When my lifestyle business took off a few years ago allowing me to quit my full time job, I decided that I wanted to celebrate the fact in style. So I booked a two week luxury vacation in Cuba. For 14 long days I sat in the sun, swam in the pool and drank cocktails on the beach. Then just three weeks after returning home I headed off to Costa Rica for a month of … [Read more...]
Words Mean Everything
What's in a word? Whether we know it or not, the language we use has a powerful effect on our well-being. It impacts everything from healthcare to warfare. Words Create Health Consider the work done by Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer. She asked why when cancer goes away we call it a "remission" but when a cold goes away we call it a "cure". Both illnesses may come back, … [Read more...]
Bridging the Gap between the Expected and Unexpected
“The best things in life are unexpected – because there were no expectations.” -Eli Khamarov Fear I’ve always believed that the saddest thing in life is untapped, wasted potential. Consequently, my greatest fear is for someone to one day look at me and say, “he could have done so much more,” or “what a waste of potential.” These fears weigh on me and prompt an ongoing … [Read more...]
Do you trust yourself to make it happen?
In front of him, lays a vast gulf. The next building is over a thousand feet away, yet somehow he is being goaded on to cross this barrier… with a leap of faith, literally. Neo, not fully self-actualized as the savior of mankind, watches in amazement as Morpheus tells him to “free his mind” and make a jump that most would call impossible. The moral of this little reference to … [Read more...]
Finding Meaning in Limbo: Part 1
For many of us, we are planning, strategizing, and laying the framework for our next big move. To borrow a phrase from Abraham-Hicks, we are pre-paving our roads ahead. That is great. That is how things happen. We all know that the life of our dreams doesn’t just fall in our laps without any effort on our part. We actively dream, create, and take whatever the required … [Read more...]