I like to think that I have learned the difference between personal development and personal evolution. It has taken me time to appreciate the difference. For most of us real personal evolution happens in the second half of life. That is when we are conscious of our inner need to live authentically. I see personal development as the [...]
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At various times in life most of us get a longing for change. This is especially true when we are in the second half of life. It happened to me. A little voice inside me kept nagging me to make some changes because I was not living my life to the fullest. I was ready to grow [...] Are you working on your life or are caught up in the daily demands of living? This question was posed Jeanette Cates in a slightly different way. She asked: are you working on your business or in your business. She made a good point that when we work on the business we will be successful [...] Recently I came across a great visual for empowerment “Get out of the backseat and get behind the steering wheel.” When you are in the driver’s seat and want to start moving you have to take action. Turn on the ignition, put the car in drive, and follow the road. If you don’t take those [...] After an hour of exercising this morning I had coffee with two women at the gym. Each of them expressed frustration with their husbands. It all came down to communication difficulties. The husband of one got upset because she did not want to watch a TV special ( a show he knew she liked) [...] The strive for excellence needs to be a life long pursuit. How we talk to ourselves and what we expect of ourselves is in our control. When we stop expecting much of ourselves and listen to other people’s voices at the expense of our own we stop being in charge of our lives. I have been helping people find effective ways to talk to [...] “Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people” is a quote by Joubert. Yet no one I have ever known wants to be mediocre. I do think there are many people who have settled for mediocre lives instead of challenging themselves to be excellent in their eyes. I have read this quote many times and I [...] In a loving relationship the two people have to be able to trust each other. Trust comes from following through on commitments, being responsible and caring, and being able to think of how what each does impacts on the other. Here is an example of how one man became aware of how he excluded his wife when he [...] This morning my seven year old granddaughter, a brand new piano student, began to play Yankee Doodle Dandy. When she hit the wrong keys she would in frustration yell out “I am terrible!” After I heard that a few times I suggested that she say instead “I messed up. I am just learning”. How often do [...] My answer is probably very similar to what most people would answer: yes/but. The but is for not wanting to live so long that my mind and body no longer represent who I am. Recently I went to a workshop on longevity. It was interesting to learn what a difference a healthy lifestyle has on [...] |
 
  
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