In Western culture and particularly in the United States, we are in the “in between times.” Religion as an external organizing principle for internal spirituality and meaning has waned in significance over the last half century (and honestly, for the better*). But we have yet to erect something so potent in its place. This leaves [...]
“We’re all in search of an adequate biography.” – James Hillman, paraphrased This week I read a passage that made me blush. And no, not in a coy, cute way. In that red hot flushed sort of way that only the hardcore shame of relating can produce. In that, “uh oh, is this me?” sort [...]
I know, I know. There are many very prominent leaders offering courses and seminars coined as “mastery” programs. How could this be a problem?I’ll let you in on a secret: mastery is marketing. Just as is the promise of millions, the house, the car, the relationship. Mastery gives us some sense that there is somewhere [...]
HINT: It's not about you. Try this: Think about walking into a room full of higher-ups and proving yourself to them, your worth, your value. Feel the feeling of being everything you have in that moment. It’s just you and your ability to justify the air you breathe. You start to engage in conversation as [...]
Overcoming undervaluing and disillusion. It’s that time of year when people are thinking about making more money. You’ve set your goals, you have a sense of your budget (lol maybe, maybe not), and you are feeling like it’s time to be raking in a little more. You are hoping to make progress in 2019 toward [...]
“There” is a feeling. It can only be experienced “here” in the body. Some of us have a sense of personal vision. Many others have no access to authentic vision at all - we may have only been conditioned to those desires. Either way, getting there can prove problematic if it’s always viewed as a [...]
