Proper Use of Planning
Planning fails when we use it to control the future. Seeking to control the future comes from a distrust or fear about […]
Tag: fear
Fear and Love
At the base of everything we experience is fear and love. That’s it. That’s all. We are a bundled blend of these. […]
The Monsters are Fake
Like the monsters under the bed, all the things we fear are fake. Sure, we can stoke our fears into a roaring […]
Three Ways to Sidestep Fear
We fear the possibility of something negative happening more than the reality of something negative happening. If we notice ourselves fearing anything, […]
Terrified
When we don’t say what needs to be said, when we don’t do the thing that is right to do, when we don’t […]
The Sort of Leader Who Gets People Unstuck
People who don’t change can gum up our organizations and their careers. We try requesting, coaching, pleading, pushing, “carrotting and/or sticking,” or even […]
Your Future Self Wants You to Know
Your future self wants you to know It will always work out, even when it looks like it is not working out. […]
The Road Out
All of us want to move away from fear and toward joy. We are pre-wired for it. Our problem is that we […]
Parallel Worlds
What if there were parallel worlds? Science and science-fiction writers have explored the possibility. Occupying the same space as our own world, […]
Two Sides of the Same Coin
The sages have always said that there are just two emotions: love and fear. It’s helpful to see that these are two […]