How Much Change Is Needed?...
Often, when we are faced with a situation that we’d like to change we can become overwhelmed at the sheer amount of change that is necessary to make a difference and the level of effort that will be involved to produce that much change.
But are we correct in our estimation of the amount of change...
Choosing Your Family...
Last week, I wrote about the idea of choosing your friends.
Today, I’m going to tackle that minefield know has “families” and yes, I’m actually going to suggest that you have a choice there too.
Sure, you don’t really have any choice in who your family members are. But...
Me Tube!...
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Rules, Truth and Pluto...
Like many kids, “Why?” was one of my favorite questions growing up. But unlike many kids, I kept asking “Why?” long after my peers had outgrown it. In particular, I don’t react well when someone tells me about something that “just is”. The idea of Rules and...
How Far You’ve Come!...
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When you are in the midst of creating your new life it is perfectly natural to have times when you wonder:
is this really possible?
am I actually going to go through with this?
how soon until I start to see changes?
why is this taking so long?
…and so on… and so on.
If...
Are You Blocking Yourself?...
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January 28, 2010 |
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Somedays the “Create” phase of Choosing the Life You Want can seem like an impossible task.
But what if “creating” isn’t about pushing, striving and working to make things look the way you want them to look? What if it isn’t an outward process...
Making Ideas Happen...
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January 21, 2010 |
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Today I saw that someone on Facebook had posted a link to a video by Seth Godin. I like Seth and I follow his blog because, for me, he has a lot of interesting things to say about marketing and innovation. So I clicked on the link and watched the video.
The video was on a website called the99percent.com...
There Are No Small Steps...
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January 12, 2010 |
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The other day a friend of mine cut up one of her credit cards.
That’s right, go back and re-read that sentence! She wants to begin to Choose The Life She Wants and part of that includes reorganizing her financial picture.
She told me that she sat looking at the credit card for a very long time....
Do You Have A “Life List?”...
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January 9, 2010 |
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Do you have a “life list”? My friend Bill Starr is the CEO of MyLifeList.org and he says that a life list is “a compilation of significant experiences that a person aspires to accomplish in their life.”
An important part of Choosing The Life You Want is to begin to create...
From Choose To Create...
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November 26, 2009 |
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People often ask me how to move out of the “Choose” phase and into the “Create” phase.
Where do you start?
When do you start?
How do you start?
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My friend Mike Dooley answered that question very nicely today! I met Mike back in 2004. In...
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