There is a truth behind life that often gets lost in the swirl of prescriptions and advice for better ways to live that fill our heads and crowd out our own innate wisdom and common sense. Join me to explore and experience the simplicity of that wisdom and the wisdom of simplicity!
I was listening in on a coaching session done by one of our Supercoach Academy students the other day and heard their client making a compelling case for why her situation was uniquely hopeless. As I listened further, I could see the inarguable chain of her logic, and was not surprised when the coach’s attempts to reassure and encourage her were falling on deaf ears…
On my recent trip to London, I had the chance to meet with hundreds of people who have been impacted by the inside-out understanding and the three simple principles that create our experience of life, for better and for worse. Many of them shared stories of dramatic changes they’ve experienced in their lives, from reconciled marriages to recovery from depression and from giving up alcohol to breakthrough performance on the golf course. Others had simpler stories to share of experiencing greater happiness and less suffering in the midst of their day to day lives, without anything much changing in their circumstances one way or another…
Recently, I’ve been doing my best to take a fresh look at the process of creation, and in particular, how results get created in the world. One question I’ve sat with in that time is “”are goals helpful, harmful, or neutral in the living of a wonderful life?”…
There is a famous research study originally performed by Walter Mischel at Stanford University commonly known as “The Marshmallow Experiment”. Essentially, children aged 4 – 6 were put in a room with a research assistant and offered a marshmallow. However, they were also told that if they waited until the research assistant came back 15 minutes later, they would be given two marshmallows…