Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Terry Lige | Inside Out Leadership Be Committed To Do What It Take to Have What You Want ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.terrylige.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://www.terrylige.com/blog/) - [Unhealthy EGO: The Self Sabotage Cycle](https://www.terrylige.com/ego/unhealthy-ego-the-self-sabotage-cycle/) - Change always begins from the place of self awareness, so, it is crucial to understand the cycle - [Embracing Your Personal Value](https://www.terrylige.com/ego/embracing-your-personal-value/) - My consciousness of self can be very positive and healthy when I utilize it to support my internal self awareness. - [The Value of Adversity](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/the-value-of-adversity/) - The older I get and the more I work with people the more I am convinced of the importance and value of adversity. - [Overcoming the Fear of Facing Adversity](https://www.terrylige.com/choice/overcoming-the-fear-of-facing-adversity/) - I want to talk about why it is important to embrace adversity as a valuable opportunity to learn and grow as a person. - [The Puzzle of Life](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/the-puzzle-of-life/) - One of the traditions that I often engage in around Christmas/New Years is to put together a puzzle. - [Qualities of a Great Leader](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/qualities-of-a-great-leader/) - In a survey of over 54,000 employees, the quality desired more than any other is integrity. - [Commitment and Determination](https://www.terrylige.com/relationship/commitment-and-determination/) - A powerful place to begin working on a struggling relationship is to engage two crucial relationship bridges; commitment and determination. - [Building Healthy Relationships](https://www.terrylige.com/relationship/building-healthy-relationships/) - In every relationship there is a process that will take us to a healthy, lasting relationship. There are 3 stages that must be acknowledged and worked through. - [Unashamed](https://www.terrylige.com/emotions/unashamed/) - This past weekend I had the privilege of leading a group of connectors through the Emotional Intelligence Program. - [The Power of Intuition](https://www.terrylige.com/intuition/the-power-of-intuition/) - When I choose to trust my intuition and act on how it is guiding me it will often generate a breakthrough moment for a participant. - [What are your Spiritual Gifts?](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/what-are-your-spiritual-gifts/) - Today, I would like to focus on Spiritual Gifts. I often ask people if they know what their spiritual gifts are with the response being; ‘I’m not sure.’ - [I am a Spirit Wolf](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/i-am-a-spirit-wolf/) - One of the most sought after outcomes for people attending Inside Out Leadership programs; is to discover their sense of identity and purpose. - [Change your Attitude, Change your Outcome](https://www.terrylige.com/choice/change-your-attitude-change-your-outcome/) - I was reminded this past week how personal crisis and despair can quickly turn into personal triumph and joy. - [The Value of Being Exposed](https://www.terrylige.com/vulnerability/the-value-of-being-exposed/) - 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. - [Does the Work Make a Difference; Sometimes I Just Don’t Know](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/does-the-work-make-a-difference-sometimes-i-just-dont-know/) - One of our participants this past weekend shared with the rest of the group that finding a gift with sentimental value was very difficult. - [Accountability in Relationship](https://www.terrylige.com/relationship/accountability-in-relationship-2/) - A common issue that I often have to deal with in Couples Counseling is “The Victim Position.” This position assumes that the responsibility for the problems in the relationship rest with the other person. - [Overcoming Self Judgment; A Truth Plan](https://www.terrylige.com/vulnerability/overcoming-self-judgment-a-truth-plan/) - What I have discovered running programs that are built around the values of honesty and vulnerability is how untrue that fear of judgment actually is. - [Happy Birthday to Me](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/happy-birthday-to-me/) - Ok, so here is an article I have never written before; an article acknowledging my birthday. - [Character Choices: Making Healthier Choices](https://www.terrylige.com/healthyliving/character-choices-making-healthier-choices/) - Do you ever consider how many choices you make in a day...hundreds, possibly thousands? - [What Do You Need?](https://www.terrylige.com/healthyliving/what-do-you-need/) - It is hard to believe that another year is under way. Not sure about you, but I find it difficult to step right back into the routine of work and function at full speed. - [The Importance of Memories](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/the-importance-of-memories/) - As most of you are aware, I have been using my blog articles to do some reminiscing over the past month. - [Christmas Memories: You Don’t Always Get What You Want](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/christmas-memories-you-dont-always-get-what-you-want/) - We are now in the month of December and Christmas is quickly approaching. - [Christmas Memories: The Gift in Unmet Expectations](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/christmas-memories-the-gift-in-unmet-expectations/) - Christmas is just around the corner and I find myself reminiscing. - [My Stoop: The Getting Away with Something Payoff](https://www.terrylige.com/ego/my-stoop-the-getting-away-with-something-payoff/) - I am in the process of preparing for our EGO program this weekend and reflecting on some of the content. I am always interested in looking at my Stoop. - [In Remembrance](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/in-remembrance/) - My dad died when I was fifteen years old but I am convinced that in those fifteen years he provided me with the best possible model of a loving, concerned and engaged dad. - [The Value of Testimonials](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/the-value-of-testimonials/) - As I am writing this blog article I am aware that we are just a day away from running another Connections Program. There is always a sense of excitement and trepidation about what will happen in the coming weekend. - [The Importance of Feedback](https://www.terrylige.com/emotions/the-importance-of-feedback/) - Honest feedback is actually a very important leadership skill. The feedback you receive is information about how you are viewed. - [Do you have an Emotional Vocabulary?](https://www.terrylige.com/emotions/do-you-have-an-emotional-vocabulary/) - Do you have an emotional vocabulary? This is probably not a question you have been asked, however, it may be one of the most important questions you need to answer if you want to be an effective communicator. - [Managing Your Emotions](https://www.terrylige.com/emotions/managing-your-emotions/) - [Emotional Intelligence](https://www.terrylige.com/emotions/emotional-intelligence/) - I do what I do because of how it makes me feel. I believe that emotional intelligence is at the centre of what we want to achieve in personal development. - [Trust the Process](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/trust-the-process/) - One of the common sayings in Connections is Trust the Process. Ultimately it is a process that will develop trust in self and a belief in a higher sense of purpose guiding each of us. - [100% is a Piece of Cake 98% is a Bitch](https://www.terrylige.com/change/100-is-a-piece-of-cake-98-is-a-bitch/) - 100% is a piece of cake; 98% is a bitch. Whatever I commit myself to 100% will be much easier to navigate than is something that I am holding back on. - [I Never Take Myself Out Of The Game](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/i-never-take-myself-out-of-the-game/) - The last leadership commitment says, “I never take myself out of the game.” - [I create value in all things](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/i-create-value-in-all-things/) - [Honesty and Vulnerability: Empathy not Judgment](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/honesty-and-vulnerability-empathy-not-judgment/) - Leadership Commitments. Number ten says. “As a leader, I model honest, open relationship.” - [Overcoming Communication Conflict](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/overcoming-communication-conflict/) - Leadership Commitment #9: I keep my conversation aligned with my intention. In communication there are two intentions, to be right, or to build relationship. - [I acknowledge who my people are. I do not take them for granted.](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/i-acknowledge-who-my-people-are/) - Leadership commitment number eight says, I acknowledge who my people are, I do not take them for granted. I think that everyone of us can relate to this commitment and admit that at times we have taken the most important people in our lives for granted. - [Higher Purpose](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/higher-purpose/) - I acknowledge that there is a higher purpose active in my service. This leadership commitment tells me that I have something important to do in my life time that will make a difference to the world I live in and to the people that live in it. - [Compassion For Myself and Others - Part 2](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/compassion-for-myself-and-others-part-2/) - I have compassion for myself and others. I remember that we are all wounded. This is leadership commitment number six. Compassion in both cases is motivated by remembering that we all are wounded. - [Compassion For Myself and Others](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/compassion-part-1/) - I have compassion for myself and others. I remember that we are all wounded. This is leadership commitment number six. It is another commitment that I want to break into two parts because as there are two parts to the commitment. - [I Create My Results - Part 2](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/i-create-my-results-part-2/) - Leadership Commitment number five says; As a leader, I create my results in life. This is such a powerful commitment that I thought it warranted two parts. Last week I focused on Acceptance. - [I Create My Results in Life](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/i-create-my-results-in-life/) - Leadership Commitment number five says; As a leader, I create my results in life. Embracing this leadership commitment is a game changer for so many people. When I fully appreciate what this commitment means to me, I am able to set aside any inclination to be the victim in my life. - [I fully express my true, genuine self in life](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/i-fully-express-my-true-genuine-self-in-life/) - I just completed running another Deeper Connections program and I was once again reminded of the value of the Leadership Commitments. These commitments are important to me as I need life principles to guide me daily. - [I keep my word and honor my commitments](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/i-keep-my-word-and-honor-my-commitments/) - In our current culture, keeping your word and honoring your commitments often operates on a sliding scale. Certain promises or commitments we make to ourselves or others have a much greater sense of importance, while others just do not receive the same consideration. - [I Tell Myself the Truth](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/i-tell-myself-the-truth/) - Telling myself the truth is my attempt at being completely honest with me. It is really where personal healing and growth begins. However, being completely honest with me is not an easy thing because, as someone once said, the truth hurts. - [Principles for Living: The Leadership Commitments](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/leadership-commitments/) - Deeper Connections is just around the corner and I thought it would be a fun to look at some of the content of that program. - [Choose Life](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/choose-life/) - [Every Man Dies](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/every-man-dies/) - As I journey through my days and weeks, there are certain themes that emerge that call for my attention that I cannot ignore. The theme that has consistently called for my attention since the beginning of this year is death. - [Love is a Force](https://www.terrylige.com/uncategorized/love-is-a-force/) - Love cannot just be contained in a definition. It is a powerful force that has the ability to create extraordinary change in my life. - [A Definition of Love](https://www.terrylige.com/love/a-definition-of-love/) - [Definitions of Love - Foundations](https://www.terrylige.com/love/definitions-of-love-foundations/) - [No Coincidences](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/no-coincidences/) - Let's talk about that fact that there are no coincidences in our workshop rooms. - [The Importance of Crying](https://www.terrylige.com/emotions/the-importance-of-crying/) - I am a firm believer in the therapeutic power of laughter. However, I also believe that people need to cry. - [Fear of Failure; Why?](https://www.terrylige.com/success/fear-of-failure-why/) - Failure is valuable to me. Failure teaches me how to succeed. My success is really determined by my willingness to look at every failure and make a conscious effort to learn from the mistakes I have made. - [Failure; The Reason I Succeed](https://www.terrylige.com/success/failure-the-reason-i-succeed/) - The word failure stands out as a word calling for my attention at the beginning of this year. It is not because I feel like a failure, but because of what failure teaches me. - [The Question that Drives You](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/the-question-that-drives-you/) - I would like to provide you with another opportunity to develop clarity and direction for this New Year. I want you to consider the question that drives you. - [Intimacy](https://www.terrylige.com/menwithhearts/intimacy/) - Intimacy is not a topic that is often talked about over a beer but it sure impacts all of our lives as men, whether we want it to or not. - [Taking Leaps of Faith](https://www.terrylige.com/values/taking-leaps-of-faith/) - The value of leaps of faith is that it pulls me closer to my sense of purpose. - [Living My Values](https://www.terrylige.com/values/living-my-values/) - [Living Openly as a Lifestyle](https://www.terrylige.com/vulnerability/living-openly-as-a-lifestyle/) - [Letting Go of Hurt](https://www.terrylige.com/vulnerability/letting-go-of-hurt/) - Is it worth it to be completely open and unguarded with my heart, mind and soul? The answer is emphatically…yes! - [Vulnerability: Why?](https://www.terrylige.com/menwithhearts/vulnerability-why/) - [Strength that Comes from Weakness](https://www.terrylige.com/menwithhearts/strength-that-comes-from-weakness/) - I want to share a challenge that I faced over the past couple of weeks that has caused me to question the way that I can retreat into a place of independence and isolation. - [Motivation is about how it Makes you Feel](https://www.terrylige.com/menwithhearts/motivation-is-about-how-it-makes-you-feel/) - [A Letter to the Men](https://www.terrylige.com/menwithhearts/a-letter-to-the-men/) - This letter was initially sent out to a group of men that I have worked with in the past. - [The Heart Driven Man](https://www.terrylige.com/menwithhearts/the-heart-driven-man/) - [Real Men: Overcoming Male Stereotyping](https://www.terrylige.com/menwithhearts/real-men-overcoming-male-stereotyping/) - Contrary to common belief, men have hearts too. - [Game Changers](https://www.terrylige.com/change/game-changers/) - I had an experience last Thursday that reminded me that life can dramatically change at any given moment. - [The Trustworthy Leader](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/the-trustworthy-leader/) - Every great leader has the ability to build their credibility by being trustworthy. - [The Character of Leadership](https://www.terrylige.com/leadership/the-character-of-leadership/) - I believe that we are all leaders. Whether I like it or not I am modeling behavior that is on display for everyone I interact with in my life. - [Lessons I Have Learned from Moving](https://www.terrylige.com/change/lessons-i-have-learned-from-moving/) - It has taken all of a week to accomplish that move and make a home for ourselves and our businesses. - [Movement that Maintains Momentum](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/movement-that-maintains-momentum/) - My forward movement and momentum can sputter and come to a complete stop; similar to how a car runs out of gas. - [Choosing How I Respond to Stress](https://www.terrylige.com/choice/choosing-how-i-respond-to-stress/) - Stress is a much talked about issue today, especially in regards to the impact it has on my emotional, mental and physical health. - [Magic Moments](https://www.terrylige.com/specialstories/magic-moments/) - I had the joy of sharing one of those magical moments this past week that rarely happens in the game of golf. I am talking about a hole in one. - [Dealing with Unpredictable Change](https://www.terrylige.com/change/dealing-with-unpredictable-change/) - I am a creature of habit. Like most of you, I appreciate the consistency and continuity of daily routines and rituals and the feelings of security and safety that accompany those routines and rituals. - [Let It Go](https://www.terrylige.com/ego/let-it-go/) - EGO is all about the importance of letting go. The question is, what do I need to let go of? - [Accountability in Relationship](https://www.terrylige.com/relationship/accountability-in-relationship/) - Personal ownership of your outcomes in relationship and in life is the point at which change begins…I create my results in life. - [Pursued By Love](https://www.terrylige.com/relationship/pursued-by-love/) - Why are we so captivated with the idea of relationship? In a word; it is love. - [Change Requires Acceptance, Patience and Grace](https://www.terrylige.com/change/change-requires-acceptance-patience-and-grace/) - On my journey of personal change, I know that I will stumble, relapse and regress. It is the nature of my journey. - [Make sure the Challenge is Realistic. Be Wise](https://www.terrylige.com/change/make-sure-the-challenge-is-realistic-be-wise/) - I often see individuals get excited about initiating a life change, then set goals that are unrealistic; instead implement a strategy that is realistic and doable. - [Change your Behaviors](https://www.terrylige.com/change/change-your-behaviors/) - The change you want will not take place until you change the behaviors that are sabotaging that change. "Do it differently"! - [Creating Lasting Change](https://www.terrylige.com/change/creating-lasting-change/) - There are lots of challenges, obstacles and temptations in your way to creating the change you want. It is the commitment you make to you that will sustain you. - [Lasting Change](https://www.terrylige.com/change/lasting-change/) - The question that drives me daily and at times haunts me during a sleepless night is, ‘how do I create lasting, healthy change for myself and my clients?’ - [The New Good](https://www.terrylige.com/change/the-new-good/) - New seasons are a fresh opportunity to clean the slate and let go of all the baggage accumulated over years of poor choices, bad attitudes and unhealthy habits. ## Pages - [Home](https://www.terrylige.com/) - Terry Lige and his personal development experiential workshops & coaching specialize in Personal Breakthrough Training, focusing on emotional intelligence. - [Home](https://www.terrylige.com/) - Terry Lige and his personal development experiential workshops & coaching specialize in Personal Breakthrough Training, focusing on emotional intelligence. - [Deeper Connections](https://www.terrylige.com/deeper-connections/) - The Deeper Connections Personal Development Workshop gives you the insight and inspiration to transform personal limitations into personal opportunities. - [Connections](https://www.terrylige.com/connections/) - Awaken the brilliance within you at the Connection personal development workshop; discover how to set aside your personal limitations and release the authentic you. - [Being You Coaching Program](https://www.terrylige.com/coaching/) - The "Being You" Coaching Program with Terry Lige is a program that offers a coaching opportunity that far exceeds conventional coaching programs. - [Contact](https://www.terrylige.com/contact/) - Contact Terry Lige & Inside Out Leadership Development Group - Kelowna, BC - [Testimonials](https://www.terrylige.com/testimonials/) - Learn how lives of participants have changed through Terry Lige's Inside Out programs. - [About](https://www.terrylige.com/about/) - Terry Lige is the founder of Inside Out Leadership and has been a coach, counselor and facilitator of personal development workshops for over 35 years. - [Couples Mentoring](https://www.terrylige.com/couples-coaching/) - For the past forty years I have been counseling couples in an effort to build the healthiest, most fulfilling relationships possible. 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