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When Bad Stuff Strikes
There’s little we can say with absolute certainty other than: stuff happens. Stuff happens to all of us. Sometimes good, often times not so good. Trying to only have good stuff is a sure way to be...
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The Power of Responsibility
Last week we saw that when bad stuff strikes, the first step is to take responsibility. This week, let’s examine why this is so. Why should we take responsibility for what happens to us whether we...
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Becoming Irreplaceable at Work
Whether in a period of economic uncertainty or not, there are certain kinds of people who are never short on opportunities. Whether getting promotions or attracting new business for their own...
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Working with What’s in Front of You
My apologies for the unannounced hiatus from this blog. When I published my last post in September 2011, I intended to take the rest of the year off to complete a project, resuming with new posts in...
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Trust the Wanderer, Discover the Artist
The deadline was fast approaching for a book I had been working on for five years. But I was stuck. I couldn’t write anymore. I simply couldn’t complete it. My conscious mind exerted itself as I...
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The Power of Prediction
Patterns exist throughout nature. We see them in seasons and tides as well as in animal and human behavior. Patterns are generally observed after the fact. To identify patterns in advance is the...
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Effortless Learning
Learning, we might say, is the process of removing our resistance. In performance terminology, the goal of learning is to reach unconscious competence, where an action is done effortlessly (and...
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The Tao of Results
Those who have learned the Tao of Results—the way of realizing meaningful objectives—often find attainment effortless. Effortless attainment occurs in the state of flow. Effortlessness is our natural...
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Tasting Inspiration
Mythologist Joseph Campbell observed that we can write from one of two spaces: intention or inspiration. Intention requires conscious effort, a stepping forward into the writing process. Inspiration...
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On the Nature of Belief
Standing on solid ground provides an inherent sense of security. We tend to take this for granted except perhaps for a few seconds after disembarking from a plan or a boat. Just as our bodies find...
View ArticleOn the Road to Self Mastery
We all have an innate motivation toward growth. This drive toward growth is easily observable in an infant’s will to master walking, basic motor skills, and language. But what do we observe in most...
View ArticleOur Resistance to Growth (and What to Do About It)
We know we tend to fear failure to varying degrees. After all, nothing about failure feels good. It can evoke emotions of shame, embarrassment, frustration, worthlessness, and defeat. It can hurt our...
View ArticleTen Tips on Your Path to Self Mastery
Now that we have a better understanding of some of the psychological drivers that block our growth, let’s turn our attention to what we can do about it. Here are ten tips for breaking through...
View ArticleThe Four Stages of Learning
After reflecting on my previous post on our drive for growth and our need for safety, I was reminded of another psychological roadblock to self mastery that often hinders our progress. In order to...
View ArticleUsing Instincts for Optimal Decision Making
When the ancient Greeks needed answers, they consulted oracles. Oracles were priestly men and women at designated locations, like stone temples, who offered wise counsel or predictions about the...
View ArticleHealing and Growing
Healing is oriented toward the past, growing toward the future. We heal emotional wounds created in the past that we carry into the present. Healing requires conscious, deliberate effort and at least...
View ArticleThree Ways to Maximize Pleasure
I’m always looking for ways to cultivate a more positive state of mind. I’ve observed that I’m more creative, productive, sociable, and grounded when I’m feeling optimistic. I’ve witnessed how I adopt...
View ArticleThe Secret to Long-term Happiness
Positive psychologist and author of Authentic Happiness Martin Seligman draws a distinction between pleasures and gratifications as two very different ways of realizing happiness in the present moment....
View ArticleIn the Pursuit of Happiness?
Please pause for a moment. Take a deep breath and consider: how happy do you feel as you read this? If you’re not feeling happy, how do you feel about that? Survey your feelings carefully and be...
View ArticleGood Habits, Bad Habits
Bad habits come easy, don’t they? Bad habits form quickly and require little effort on our part. They are largely the result of not paying attention. We all have bad habits. Good habits are an...
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