In most arguments that people tell me about, they think that they are right and the other person is wrong. This makes it really difficult to solve any type of argument. Almost nobody ever thinks they are wrong. So if both people think they are right, then how can they come to a resolution? From […]
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“Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.” ~Daphne Rose Kingma Sometimes we hold on to things so tightly, because we are afraid. Because it’s the only thing we know, and even though it is not great, we are even more afraid of the unknown, even
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In “The Four Agreements”, Miguel Ruiz calls his fourth agreement: Always Do Your Best. I have always had a hard time with that agreement, because to me, always doing your best implies that you have to always give it your all, do as much as you possibly can, and work like crazy. And that sounds
Yesterday I attended the Women in Technology Summit where a line in a video that was shown stuck to my mind: “Women like to be asked, men are used to fight for it.” The lunch keynote speaker, Christine Goldberg, Principal of the Price Waterhouse Coopers Advisory Practice, then said something similar. As women are trying
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“Continuing to tell stories of shortage only continues to contradict your desire for abundance, and you cannot have it both ways: You cannot focus upon what is unwanted and receive wanted. You cannot focus upon stories… that make you feel uncomfortable and allow into your experience what makes you feel comfortable. You have to begin
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Sometimes things happen in our lives that we find hard to accept. We might be informed that we are getting laid off, find out about a health issue, discover that someone betrayed us or that someone we care about got into an accident. Our first reaction is usually: “No!” “That can’t be!” “I can’t believe
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On our journey to lead a happy and fulfilling life, fear is a major obstacle that keeps on coming up again and again. I am not talking about fear of real, physical danger here. I am talking about our internal fears: Fear of not being liked, fear of not being accepted, fear of failure, fear
“You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.” ~Joseph Campbell We often think we are in control of our own destiny. We have heard that if we plan, identify goals, visualize, pray, think positively, set intentions, work hard, etc. we will get what we really
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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Miguel Ruiz’s 4 Agreements: Don’t Take Anything Personally. Taking things personally causes us much pain and suffering. And the main reason why we take things personally is because we make assumptions. We often make the assumption that someone else’s action is about us (e.g. they didn’t thank
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[quote]”Some people fold after making one timid request. They quit too soon. Keep asking until you find the answers.” ~Jack Canfield[/quote] Why is it sometimes so hard to ask for what we want? It could be because we don’t want to appear selfish, or maybe we don’t want to rock the boat or we are
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