I was speaking with a client the other day, who complained of feeling constantly under pressure. She’s an educational consultant who travels for work, and is always trying to find a balance between her home and work life. I asked her about this sense of pressure. She said that she works off a to-do list,…
We didn’t design our minds, and its not up to us to make them work perfectly – they are already designed for success. Just like when you drive a car, your job is to understand how it works, but chances are, you didn’t design or build the engine. Someone else did, someone who probably knows…
Trust is considered essential for leadership, but where does real trust come from? We often hear about acting with integrity, consistency and fairness, recognizing value and rewarding achievement. While these are all important qualities in a leader, there is something deeper than all of these. What is it that really makes us trust another human…
The importance of feelings has been hitting me more and more lately. I often talk about how feelings are our GPS system, showing us where we are in thought Positive feelings nourish us. We’re having a beautiful Fall here in Maine, and when I look at the Fall foliage I’m filled with feelings like joy…
Of the Three Principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought, people ask me most often about Consciousness. We are all looking to awaken, and Consciousness is about awakening. Perhaps it’s also because in some ways it’s the principle that’s the most mysterious, and elusive. I recently read a book called Proof of Heaven that lead me…
I usually tell a client story here, but this time I’m going to write about a friend whom I shall call Nancy. She’s someone I’ve known for many years, and we stay in touch from time to time. She often calls me when she’s in distress. Recently Nancy became an empty nester, and she was…
Optimism matters. We want to feel optimistic, that all’s right with the world, that whatever challenges we face, there is hope. When we are in an optimistic state of mind, we have a sense of being carried by life, by something that we can’t quite name or put our finger on; something that not only…
A Couples’ Story, Part One: Should We Be Happy All The Time? I was struck by a session I had recently with a couple. They were separated and on the verge of divorce when the woman, Mary, came in for a four-day intensive. Mary had faced some serious issues in her marriage over a long…
Carla is a medical doctor who tends to be quite analytical, work long hours, and have a very busy mind. After learning about the inside-out nature of life, Carla’s mind settled down quite a bit- all sorts of unnecessary thinking dropped away. Within that new mental space and mental quiet, she began to realize that…
A tale of personal transformation and the growth of a business I began coaching Sara, a small business owner, about a year ago. Sara is a single parent who runs a dry cleaning business. She has been divorced for 10 years and dated off and on, but couldn’t seem to find the right partner. Her…
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