four o’clock on a sunday afternoon. it is the end of august and it feels as such. the air is warm, the sun strong. but. there is a hint of autumn in the wind, a promise that, yes, the season will turn again, the way that the season does. within me there is a deep-rooted…
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Overcome Fear, Lead by Example
“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi This post is about why talk is cheap and how you can overcome fear to become a true leader. For most of my life, I have been known to give great advice. I have led people by the hand to paths of…
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Saved My Life
How did I beat severe anxiety and depression? How did I lose seventy pounds? How did I take my destiny into my own hands and save my life? Of course the answer is complicated but the first step is not. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a fairly simple process that transformed the way that I…
Practicing Visualization & Reaching Your Goals
Visualization is the process of using your mind to imagine yourself achieving a goal. Research shows that when you believe you can do something, you are more likely to do it. Likewise, by imagining yourself achieving your goals, you are more likely to achieve them. Recently, in my own life, visualization has taken me to…
Do Not Seek Happiness, Live It
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” -Ghandi You can spend your entire life searching for happiness, but you will never find it. You can search for the “right” house, car, clothing, jewelry, job, and mate but still you will not find happiness. The only path…
