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The purpose of our life according to the Dalai Lama
Some of us look long and hard for our life purpose, feeling something is missing in our work as well as our life overall.
I obviously believe in the power of finding our purpose since I do that kind of work in several ways.
In this video, you’ll hear the Dalai Lama’s belief about the purpose of [...]
What if life just sucks?
That’s what life transition coach Paula Harvey and I talked about in a recent teleseminar. Sounds lovely, doesn’t it?
Actually, it was! Let’s be realistic, sometimes life is difficult and we really feel beaten down, or we have people in our life who are going through a bad time and find it hard to believe in [...]
Why would I care about my life purpose if I can’t pay my bills?
In my last post, I talked about why finding your life purpose matters not only for your happiness, but also for your ability to succeed. Shortly after I wrote it, I got a call from a client whose son’s life is in shambles. A day later, I was talking with a friend and fellow coach [...]
What am I doing here?
How often do you ask yourself that question? If you’re like most people on the planet including me, not often enough.
Most of us get carried away with our schedules, our action plans, our to-do lists. You can even get carried away by your intentions if you haven’t re-visited them lately.
How can that be; isn’t setting [...]
Gratitude as a selfish act
I was just reading a recent issue of the Finer Minds newsletter entitled: “3 Reasons Why Gratitude Needs to Be Part of Your Daily Routine.”
Now you and I know that we “should” be grateful, that it’s an evolved, spiritual thing to do. We also experienced how good it feels.
In my experience, lots of us haven’t [...]
Why you need to take a second look at your level of confidence
Everyone agrees that it’s important to feel confident, both for success and your own happiness. But very few people do anything to feel more confident, unless they are sorely lacking in that area…and quite frankly even then.
I think it’s because we think there is little we can do about it; we either have it or [...]
To be successful, you need to be resilient; to be resilient, you need to appreciate life
Right after writing yesterday’s post on embracing life’s gifts, I came across a blog post called: “What cats teach us about success”. It is written by Susan Murphy, a highly creative and interesting woman who also happens to be a cat lover (would you have guessed? )
She told the story of her cat [...]
How to keep fear at bay; lesson learned today in the locker room
This morning, I was reminded of how contagious fear is.
I was at the gym and a few of us were in the locker room getting ready to leave after our aerobics class. One woman was saying how they normally travel to Europe every year but won’t go this year because she didn’t think it was [...]
Ever notice you get sad after finally reaching a hard-earned goal?
I first experienced this when I was involved with long projects in the corporate world. After they were finally completed, I found myself down and out for a few days.
It must be a reaction to the pre-deadline high intensity and long hours, I thought.
As a corporate trainer, the post-workshop crash was part of my regular [...]
Killing him with my thoughts?
I’m in love with Prouch, our wonderful orange exotic cat. He has had health issues over the years and looks older than his age when he walks.
I was fussing over him the other day and worried that he seemed to move more slowly in the last few months.
Well, did I get a stern talking to [...]