Do you ever find yourself drowning in tasks, overwhelmed by your to-do list? Do you ever feel like an automaton, running on nearly empty, endlessly running through a series of things that you need to do? Let’s change that. Ten years ago, I had managed to set up my life in a way that was […]
How to Cut Your To-Do List in Half
Creating a Gratitude Practice
Do you want to feel more joy? Less stress? More connected? More optimistic? Do you want better relationships, boosted immunity, better sleep and a stronger heart? Do you want to experience a spontaneous desire to exercise more? If I offered you all of this for free and said it only required a commitment of about […]
It’s All Too Much: All Hail the Genius of Peter Walsh!
Clutter is a problem for nearly everyone – one many of us have been trying to solve for years, often by using the latest organizational tool or system. If you’re like me, you’ve found that no tool really cuts it, and the only thing that has any real impact long term is getting rid of […]
Anatomy of Change: Maximizing Dreaming and Scheming
Congratulations, you’re in Square Two! This is one of my favorite places to be, and my intention for this article is to help you to both love it and move through it without getting stuck. To recap, this phase is when you start having new dreams and scheming up how you can make them happen. […]
Get the Best Meta Skill Ever (besides reading)
For the next five weeks, we’re going to be learning the meta skill of navigating change using Martha Beck’s Change Cycle model. Meta skills are skills which apply to broad categories of things. So, for example, if you knew how to make amazing guacamole, that’s a skill. If you decided you wanted to make a […]
Are You Stagnating?
“If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.” This quote from Lao Tzu is profound, true, and contrary to what most of us would like to be true. Possibly you are an enlightened […]
Busting Through Dream Blocks
Is there some area of your life that – despite your wishes – you just can’t seem to change? This week we’re going to look at one potential reason for that: unconscious ideas about problems that will come with your dream. These are not dark buried traumas I’m talking about – just associations you didn’t […]
Step-By-Step Visioning
Still interested in visualization after last week’s post? Today we’re doing the nuts-and-bolts of making your visualization practice work for you. It’s an easy practice, and you don’t need much to begin – basically a dream, your imagination, and a couple of free minutes. The basic idea is envision yourself already achieving a goal or […]
Becoming the Person Who Has Achieved Your Dream
Happy New Year! Today I want to share with you an alternative way to look at achieving your goals and dreams. I loathe resolutions, but love the fresh energy of a new year, and think it’s a fantastic time to start scheming out your dreams. All you need is your own dream, some time to […]
CTiA: Setbacks? Failures? It’s Time to Credit Yourself!
My quitting smoking plan has stalled out big time, and I find myself falling into the mentality of “oh, fuck it. I’ve failed. I may as well chain smoke since I’m doing so damn badly already.” I’m guessing you might be able to relate to this. Maybe you’ve vowed to control your temper, stop binge […]