It’s funny how life is. Nothing is linear. Certainly NOT my coaching practice. Sometimes each client or prospective client comes to me with very different challenges. And, other times, like this week, the same challenge shows up in everyone’s life. If this week’s common challenge were a song, it would be called "The Mea Culpa…
I first heard the term "Power Questions" way back in 1990 when listening to Tony Robbins’ orginal Personal Power tapes, whilst driving to Saskatchewan. I’ve always found questions useful — particularly when I ask useful questions. 😉 So, I immediately set about crafting some Power Questions to help guide me on my journey. Earlier today,…
I think it was way, way back in graduate school that someone first suggested I read Kaleel Jamisno’s little masterpiece, "The Nibble Theory and The Kernel of Power". The book’s subtitle is, "A book about Leadership, Self-empowerment, and Personal Growth". Working through the exercises in the book helped me understand the Core Belief that has…
Abe Maslow, famous for his Hierarchy of Needs, defined our ultimate need: Self Actualization as follows, “Being free of the good opinion of others!†I like that phrasing. People – well meaning, caring – people are always suggesting – sometimes pushing ‘cures’ at me! Look folks! I know you think you have the answer. And,…
I want to start with the obvious . . . the physical aspects of pain . . . and ways to heal that pain. The basics: We are wired to FEEL pain. Why? To protect us. We touch the hot stove. We HURT! We pull away. Phew! No, more burny. But, what the heck do…
I’ve been thinking about this a long, long, long time. Finally, today it hit me! I’ve been SOOO focused on my physical pain that I neglected the fact that there are really 4 dimensions or aspects of pain. In fact, pain can come from 4 directions. What are they? The first is obvious: Physical Pain….
First a bit of a context … and then some more tips. I’ve been teaching Stress Management workshops since 1983. My tendency is to teach what I’m learning (which is how I got involved in Anger Management for Men but that’s a whole other story). In 1983 my life and job sucked big time —…
Newsletter reader SC sent in this Gremlin story: I thought I’d let you know that I really enjoyed thetheme of this newsletter as this is a struggle I oftenface. I’ve used the 10-minute writing technique before andsometimes that works wonders (not always for methough). If nothing else, it gets all the negativestuff out on the…
You’re fed up with your current MacJob! Who can blame you? So you quit but have no new job lined up. Since you: aren’t living at home, your parents have no plans of providing free accomodations or supporting you financially, therefore, need a new job. What do you do for work? Let’s assume you have…
