Where wisdom fuels change
Posted in Change & Growth on Aug 1st, 2008
In the past, I have performed chest compressions during a medical scene as an EMT, fought a house fire from atop a ladder, and taught people of all ages the martial arts, so it takes a lot to move me. This week I have been absolutely amazed 1) to have goosebump-producing words wake up my [...]
Posted in Change & Growth on Jul 23rd, 2008
Time to wrap up my series on Building Confidence by Overcoming Insecurity. I wrote the series to arm you with insights and action items to help you conquer insecurity and its root causes so you could begin the positive changes necessary to become the more confident and poised person you always wanted to be.
May you [...]
Posted in Change & Growth on Jul 5th, 2008
Insecurity hampers our personal growth because it holds us back from moving forward, it prevents us from taking healthy risks, and it fills our lives with varying levels of apprehension, anguish, and anxiety.
And yes, it gets worse.
As if that wasn’t enough to deal with, insecurity also seems to have a life of its own. Unlike [...]
Posted in Change & Growth, Meaningful Relationships on Jun 24th, 2008
Anyone who has tried to break an old habit knows that change is not easy. What’s really tough is that we often hold ourselves back by how we define ourselves, which in turn, create motivation and momentum killers in the form of excuses. Sometimes doing Inner Work on those things that hold us back is [...]
Posted in Change & Growth, Protecting our Power on Jun 23rd, 2008
When we seek to change our lives for the better, excuses can rise up screaming from our guts telling us all sorts of doubt-inducing tales of why we can’t move forward. Defensive justifications that kill our momentum and motivation often come from how we define who and what we are.
I wrote about Three Things That [...]