Connecting to something bigger than ourselves I can’t take full credit for this as the seed was planted when I was watching one of Simon Sinek videos where he talked about a time when he watched “The biggest catch.” In that particular episode the two fierce competitors helped to get a crew member back on […]

Over the last year or so and with increasing frequency, whenever I am facing a choice I ask myself is what I am about to do out of love or out of fear? This simple question clarifies the alternatives for me A LOT. When I talk about this concept with others, however, I sense a […]

Recently I watched a clip on the purpose of prayer, which sparked a lot thoughts. The priest in the video said something to the effect of: If God is unchangeable and knows everything, what’s the point of prayer? Obviously this is not a simple concept, so I have to do best I can with a […]

About a year ago, I came across Danielle LaPorte’s work, which revolves around core desired feelings. The thinking here being that we are not chasing the goals themselves, but the feeling that achievement of those goals will give us. But that got me recently thinking … can you go one step deeper? Is it possible […]

One of the most powerful phrases I came across during my coach certification was: “Nothing has meaning until you give it meaning.” For me specifically, the meaning came from a place of judgment as to whether the particular event fed my ego or deflated it. No, I wasn’t a narcissist. Quite the opposite actually. I’m […]

About four months ago I came across the concept of “Burning the Boat,” which has occupied my mind ever since. The idea is actually quite simple; Pulling the trigger though, is anything but … particularly when it’s your first time doing it. I just went on Wikipedia and to my surprise I found a lot […]

Recently I was listening to a CD course on my way to work in which the lecturer brought up St. Augustine’s concept of needing to believe first, before being able to understand. In other words: having your heart set right first, so that your mind can follow. This is so true, but yet so counter […]

Given that this was my first Lent season as a certified coach, I planted a seed in my head that I will want to reconcile for myself the crucifixion that is at the center of Christian tradition, and the stereotypical wellness advice that in a nutshell tells you suffering is a choice …. and not […]

Earlier this year, I signed up for Peter Drucker’s “The Effective Executive” study group put on by the VEL institute. Much like all of my recent choices this was a purely intuitive move on my part. Correspondingly, much like all of my intuitive choices this seemed to be a waste of time until it wasn’t. […]

I’m still struggling a bit with properly rationalizing emotions; Could be because it sounds a bit like an oxymoron:) While I don’t know if I’ll be able to settle this for myself in a short blog, I feel compelled to give it a shot and see what comes out. In my first draft, I opened […]