Insights on the effects of an over-connected society and how to disconnect from your device so you can connect with yourself, your family and your career.
There is not much one cannot accomplish with perseverance. This is one of the most important elements of achieving ones goals. Perseverence. In any area of your life, you can persevere and accomplish much. There are so many things we don't feel like doing in life, but when we use...
Tolstoy says we all think of changing the world, and yet none of us realize this begins with changing ourselves. Be the change you wish to see in the world. This is how we change the world. In the real estate transaction where everyone is money motivated, be the honest...
How are you disconnected in the workplace? What is the first thing you reach for in the morning upon waking and the last thing you look at before you close your eyes at night? For most of us the answer would be our devices in the form of an ipad, iphone,...
How well do you stay connected with yourself when you are with others? Do you sometimes feel you have to leave a situation in order to hold onto yourself? Are you in charge of your emotions and able to calm your heart in the presence of others who think different...
This week two amazing things have happened and the timing has been impeccable. First, we saw a man who fell so very far and hard from grace, rise again. Then we saw a terrible fire consume a historical religous relic, and in the ashes stood a gleaming gold cross. Both...
The problem of unself disciplined parents has been around a long time. The huge college admissions scandal which has snared Hollywood is nothing new. These parents are perfect examples of unself disciplined role models for their kids. The parent who says , do not as I do, but as I say...
It seems like life becomes more manageable, when we are able to integrate the reality that it is difficult. Once we can grasp this, then we are less tethered to dismay. When we embrace the difficulty of life, we take it's power away and things get easier. That word "should", I...
Do you know who you are, who you really, really are? Not who the world tells you to be or your momma or your spouse, but who you know yourself to be internally. It begins at birth, everyone else's agenda is projected onto your from day one. I recall when one...
Why do people lie and how can you tell when they are doing it? If you know what you are looking for, you can spot a liar about 90% of the time. There are several reasons people lie. We must understand why people lie, to know when they are lying. People...
Somewhere along the line, knowing what you want and peacefully asserting this got a bad rap. Remember it is not what you say, but how you say it. If you are respectfully asserting your needs, and someone else is offended , then just maybe that is their problem and not...
