“The moment you decide to pursue your dream is the moment you begin to live it.” -gruberism
On a recent trip back to Ohio, while visiting my sister Pat and her family, Eli, the youngest of her three boys ran up to me and asked if I would go fish’n with him. Looking [...]
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10 Jul
Decide and Live Your Dream
8 May
Awaken Your Inspiration!
Within all of us lies something quite magical, loving and uniquely our own, we need merely to awaken it!
About five years ago, I picked up a magazine featuring a series of articles on some of the world’s most creative minds. Just as I was finishing the last article, it occurred to me. All [...]
23 Apr
Run Barefoot on the Grass!
If I were to ask you to finish the statement, “The grass is always greener,” you would mostly likely answer “on the other side of the fence.” Am I right?
Now, how did I know that? Could it be that I, like you, have accepted this seemingly harmless idiom as true, made it [...]
23 Jan
Once Upon a Present Moment
Once upon a present moment, an old queen looked into her mirror and asked, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose the fairest of them all?”
The mirror answered back, “I am the fairest, reflecting only what I see.”
Enraged by the mirror’s answer she exclaimed, “That’s not what I meant. Who is [...]
27 Nov
Live a more Balanced Life. Create a Two-do List.
You’re always busy doing everything you can to succeed. You make your lists and manage your time, but still, you feel out of balance.
Add a little balance back into you life with a Two-Do List!
The Goal of the Two-Do List
To create a system to get you to focus all the areas of [...]
31 Jul
Harness the Power of Questions!
I am often asked, “What do you think?” I often reply, “You’re asking the wrong person.”
Did you know you can begin to live the life you want by asking yourself questions?
Try this technique I call “A Book of Questions.”
A Book of Questions is a series of questions created by you [...]
23 Jul
It’s a Wonder-full Life!
It’s official, there are 7 New Wonders of the world. It’s all over the news.
So I wondered…Why only seven and what was wrong with the old ones? Did they lose their wonder? Who got to decide and why wasn’t I asked?
In all this wondering, I came to the conclusion that there are an [...]
11 Jun
Create a Compelling Future!
There are numerous studies that show that goal setting works, but few people actually set goals. Why is this? One response, or excuse, I often get from my clients is that they don’t know where to start.
Today I would like to turn goal setting on its head and start at its very end.
Whether [...]
19 Apr
From Idealist to Idea List Maker…How to live a fuller life!
Stop being an idealist and become an idea list maker!
What’s the difference you ask? Well, a lot!
Idealists…
Aim for perfection.
Rarely achieve the perfection they seek.
Pass up many comparable opportunities.
Wait most of their life for ideal situations.
Never appreciate anything outside their ideal.
Idea List Makers…
Think in concepts.
See endless possibilities.
Embrace new experiences.
Enjoy the process [...]
19 Jan
Absolute Positivity Journaling
Journaling 103 – Absolute Positivity Journaling – Stage 3
The goal today is to introduce you to Positivity Journaling.
Before you begin, write in the inside cover of your new Positivity Journal the following:
These are the things…
I am grateful for.
I appreciate.
I am thankful for.
I love.
I like.
I imagine.
I respect.
I adore.
I aspire to.
I dream of.
I visualize.
I wish [...]
28 Dec
“It’s the journal not the dissertation.”
Journaling 102 – Placing Your Focus – STAGE 2
The second present moment journal exercise I would like you to do involves focusing on an external object that interests you in a public place you feel comfortable in.
The goal of this journal exercise is to increase your ability to focus (stay present) in an external [...]
8 Dec
A journal of a thousand pages…
“A journal of a thousand pages begins with a single word.” – gruber
JOURNALING 101 – WRITING WITHOUT JUDGEMENT – STAGE 1
One of the exercises that I have my clients do, to stay as present as possible, is to start a journal. A journal can be a life-changing and eye-opening experience.
The biggest [...]
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