There’s a difference between being intelligent and being conscious. It’s possible to be extremely smart, yet relatively unconscious. I don’t care how smart you are. Strive to be increasingly conscious. Here is my top seven list of things to develop greater consciousness around: 1) Yourself. What makes you tick. Your needs and desires. Your unconscious […]
A sure-fire recipe to not do something is to tell yourself you should. Anything done out of “duty” or obligation, shoulds or have-tos, is not nearly as enjoyable, and can easily lead to resentment either of the task or of other people. Instead, back off until you can connect to how it serves. How does […]
I don’t care how many times you’ve fallen off the horse. What matters to me is your willingness to continually get back on. […]
The geeks and geezers syndrome refers to the following, fascinating, cultural phenomenon: The most likely demographic to be engaged in personal development work are people in their late teens and early-to-mid twenties and people approaching their 60s and older. The period in between — the adult doldrums — tends to be characterized by much less […]
What is the relationship between creating positive change in the world and personal development? From my perspective, each leads to the other. Positive change work leads to personal development In our efforts to make a difference or have an impact, we will run into our personal barriers: limiting beliefs about ourselves, or about the goodness […]