Have you ever felt blocked from pursuing something you deeply desire? This resistance might manifest as fear, confusion, lethargy, or overwhelm. You might even resent the effort this new direction seems to demand. When facing resistance to positive change, how do you uncover the truth of the situation? How can you determine if what’s stopping you is a part of continue reading…
Taking Purposeful Action
Is Your Work Aligned With Your Purpose?
There are several clues that will let you know if your work is out of alignment with what you came here to do: You feel bored, restless, and disengaged. You feel burned out, stressed, and often dread facing another work day. You have lost the passion and enthusiasm you used to have for your role. Your values feel compromised or violated continue reading…
The Aikido of Moving Through Fear Into Purposeful Wholeness
Fear seems to be an integral part of the human experience – once you overcome the fears in front of you, new ones emerge as you open to bigger opportunities. This is especially true if you feel called to a mission or audacious goal that is stretching you to the limit — it’s likely that doubts and fears are crowding your continue reading…
How to Focus by Embracing the Unpredictable
Clear focus and chaotic unpredictability might seem to be opposites, but in order to stay focused on the path to your goals, you must embrace the uncertainty that lies within and around you. As the world’s challenges get more complex, we need to stop treating chaos as a problem to be solved and honor it as the creative ground that it continue reading…
Do Your Actions Match Your Heart’s Priorities?
If like many these days you are feeling a renewed sense of possibility and purpose for your life work, how do you translate that inspiration into the actions that will make a lasting difference? Having an inspiring vision statement and a brilliant strategic plan isn’t enough if your actions don’t match your priorities. Without aligning your daily focus with your continue reading…
From Overwhelm to Smooth Sailing
As the new year unfolds, are you feeling overwhelmed with everything you intend to do? Life is certainly more complicated than it used to be. With all the systems to maintain, options to chose from, and details to manage, we have a huge abundance of possible commitments in the Western world. This “overwhelm of success” also applies to service-based entrepreneurs. continue reading…