Over the recent Christmas break my attention was taken by the simple and powerful idea that what we do today sets us up for the success of tomorrow. John C. Maxwell writes about the concept and his experience applying it to life in the book Today Matters. My experience of self improvement books is that [...]
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An open loop is something which is pulling on your attention. I have a few from 2009 relating to Quantum Gardener which I will close today lest they fester and end up consuming more and more of my time. 50 book challenge (2009) In 2008 I successfully read 50 personal and self improvement books in a [...]
In July 2008 I began the daily habit of selecting something I was grateful for and noting it in my diary. Gratefulness is one of the most powerful emotions we can have and for me the daily habit of reflecting was a moment of quiet and stillness as the world rushed around me. My experience of being [...]
In my last post I wrote about the notion of breakdowns and how a breakdown between what we expect and what happens can cause suffering. Today I want to touch briefly on a powerful way forward which is often overlooked. If you need help, ask for it. So simple and yet time and again I’ve [...]
I was sitting with a client this afternoon thinking, “If he did this he’d be far more effective”. Then I thought, “Hey, if I did that (again) I’d be far more effective (again) as well”. Funny how coaching’s like that.
Curt Rosengren has a practical suggestion for overcoming obstacles. He calls it a 5 to 1 habit and suggests that for each obstacle you immediately identify 5 ways around it. I might add a sixth, which is to take a moment and check if it even is an obstacle.
