Posted in Manage, Strategize, & Organize, Plans & Action, Reviews on Sep 14th, 2008
You won’t Believe what Happened to Me Today…
Are you the victim of bad drivers, rude salespeople, annoying co-workers, or bosses that never give you credit for anything?
How many times does it take you to get a problem resolved with a bill, purchase, etc?
My wife and I have a standing joke that we always have [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Posted in Hiding From Yourself, LifeDreams, Possibility & Personal Growth on Jun 12th, 2008
Living Dreams
I love imagination, passion, and possibility.
Weave them together with a sprinkling of hope.
Dreams of a bright future will fill your heart and mind.
And dreams are the fuel that drives personal growth.
Do you think that you’re too old to dream?
Many people assume that only the young can dream.
Everyone has moments when they are filled [...]
Posted in Learn, Think, & Decide, Plans & Action, Possibility & Personal Growth on May 15th, 2008
In the first two articles in this series, we explored seven ways that choice becomes a burden and a problem in your life.
Then, in the third article, we introduced three tools you can use to overcome those seven problems, and get back control of your life.
Here, we present four more tools to master [...]
Posted in Learn, Think, & Decide, Plans & Action, Possibility & Personal Growth on May 8th, 2008
Out of Control?
Are you in control of your life?
Life is wonderful, and dangerous and unpredictable.
Sure, you pretend that you have everything under control.
But you know that’s not true.
Pretending to be in control makes you feel safe.
And everyone wants to feel safe.
It’s hard to think about personal growth, enjoying life, or anything else, when you don’t [...]
