on Aug 25th, 2008
Cheap Laughs
Laughter and jokes and play are undervalued in our serious adult world.
We think of all of these as entertainment, just a way to escape the stress and burdens of a threatening world which weighs us down.
Do you ever feel like you’re carrying more than you can bear?
Laughter picks up those burdens, and takes [...]
Posted in Possibility & Personal Growth on Jul 7th, 2008
The Incredible, Shrinking Relationship
Relationships shrink.
They get smaller and smaller until there’s no room to breathe.
Then, you must break out, or go crazy.
Have you ever felt like that?
If you can get past the pain and frustration and sadness, ask yourself how something rich and alive fell apart.
We may try to blame every problem on someone else, [...]
