Power
Lost? Find Yourself Again.
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 photo credit: BotheredByBees
Do you find yourself feeling harried and rushed throughout the day? Are you desperate to rest, but can’t seem to sit still? Does it seem that there is a never ending stream of activity that you must respond to?
This is an uncomfortable way to exist, but once you get started it’s hard [...]
Self Awareness Leads To The Life You’ve Always Imagined
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 photo credit: seanmcgrath
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” - Joseph Campbell
“Be Yourself” is a popular piece of advice. Everyone likes to hear it, yet what does it really mean? The Ancient Greeks said to “Know Thyself,” but why is it so important to know who you are? The concept of Self is not that clear, yet [...]
2 Reasons Why Giving Money Away Benefits You
Monday, July 14th, 2008 photo credit: iChaz
Do you ever look at the world and think of all the things you would change? Is there something that is particularly important to you that you wish society took more seriously? Then practice Philanthropy. The word “Philanthropy” makes us think of billionaires, huge sums of money, and having a wing of a building named after [...]
Powerful (In)action
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 photo credit: seanmcgrath
“There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.” - Tennessee Williams
One of the most powerful actions we can take is no action. By making the choice to cut out certain things from our life we make the action that we do take more potent. Though it’s [...]
The Power of Listening
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
photo credit: miyukiutada
The one thing that most people want in life is to be heard. With over 6 billion of us in the world, we just want to know that someone, anyone, has heard what we said and acknowledged it. As a general rule, people love to talk about themselves… and their kids, their [...]
Use Your Weaknesses to Complement Your Strengths, Not to Overpower Them
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008I am an introvert. But, growing up, I would have preferred to have been an extrovert: outgoing, social to a fault, and able to speak my mind on the spot. As a teenager and into my twenties, I tried to be and do all of these things, but I could never really do them like the people around me seemed [...]