When You Need The Impossible
“Impossible.” “That won’t work.” “I’m not that lucky.” “I’m not that smart.” “You can’t change things.” “It always happens this way.” “It’s never worked out …
thinking
How to Think About Something You’ve Always Wanted
We know that everything begins with a thought. We get that our thoughts have that weird way of greasing the skids, preparing the soil, or …
Scarcity, Problems, Projects, and Possibilities
From an extremely early age, we were taught to think that scarcity is a fundamental condition of life. And in order to survive, thrive, and …
Buzz
We can plot every thought, feeling, emotion, and moment on a “buzz scale” that might go from from “dark and crappy” to “unbridled delight.” We …
Anchored Away
The extent to which you spend your quiet time (heck, even your noisy time) with your thoughts and words focused on what is, was, or …
Fundamentally Fine
Yesterday’s post about what to do when new habits won’t stick included this postscript: “The good news is that no belief about you, me, or …
What Are You Saying?
If you say that your endeavor won’t succeed, it won’t. If you say, “I hope it succeeds but really fear it won’t,” it won’t. If …
Large, Nutty, Impossible Goals
“I want to make an extra $100,000 this year.” “I am going to run an ultra marathon.” “I am going to lose 50 pounds and …
What Buddha Said
Here’s an interesting quotation: “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” …
Fundamentally
Fundamentally, every single thought you have is creative. Both the positive, good-feeling ones and the negative, bad-feeling ones. Even the subconscious ones. Even the thought …