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Decision Making Made Easy

Decision Making Need Not be Nerve Wracking I meet weekly with a group of friends for discussions about all things spiritual. This is not a lightweight group; some of these folks have been advanced spiritual seekers for more than 30 … Continue reading

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Letting Go of Wants

Happiness comes when wants are starved of energy Our uncontrolled thoughts are full of wants. Wanting something different that what this moment provides. Thus, throughout your life you see yourself as a wanting person. If this is true then logically … Continue reading

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Nothing Good is Ever Upstream

Do we plan . . . or are we planned? A favorite Taoist saying of mine is: “Move your feet without having to know where you are going”. Whether you plan or not, life goes on. However, in life itself a … Continue reading

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My thoughts are not me

Will the Real Me Please Stand Up? Mom and dad have separate realities. They (along with coaches, clergy, teachers, scout leaders, peers, and many others) feed us impressions, which form our belief systems and operating values. Mommies and daddies in other … Continue reading

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Self Worth and the To Do List

Can Happiness be Achieved Without a To Do List? Students from my online class Organize or Agonize and my regular blog readers are already aware of my recent struggles with the whole concept of the to do list. I am not at … Continue reading

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Letting go of Control

I have met the enemy and it is my “To Do List” Many of you are like me, “control freaks”. I schedule, analyze, mind map, prioritize, and worry about how to spend every moment of a typical day. I am … Continue reading

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I found myself pondering . . .

What the difference is between very good and perfect? . . . pain, agony, self humiliation, low self esteem, disappointment, failure, loss of some highly productive time. All my life they have been telling me that nobody is perfect! So why do I keep … Continue reading

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Don’t work solutions for problems that don’t exist

This morning while having coffee I was listening to a pod cast for entrepreneurs by SavvySoloCasts. I got reminded of a marketing message that is really important to those of you who are venturing out into the world of starting a … Continue reading

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Creativity, idea generation, problem solving

Martin Leith, a UK-based consultant specializing in co-creation is a pretty bright guy. He has assembled the most complete list of techniques on creating new ideas and creativity tricks and tools that I have ever seen at: http://www.ideagenerationmethods.com/ My favorite … Continue reading

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