Every day I ask myself the same question over and over again: Is this on purpose? I want to know if my action or where I choose to focus my attention is going to move me closer to accomplishing a goal or to fulfilling my purpose. I rarely ask this question: Is this something I […]
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How often have you complained about a current or ongoing situation or condition? Maybe you’re unhappy about your life, job, relationship, health, or financial situation. You focus on the “problem,” and allow it to make you unhappy. This mindset creates an unhappy life, but what you desire is a happy life. In all likelihood, you
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During a telephone conversation some years ago, friend of mine asked me, “Are you enjoying your new house?” She knew we had purchased a 25-year-old home in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California and our back yard consisted of a fabulous Redwood grove. The house had a two-story western-facing wall consisting of floor to
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When you think about “creating” something, you probably imagine a painting, a sculpture, a manuscript, a knitted scarf, or a wood carving. However, every day you create all sort of intangible things, like your feelings and experiences. In fact, to a great extent you create your reality. It’s easy to live life in response to
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Last weekend I had the great joy of watching my 20-year-old son in his New York City debut as a professional dancer. He’s been dancing in Germany for two years, and the company, SemperOper Ballett, toured to the United States for the Fall for Dance Festival at City Center. As I watched him on stage,
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Do you feel you are as happy as you can be right now? I know I don’t. But what if you could be phenomenally happy? What if tomorrow you woke up and your level of happiness had skyrocketed? Wouldn’t that be awesome? Of course it would. What it Takes to Become Happy But how would
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On Saturday I had the honor of speaking at the San Francisco Writing for Change Conference. This is my favorite writing and publishing event of the year because the people who attend are all extremely passionate. They all want to write books and build businesses to further a cause or start a movement. They are
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The most common complaints I hear from the people I meet and coach is that they don’t have enough time. They may lack the time to take care of themselves, to meditate or to pursue their passions and goals. It really doesn’t matter what they don’t have time for, the end result is the same:
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Recently, I found myself struggling with my work. I just wasn’t feeling jazzed, passionate or eager to get to my desk in the morning. I was having a hard time making myself write. I could see my income suffering as well. I would offer a course, and nothing would happen. No response. Not only that,
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This past week I’ve struggled to feel like I’m making a difference. I’ve worked extremely hard and long, and I’ve not seen the results I’d like to see from that work. I assumed, therefore, that my work was not making an impact in the world. So, I went looking for some advice, something to help
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I have decided to stick to love…Hate is too great a burden to bear. ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches In the past, I used a lot of my energy and time on negative emotions. I would say I hated things and I hated people’s actions. However,
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I was browsing through my Facebook feed this morning and saw numerous pictures of Christmas trees, holiday parties and status updates about family gatherings and special recipies. I started to wonder if everyone finds this focus on Christmas, or the winter holidays, uplifting. I actually know they don’t. I celebrate Chanukah, which this year came
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