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What Are We Afraid Of March 26, 2013 One of my dearest friends just began reading Sacred Path, Joyful Journey. I’ve known this guy for over 30 years and I often call him brother. We hug, we seek each other’s advice on important and difficult matters, and we tell each other we love each other. Obviously we’re really close. We also tell each other the truth. He just confided in me that he’s “scared” to read SPJJ. I’ve been in some pretty tough places with this guy; some physically frightening, others presenting almost unbearable emotional challenges…up until this conversation I would have said that he’s not afraid of anything. More » How Could I Forget? March 8, 2013 Okay, so I love my calling. I’m convinced that my purpose for being on the planet is helping others answer the question, “How do I find my purpose?” I write about it. Teach it. Coach it. Write curriculum related to it. All aimed at helping people discover more meaning, purpose and passion in life. So if I love it so much, why have I been about halfway miserable during a good portion of this week? Good question. More » Love, It’s Not About Me February 22, 2013 Here's my all time shortest post...nuff said. Heard an interesting definition of love last night. Not romantic love or the way I love cheesecake. But the kind of love needed to make this world a better place. "Your good at my expense." I like this little definition...a lot. My challenge today, and perhaps yours, is putting it into practice when I'm in a hurry, or it's inconvenient, or someone is different than me. At least once today I'm going to be intentional about "doing" this definition not just thinking about it. You too? More » Why Am I Doing This? February 20, 2013 I woke up this morning a bit nervous about my future. I’m waiting on the approval of a number of people I greatly admire related to my work. And it’s not just work, but work that really matters to me. Work I’ve poured my heart and soul into. What if they don’t like it? What if they think I’m foolish or just plain misguided? What if they’re calling and emailing their friends right now to tell them about what I’ve done just to get a laugh at my expense. More » I Should Have Asked Her February 6, 2013 As I was finishing up the writing of my new book Sacred Path, Joyful Journey I realized that I needed a couple of more stories to make some key points. I’ve learned that telling peoples’ real-life stories, including my own, is a wonderful way to make abstract points practical and much more engaging. I’ve gone to great lengths at times to collect these stories. I’ve traveled literally from coast-to-coast to interview people and cast a pretty big net in search of great stories. More » Test Pilots and Finding Joy January 18, 2013 It would be great if every time Boeing’s engineers drew up the plans for a new aircraft design they knew it would fly. But of course they don’t. Before a new plane hits the market it has to be tested. I’m amazed at the life of a test pilot. These folks are incredibly courageous and perhaps a little nuts. Can you imagine sitting at the breakfast table with the test pilot's family. The inquiring spouse: “Say, what are you going to do today honey?” The test pilot’s reply: “Oh not much. Just going over the airfield and get in plane that’s never been in the air before and see if it works.” The spouse: “Okay, see you tonight…I hope.” More » Fear and Finding Your True North January 4, 2013 There’s a part of our brain that works very hard to keep us safe. I’m talking about that part of your thinking that says, “I better sleep on it before I act on that crazy idea that just popped into my head.” It’s the inner voice that you hear telling you not to quit the job you hate because it would be “irresponsible,” or to not move to the mountains because, “how would I make a living?” This voice if very, very good at keeping us out of trouble. It’s also very, very good at keeping us away from our true life’s purpose and from a life filled with meaning, purpose, and passion. More » Happy New Year, Now What? January 1, 2013 Happy New Year! In a few hours we will have dozens of people coming to our home for our annual Chili Fest. I’m not sure how this recent tradition began, but it’s pretty great. I’ve upped the ante this year by including a giant trophy (bought from a junk store) and a tiara for the winner. Don’t tell anyone, but I left a few ingredients out of my mild chili to ensure that I don’t have to wear the tiara. However I’ve created something I’m calling Prairie Fire, a buffalo chili that’s not for the faint-hearted. I know Prairie Fire can’t win but it will get a lot of attention from those with little common sense but strong palates. Before I finish the final prep for the day, I thought I’d jot down a couple of thoughts about 2013. More » 5 Questions to Discover the Artist Within December 27, 2012 I believe that you’re an artist and that you were created to create. Of course I don’t know the particulars of your situation, but at one level I believe your primary job today is to exercise your artistic muscle for the benefit of others. About three years ago I shared this idea with a fascinating entrepreneur who lives in Austin, known as the Soup Peddler. Our conversation occurred when I was interviewing him for the Personal Journeys section of this website and you can see his interesting story there. He listened to my point-of-view as I briefly explained this ‘everyone is an artist’ idea. He listened respectfully, reflected for a moment, and then he disagreed pretty strongly. He explained that he was anything but an artist and that his success was due to putting a number of practical ideas to work, not as a result of his creative expression. More » 5 Ways to Avoid the Rat Race December 21, 2012 For some reason the phrase “rat race” came to my mind this morning. Curious as to its origins, I did a quick Google search, and low and behold, “Rat Race” has its own Wikipedia page. Among a number of interesting factoids I found this definition, “A rat race is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. It conjures up the image of the futile efforts of a lab rat trying to escape while running around a maze or in a wheel. In an analogy to the modern city, many rats in a single maze expend a lot of effort running around, but ultimately achieve nothing (meaningful) either collectively or individually.” Ouch! I’ve run in this race before, and I’m sure you have as well. Here are five ideas about making sure you run in a different race, one worth running. More »
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