Words of Wisdom – Page 13

Try Being Out of Time

This post is about the phenomenon of time. Here’s a quote I read that got me thinking about the concept of time: “What exists everywhere in the universe but occupies no space? What can be measured but not seen, heard, smelled, tasted nor held in our hands? What can ...

Inspiring Quotes

Once in awhile I like to share some of my favorite quotes as inspiration. Here’s my current list of favorites: “The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.” — Pema Chodron “Love is saying, ‘I feel differently’ instead of “You’re wrong.’ ” — Unknown “More ...

Ways to Increase Employee Engagement

This post is about engaging in your work and finding the energy with which to do it. Studies show that the average person puts only between 25 percent to 40 percent of available energy and ability into his or her work. This percentage may be shocking, but time and ...

Healthy and Unhealthy Competition

This post is about competition. I believe competition in games and sport has its rightful place. We enjoy watching people win, especially when it’s our team, and the heightened inner state that occurs when we achieve our goals is a glorious experience. But when it comes at the expense of others, ...

Lessons from Horsemanship

This post comes from a course I took on horsemanship. Having been afraid of horses for many years, I felt it was important to work my way through it by getting to know these powerful four legged creatures. In my training, the horses thought me how to relate to ...

The Challenges and Benefits of Vulnerability

The subject of this post is vulnerability. The word vulnerable comes from the Latin vulnera, which means “to wound.” It is defined as, “capable or susceptible of being wounded or hurt, open to moral attack, criticism, difficult to defend.” All of these definitions elicit fear in us. Being completely defenseless ...

The Futility in Worrying About What the Future Holds

This post is about worrying about what the future holds. Here’s a story about how all of our worry about what will happen can disappear in a matter of moments. Years ago, I fell down a flight of stairs and sustained a lot of damage to my head and face. ...

How Worrying About What Others Think Of Us Is A Waste Of Time

I often see patterns or trends among my clients in terms of the difficulties they are experiencing. For example, in the past month, many of my clients have become focused on what others think or feel about them. Overall, I’ve observed that we all spend far too much time wondering ...

What’s The Difference Between Managing and Leading?

I’m often asked by clients what the difference is between managing and leading others. There’s an assumption that people who manage others are automatically leaders. However, if we look at the definition of the words, we see that they are actually quite different. A simple definition of “lead” is “to ...

Being Quiet Enough to Hear Your Inner Wisdom

This post is about inner wisdom. After a week in silence at a meditation retreat, I had an opportunity to get quiet enough to hear my inner wisdom. Frankly, I had forgotten just how quiet you need to get to hear it. It’s not just an opportunity for external sounds ...

Winter is the Season of Renewal – Use This Time to Your Advantage

Outside my window this morning, the gray skies hang heavy over leafless trees. Frost clings to my unhappy rose bush, and I feel a cold draft seeping through the window frame. Why, when everything else has gone underground to sleep, do we continue to be as active as ever? ...

The Beauty of Voiceless Communication

Once in awhile, if you’re lucky, you meet someone in your life who teaches you a profound lesson. This post is about a young girl named Bailey who taught me about the importance of being able to communicate, even if you don’t have a voice. I was flying back ...

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