Category: Step by Step (Habit Creation)

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Talked To Your Shadow Lately?

In Jungian psychology, our shadow is the unconscious parts of ourselves that we repress: weaknesses, fears, unacknowledged or unhealed wounds, desires we

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The Precious Gift of Noticing

When we actually see a person… not as a function, label, or bit player in a supporting role but as another human

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Peeling Back the Onion

Self-knowledge is a lifelong journey and the deeper we are willing to go, the greater the reward. To become truly self-aware requires

communication

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Not That You Care

A while back, someone tacked the phrase “not that you care” onto the end of a sentence. I was momentarily taken aback

A woman sitting inside a cardboard box in the middle of the room. Her head is down and she looks sad and alone.

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By Fearing the Worst, I Destroyed the Best

Decades and decades ago, I ran across a scrap of paper (post move-out in a vacant apartment), evidently a portion of a

A road with yellow lines in the middle and the words "keep going"

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One Day it Will All Be Done… NOT!

Folks, I’ve got to tell you, there really is no finish line. Oh, there is goal accomplishment and task completion, all good

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What Are You Creating?

One of the principles of NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) is that “You cannot not communicate.” In other words, we are constantly leaking information;

Illustration of a woman facing a wall looking at her shadow. Her shadow is her with a superhero cape on.

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What is Your Ask?

Abraham Lincoln was once asked for his opinion on a sermon to which he replied: “It was brilliantly conceived, biblically relevant and

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9 R’s That Will Take You To A Better Place: Rigorously Review, Reflect & Refocus Regularly or Repeat Rote Routines & Regress

One secret to a contented life: daily strive to gain perspective, go to the mountain top frequently, stand outside yourself, grow in

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A Collection of Values

So, one Sunday eve recently as I was researching for a UF class on Leadership that I present to ExecEd MBAs and

Two arrows drawn on the ground with a pair of shoes facing them. The arrow pointing left says "old habits" and the arrow pointing right says "change"

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Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One by Dr. Joe Dispenza A Summary