Productive. Seriously?
In my life, I just wait and watch. I know that the decision will be made in its own time, so I let go of …
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Feel Good Despite
Have you noticed how others can set our mood? If another person is having a bad day, we can take it on, a little or …
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 …
Turn to Focus
The suggestion is, “Feel good. Then act.” And that knot in your gut, that tension between your shoulders or up your neck, that jittery, bothersome, …
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 …
Goals Must Feel Good
There is a caveat when setting large, nutty, impossible goals: they don’t work if you feel bad while you are setting them. If it feels …
Attention and Intention
Our thoughts are creative and powerful. Every success you can think of, for example, begins with thoughts about what that success looks like and why …
Hard Work Has Nothing to Do With It
Hard work is not one of the ingredients of success. Showing up and doing the next best action again and again? Sure. Tuning your inner …
No Shoulds
Catch yourself when, in making a decision, you say, “I should,” “I ought to,” or “I have to.” Even if we seem to be the …
Under Stress, We Do Exactly the Wrong Things
Under stress, we act in ways that directly counter our values/motivators/drivers.. If, for example, we value practicality, under stress we will do very impractical things. …