Living in our strengths and passions to make the world a better place is ultimately satisfying. Under this category, we talk about how to align our lives with our strengths, passions, values and life experience. In short, we talk about how to live our calling.
My wife, Rena, doesn’t drive, so she gets to ride with a lot of different drivers. She mentions from time to time that her experience of them driving is very different. Often the experience is very stressful. She says that when she rides with me, it’s often much more peaceful. I want to share some […]
Sometimes we need to get feedback on how we are impacting other people. It may seem like it’s obvious to us how we are affecting other people. But it is not always obvious at all. In fact, if you are willing to seek the feedback, you may be surprised at what people have to say. […]
I’ve noticed that there are several approaches to getting our needs, wants and desires in life. I have identified 4 different approaches. And if you pay attention, often you can tell which approach someone is going for. These approaches are: I try to get what I get what I want I manipulate you to get […]
I talk a lot about focusing on results, however the context around those results is just as important – and may even be more important than the results themselves. Often, though, we ignore the context. A poorly set up context can invalidate the results we worked so hard to achieve. Context is everything. Let me […]
These days I don’t remember as much as I used to. It’s a bit unsettling. For example, in my younger years, I would park in long term parking at the airport, and I’d remember my parking area when I got back. Today I think I’ll remember, but I’ll write it down just in case, and […]
Who needs a long, white cane? As a blind person, my white cane serves two main functions. First, the white cane gives me important information about my surroundings, keeping me from running into things and stepping off curbs and stairs. Second, it alerts people to watch out for me because I may not see them. I’ve […]
Back in 1999, I read a book that walked me through a formula to create a purpose statement. When I was done with their process, I had a purpose statement, but I sure didn’t know what to do with it. Looking back, that first purpose statement wasn’t that far off from what I have now […]
I have experienced repeating patterns in my life. The same thing seems to come up over and over again. This is usually a sign that something is going on inside of me producing this repeated result. I’m not producing this result on purpose. It’s happening automatically. So the question for today is, “Is your life […]
Tony Robbins says that the quality of our life is driven to a large degree by the questions that we ask ourselves. “And then what?” is a great question to ask. Let’s explore this. Bob Let’s use this tool from the perspective of our life plans. Suppose Bob (fictitious character) decides to go to college. […]
It was a big deal for Joe and Jane to start working together to make a combined impact. They saw that their lives were continuing to grow further and further apart and they wanted to make a change. They got on the same page and they started working together as a team to make a […]
