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 it. And it …
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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. We are heading …
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 fire of yuck. …
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, we can Feel …
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 make that big …
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 jumping up and …
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. As it works …
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 unwittingly believe that …
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, a parallel 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 sides of the …