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JOURNEY ON is a blog dedicated to personal growth and personal development. As we continue to expand and evolve what is possible in our life also expands. Everyday there are thousands of thoughts that come through our mind; some positive and some negative
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The changing nature of the river
When you’re fully immersed in the “river of life,” one thing is certain. The nature of the river is always changing. Sometimes the water is raging and sometimes it’s calm. When...
Prayer for the World
Shortly after 911, I wrote this poem in remembrance of this tragic day. More than ever I realized that we are all in it together. Today is the 7th anniversary of that tragic moment. Let us take time t...
You have to do your part
In our executive coaching session today, Fred expressed to me how his day usually goes. He leaves the house usually in a good mood. But as the day progresses, according to Fred he gets chewed up by th...
Don’t forget to laugh at yourself
I did something different last night. My wife, Annie, scored some great seats for Sarah Silverman. I watched the warmup act and then Sarah came on. In her matter of fact way, Sarah joked about sex and...
Do you give away your power?
In our life coaching session yesterday, Fred was ambivalent about beginning a new phase in his relationship. He was planning to live with his partner of four years. Fred loved his partner and believed...
ARE YOU TRYING TO CHANGE YOUR PARTNER?
This month I thought I would blog about what most people are working on in our life coaching and executive coaching sessions. We’re always working on ourselves and the relationships that we are...
WEED YOUR GARDEN
So here it is. It’s the middle of August. I’m back in Marin but only for a few days before heading off to a wedding in Minnesota. What a change of pace. Back in Marin I notice the growth ...
MESSAGE TO A LOVED ONE
I’m doing something a little different in this blog. What do you want people to know about life, long after you are gone? It might be your son or daughter or a friend that you really care about....
KINDRED SOULS
Sometimes telling a story is the best way to say it. There was that moment. My heart was wide open. I felt inspired. Take a second and imagine that this story is about you. “You’re on the way to ...
HOW DO YOU FEEL AFTERWARDS?
The birthday boy. That’s what I feel like. It was my birthday yesterday and today we’re having a celebration. Getting together with old friends…food….music…and new friend...
Are you letting your doubt stop you from enjoying life?
For the last eight years I have had the luxury to think about the human process. As a life coach that’s what I do. I get to listen to others share their challenges and to share in their triumphs...
LIVING IN PRESENT TIME
What keeps us from being fully present with life is our resistance…resistance in the form of thoughts that our minds dwell on. It’s the resistance that inhibits us from experiencing person...
FOCUS ON BEING A BETTER CONNECTOR.
One thing that happens as a life coach is that you become curious about people. You become curious about their challenges as usually what they are up against is similar to your challenges. This morni...
Creating an Attitude of Sanctuary
When I was in law school, playing handball was a way of breaking up the day. This continued for a number of years even after law school. If I had a busy day in court, I would go the gym afterwards and...
FILL UP YOUR LIFE WITH CONNECTION
Whatever I call it, Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Executive Coaching, the challenges of my clients are the same. They are tired of the struggle. At the heart of most struggles is the ability to co...
Beliefs around love and life
I wanted to share this writing on love and friendships which I did not write myself. I don’t know where it came from but it’s great. Think about each one for a few seconds. 1. I love you n...
ONE STEP AT A TIME
Lately I have been riding my Mountain Bike. Yesterday I rode from my house to Phoenix Lake. On the right side of the lake is a trail called Lower Shaver which takes you up to Five Corners. On the Far ...
Who is in control of your life?
There are common issues to both executive and life coaching. One of these occurred in a session yesterday. My client, let’s call her Betsy, was extremely frustrated in her job. She is a brillian...
MOOD CHANGERS
My very first newsletter was written seven years ago. I wrote about Attitude and how important it is. In fact it’s more than important it’s everything. I think we agree on this principle b...
A Voice for Optimism
My journey of the last eight years has led to many conversations some of which have been inspiring and others a little disconcerting. There is a voice of concern and resignation that I have been repea...
Using empowering questions
So what’s going on? What do you want to accomplish? What would you really like to happen? What changes would you have to make? When are you going to start to make these changes? I know I’ve aske...
MAKE THE UNKNOWN YOUR FRIEND
As an executive and life coach it’s not unusual to hear about the same concerns from several different people. Usually these concerns are about the future. Will I have a job next year is a commo...
Disempowering Language
In a life-coaching session recently I noticed that my client was using the word “overwhelm’ frequently. This was the first time that we had talked. I was curious as to what she meant when ...
GETTING OUT OF THE BLAHS
In a life coaching session this morning, my client said that he had a sense of forboding. After exploring what was behind this feeling it was discovered that he felt uncertain about almost everything ...
CHANGING THE MOOD
It was one of those days….I needed to get a copy of my birth certificate….so I made the trek to the city…got there early and had to wait in line ….not too long. I asked the guy in front of me ...
Dancing on the Bridge to Connection
There’s nothing like old friends. There’s a synchronicity. You know each other in a way that no one else does. You’ve shared experiences at a time in your life when your life was muc...
Attracting kindred souls!
Deep friendships take years to nurture and develop and often go through many transitions but not always. Think about the friends in your life. How much time do you actually spend with them? Would you ...
What is a Lie?
Lately I’ve been in a movie mood. Some of them I’ve seen before. One in particular got me thinking. Last night I had the privilege of watching one of those rare films,a German film, Good B...
ITS NOW TIME
I just got back from a ride on the mountain. It wasn’t planned. But when suggested that we ride our bikes to the coffee shop I couldn’t stop it was so beautiful. There was crispness in th...
The Power of Connection
If you are like me, you wonder about who your real friends are. Deep friendships take years to develop and nourish and often go through transitions but not always. And then there are those folks in y...