04 November 2009 ~ 4 Comments

The Urgent Call

What matters is that you connect.
What matters is the Urgent Call gets listened to.
It doesn’t matter how your Urgent Call gets fulfilled, only that it does.

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09 September 2009 ~ 7 Comments

Lessons from The Ramen Girl

Lessons from The Ramen Girl

What I enjoyed most about the movie, without giving away too many details, was the main ingredient that Brittany Murphey’s character, Abby, learned to infuse into her ramen that made it special: spirit. Because in the end, this was not a movie about ramen, or romance. It was about finding one’s place in the world by focusing on the how more than the what.

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13 July 2009 ~ 8 Comments

Why I Love to Chant… oh, never mind

Why I Love to Chant… oh, never mind

You had better have a way to tap into whatever gives you juice, long before you give it all away. No matter what your line of work is, you expend energy when you do it… and when you give to others, it’s coming from somewhere, right?

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10 February 2009 ~ 18 Comments

How To Escape The Gratitude Trap

How To Escape The Gratitude Trap

When it comes to making change in your life, your health, or the health of your business, the #1 item on every “Law of Attraction”-based, personal growth-oriented list is always gratitude.

But what if gratitude brings you down? Learn how to defeat those self-limiting beliefs, and cultivate a practice that works for you.

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11 January 2009 ~ 9 Comments

Put The Power Of Ritual To Work For You

Put The Power Of Ritual To Work For You

Why, in seemingly every tradition, are there ritual practices? Because rituals rock, that’s why.

What rituals do you have in your day? Do you bring them into your work? I bet you do.

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29 December 2008 ~ 30 Comments

Just you. Just me.

Just you. Just me.

If you’ve been reading me because you want a perfect model of how to be/do/have something, it’s time to unsubscribe, and search for your own personal guru somewhere else.

But if you’re okay with a guy who’s committed to doing his best, then read on.

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26 December 2007 ~ 8 Comments

Top 10 Ways To Get Ready For 2008

The new year is almost upon us… and you may be feeling completely unprepared for it. Of course, you may also be excited as a three-year-old on Christmas morning about it (something I got to witness first-hand this week).
Either way, a new year presents a wonderful opportunity. Sure, you could say it’s just another day, [...]

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30 October 2007 ~ 11 Comments

Should You Follow Your Passion?

When something inflames your curiosity, it’s a sign that you’re on the right track towards self-discovery. While too often a new passion gets brushed off as restlessness, or a lack of commitment to what you were doing before, passion can be a signal that you’re on the road to something deeper.

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03 October 2007 ~ 13 Comments

Recipe For Success: Wear Good Shoes

If there’s one thing I learned last week, from cooking for 150 people at a four-day retreat at the Farm of Peace, it was this: wear good shoes. Without proper support, you’re in a world of hurt.
And as painful a lesson as that was, it wasn’t the most profound lesson I learned there. But it [...]

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14 September 2007 ~ 12 Comments

What’s Driving Your Need To Succeed?

We’re all driven by something in life. The more clear you are about what’s driving you, the more you’ll be able to not only be effective, but find the peace and fulfillment that life offers within every opportunity.

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