April 2015 archive

Capability vs. Choice

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We are actually playing with two dynamics here. One involves the relationship between these two words in terms of pursuing the “next step” in your journey. Where do they meet? Do they meet? Beyond that, one can make the simple statement, what choice do I have (which will absolutely be influenced by your capabilities), and …

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How to Beat the Addiction to Sameness

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It just doesn’t seem logical that we can actually become addicted to the same life, the same circumstances, the same business structure we’ve built around ourselves, but it’s true more times than not. Line’s like creatures of habit and better safe safe than sorry are all too familiar in this state of stagnation, and Einstein’s …

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How to Put an End to Counterproductive Thinking

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How many times (almost daily for some) do you get caught up mentally spinning on something that you clearly know is a complete waste of your time? I’m not referring to acts of mentally testing something out and constructing a new idea that ended up not working or not representing what you would consider to …

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Dispelling Imperfection Illusions 

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I could never become a… What a horrendous self-infliction, and more times than not, a mere illusion. Let me cut right to the chase. This is not yet another “you too can live your dreams” exposé as much as it is a heightening of your awareness to the fact that we are masters at cognitive …

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Reconsidering the Goal/Journey Scenario

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We all experience numerous metaphors and aphorisms that for the moment, get us thinking. As my personal focus began to shift from a life in the Arts to that of an author and mentor of sorts, I found that the aphorism if you will, the journey is more important than the goal, surfaced time and …

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The Value of Becoming Your Own Impresario

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An Impresario is an Italian word for someone who undertakes some action. This is an individual who organizes, invents, creates projects, and spins something out of nothing using insight and connection. She is a pathfinder, an improviser – someone who tries to create some kind of value where none existed before. The way things stand, …

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Step Beyond Passion & Pursue Your Inner-Daemon

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Obviously some clarification needs to be right up front. There are multiple definitions and representations of the word daemon. The Latin daemon is looked upon as a genius, or guardian spirit. From Greek mythology we find it representing a god, or protective spirit. Plato saw the word as synonymous to one that is all knowing …

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