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In my last blog post I talked about the importance of “choosing true”: doing things out of a feeling of true inspiration rather than obligation. I explored how oftentimes, we make necessary things that are actually quite optional. In other words, we choose “bumpy paths” over more inspiring ones because, on some level, the frustration [...]
It’s the new year: the time when a lot of people affirm their ambitions and seek better ways to achieve them. It’s also when far too many of them feel buried under a pile of “shoulds” that leave them feeling defeated before they even start. So here’s some simple, New Years advice: Do only what [...]
In my previous post I introduced the notion of cultivating what I call “mirador access”: the capacity to examine and strategize our life situation from the clearest and most comprehensive perspective possible. Here, I will try to unpack this metaphor a little more, while addressing the obvious question of how such a perspective can be [...]
This post will be Part One of a two part introduction to Strategic Envisioning, a process I teach and use directly with my coaching clients. It is built upon the metaphor of our gaining access to our own personal “mirador”: a way of viewing our lives in a less limited, or more comprehensive way. Let [...]
Introduction: The first of anything is usually the hardest, a truth I’m newly exploring as I sit down to write my first blog for my this new website. I chose a blog-centered website mostly to force a writing practice upon myself. And I admit that along with the thrill of upgrading my personal interest in [...]
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