“When you cannot see what is happening in a group, do not stare harder. Relax and look gently with your inner eye. When you do not understand what a person is saying, do not grasp for every word. Give up your efforts. Become silent inside and listen with your deepest self. When you are puzzled […]

We often think of certain attributes such as optimism and pessimism as givens, permanent and ingrained into our personalities, something that we have little control over or can do nothing about. That’s not a very helpful point of view. It renders us helpless, powerless, victims of either our genetics or early child upbringing. However, scientists […]

What if we use setbacks to inspire and motivate rather than deflate us?

Setbacks happen to all of us. We recover, not only as a function of the passage of time, but by learning to manage our emotions and then moving forward by making positive choices.  

It’s good to come from oh well. We do our best, knowing it falls short. Yet we can still decide to support ourselves no matter what.

I heard from many of you a few weeks back about my article entitled “The Belief That I’m not Enough.” Not surprisingly, the topic resonated with a lot of people and so I’d like to continue this theme by exploring ways we can conquer this self-damaging belief and create self-acceptance and confidence. I thought I’d start […]

We put way too much on having, doing, and being enough. It creates incredible stress and keeps us from loving life.

Self-doubt shows up as different voices in your head. You get to decide how much power to give those voices. Why not listen to something bigger?

I love and recommend a little book by Shakti Gawain entitled, Creative Visualization.  She is someone I read years ago as I started my journey of personal development. In particular, she teaches some powerful techniques for learning to use visualization for healing and health. Here is a passage about creating your own safe place or […]

Last week I talked about the difference between success and fulfillment. I define success as achieving a predetermined outcome (usually external, observable, and measurable). I think of fulfillment as internal and subjective, a sense that life is rich, full, and meaningful. Both matter. Yet, success can feel hallow and empty if our lives are not […]