In my article last week I introduced the idea that adversity is important and valuable to our growth as a person. What I mean by adversity is we will have opportunities to face difficult challenges and tests on our journey through life. Unfortunately, most of us will not want to face those challenges and tests […]
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The older I get and the more I work with people the more I am convinced of the importance and value of adversity. What I mean by adversity is we have opportunities to face difficult challenges on our journey through life. Unfortunately, what I witness over and over again is that we as a society
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In my first EGO article I talked about that fact that our consciousness of self can be healthy or it can be unhealthy. In this article I want to discuss how our unhealthy ego operates. There is a self sabotage cycle that operates in each of us. Change always begins from the place of self
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Over the past number of years I have run a weekend program simply called, “EGO”. I especially enjoyed leading these weekends as I was personally challenged and enlightened by the topic. One of the reasons that I was drawn to this topic is because I have been accused on occasion of being egotistical. When I
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One of the traditions that I often engage in around Christmas/New Years is to put together a puzzle. I like the challenge of beginning a difficult challenge and seeing it through to its completion. My personal development programs are a good example of that kind of project. I took approximately six years to begin the
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This past weekend I had the privilege of leading a group of connectors through the Emotional Intelligence Program. As always, it was a moving experience filled with insight and inspiration. One of the most important learning’s that we work on in this program is to develop more of an emotional vocabulary. Too often we describe
In my article last week I talked about my sense of identity and purpose. I also mentioned how we come to an understanding of identity and purpose by looking at our character qualities, values and spiritual gifts. Connections, Deeper Connections really build on this understanding of who I am and what I am here to
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One of the most sought after outcomes for people attending IOL programs; is to discover their sense of identity and purpose. Understanding who I am and what I am here to do brings meaning to my life and ignites my sense of passion. It is what gives me a reason to get up in the
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I was reminded this past week how personal crisis and despair can quickly turn into personal triumph and joy. I am reluctant to share a golf story with you as I am more than aware that there are many of you who are not golfers or care to hear a golf story. However; it’s my
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One of the great challenges of personal development is the willingness to be exposed. I do not think that anyone really loves to go through brutally honest personal inventory or to air their dirty laundry to a group of people. It is this process that often frightens individuals from attending a Connections program or to
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