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Success is a Journey, Not a Destination

Categories: Meaning, Measures, Motivation, People, Risk, Words | Tags: art, persistence, success | 2 Comments

Do you dream of the day you're finally successful? Well, stop it.

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And That's Why You Can't Put Your Reason Into Words

Categories: Motivation, People, Words | Tags: belief, brain, feelings, limbic, neocortex, reasons, speechless | 7 Comments

When we "think" about a decision, what's really happened is that the limbic system had feelings, intuition, unconscious awareness of what we believe. It passes that along to the neocortex by systems we don't fully understand, since the limbic system … Continue reading →

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Squiring the Dreamer, Revisited

Categories: Choice, Missed Opportunities, Motivation, People, Risk, Words | Tags: A Knight's Tale, Caitlyn James, dreams, friendship, idealism, quest | 4 Comments

I love it when someone disagrees with me in a way that makes me stop and think. Especially when I'm nudged toward more positive thoughts and patterns. So, without further ado, here is what I should have posted a couple … Continue reading →

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Why Being Left-handed is Evil

Categories: Words | Tags: dexterous, left-handed, sinister | 10 Comments

My oldest daughter played my old Gibson acoustic guitar upside-down, Hendrix style, for almost a year before I gave it to her and restrung it for a left-handed player. She's proud of her left-handedness; treats it as one of the … Continue reading →

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Corrupting Gift Culture

Categories: Missed Opportunities, Words | Tags: culture, gift, pricing, selfishness | 20 Comments

Have I got an amazing special for you! You just know those words are going to be followed by a pitch, don't you?

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The Dance of Y (by Caitlyn James)

Categories: Guest Posts, People, Words | Tags: Caitlyn James, dance, guest post, poem, poetry | Comment

Caitlyn, like me, often has something to say, and finds a unique way to say it. I'm hearing some Arabic trance playing in the distance. Or Rachmaninoff.

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Metamorphosist?

Categories: Words | Tags: catalyst, coach, coaching, cocoon, guide, guru, mentor, metamorphosist, sherpa, terminology, words | 3 Comments

Coach. Mentor. Guide. Pathfinder. Guru. Sherpa. Everyone's looking for just the right word to say how they can help you. What about metamorphosist?

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