Deliberate Practice vs Regular Run of the Mill Practice
There’s a paradox in practice that I happily stumbled upon. I am a regular practicer of:• meditation• prayer• journaling• goal setting• strength training and exercise There is purpose (of course!) behind this repetition of practice, but there’s also the uncanny ability to throwout these important practices due to … BOREDOM! I just said the B-word […]
The Paradox of Freedom
“The disciplined become the free,” says James Clear, author of Atomic Habits. The paradox of freedom and having “a lot of time” is that it becomes too easy not to have restraint and thereby fritter away your time. The answer? It’s FOCUS. Yesterday, we talked about deliberate practice and how it can reel us in […]
Loss, Letting Go, and the Art of Rebuilding
Today, I want to talk about loss. The kind that pulls the floor out from under you – whether it’s the death of a loved one, or the death of amarriage. Because the truth is … Loss is loss. And it doesn’t always come wrapped in a casket or a courtroom. Sometimes, it’s an unraveling […]
Life Is Full of Paradoxes
Life is full of paradoxes – we’ve been talking about that all week on the Daily Dish Show. Perhaps you’ve experienced a paradox yourself and said after a trip you’ve looked forward to for ages, “There’s no place like home.” You maybe hate change and yet, at the same time, are longing for it. You’re […]
The Power of Limitations: Do They Have a Hold On You?
We spoke about how fear and ego affect our ability to change. Jim Kwik said, “If you argue for your limitations, you get to keep them. But if you argue for your possibilities, you get to create them.” We all do this (argue for our limitations) to some extent, whether we know it or not. […]
Am I Going to Pour My Energy Into Limitations or Possibilities
“If you argue for your limitations, you get to keep them. But if you argue for your possibilities, you get to create them.” – Jim Kwik On Monday, we took on the first part of that quote – how we fight to hold onto our limitations and came to the conclusion that it’s two things: […]
Emotional — Contagion How We Absorb or Repel Other Peoples’ Energy
Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt tense, even before anyone spoke? Or found yourselfsmiling after just a few minutes with someone joyful, even if you started the day in a funk? That’s not just your imagination-it’s emotional contagion, and science confirms it’s as real as catching a cold. The good news? […]
The Flip Side Of Limitations
They can be powerful constraints, believe it or not. Let me explain: In 1960, Bennett Cerf, the founder of the publishing firm Random House, made a $50 bet with Theo Geisel that he couldn’t write an entertaining children’s book using only 50 words. Theo took the bet and wrote “Green Eggs and Ham” under the […]
Let’s Talk About How Transformative Gratitude Can Be
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” – Luke 6:38 Gratitude is at the root of all contentment. Joy is the result (in my opinion) of […]