“Unhappiness is in not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it. ” Don Herold “If this is coffee, please bring me tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.” Abraham Lincoln I think it’s safe to say that we’ve all experienced the above feelings. So many of us…
“Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions.” ~Tony Robbins A few days ago, I had to take my five-year-old son for a blood test. I know that he is not very fond of them – he’s had his fair share of medical trauma – but I thought we were as prepared…
As originally appeared on Sivana East on December 24, 2020 “Imagine all the people Sharing all the world… You may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join us And the world will live as one” -John Lennon December is one of my favorite months of the…
As originally appeared on Linkedin – 14/10/2020 “Intention is not something you do, but rather a force that exists in the universe as an invisible field of energy- a power that can carry us. It’s the difference between motivation and inspiration.” Wayne Dyer Each morning when I wake up, I take out a little black…
As posted on Sivana East 24/09/2020 The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. Maya Angelou Last week I decided to write about the feeling of being “at home,” since I’ve been spending a lot of time visiting the place…
Courage is an action that comes from the heart. Ask yourself: what can I do to support my heart? What courageous decision have I been avoiding, what courageous conversation will set me free, and how can courage transform my life?
As originally posted in Times of Israel on July 20, 2020 “Denial of our emotions isn’t the only danger we face when we rely too heavily on our left brain. We can also become too literal, leaving us without a sense of perspective, where we miss the meaning that comes from putting things in context…
This post is part two of my Leadership Series on the secrets of successful leadership. In my first post, + Secret One: Open yourself up to those around you, I discussed the importance of letting go of your fears and making yourself vulnerable, allowing you to gain self-awareness, self-knowledge, and self-actualization. Now that you are…
For the past twenty-plus years, people have been talking and writing about the importance of emotional intelligence. Recently emotional intelligence or EI has been tied to leadership, specifically successful leadership. While most of these articles were written with a professional/corporate audience in mind, I am going to open the subject up to leadership in general.…
5 Steps to Let Go of Expectations “If you try to hang on to something in the exact form it now is, you lose it”. — John-Roger Even after more than twenty years as an executive coach, I find that the subject of “expectations” never gets old. What do I mean by ”expectations?” I mean…