Visionaries: Nelson Mandela

January 27, 2010

I understand that Invictus, a recently released film depicting the 1995 World Cup soccer tournament – which I thoroughly enjoyed – may be a story told with a bit of creative license. It portrays Nelson Mandela as having used the Springbok soccer team and the tournament as a vehicle for uniting South Africa while he [...]

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Yeah for Epiphanies!

January 13, 2010

How do these flashes of insight – of profound personal truth – make their way into our awareness? Perhaps it’s just a choice of making them welcome – of being open and allowing ourselves to recognize them. I could get addicted to them. It would be a wonderful, healthy addiction. For over two years I’ve [...]

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Being Flexible with Your Vision

January 6, 2010

A teen client whose career vision had completely shifted over the course of 6 weeks, recently reminded me of the value of remaining flexible with your vision. Granted, a teenager thinking about college and adulthood is exploring options and trying on all kinds of possibilities. My client may change his mind many more times before [...]

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New Year – New Theme

December 30, 2009

There’s such a huge payoff for clearing clutter and getting current with everything. Clarity follows! With clarity it is so much easier to connect with your vision – perhaps update it – and set your intentions for the new year. And if you are inclined, you can also set a few goals for activating and stepping [...]

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The Power of a Mother’s Belief & Commitment

December 23, 2009

Yesterday Jon Morrow, Associate Editor at Copyblogger, shared the inspiring story of his mother’s belief in his ability to live and thrive in spite of a doctor’s diagnosis of a neuromuscular disorder at the age of one. And on top of that, a heart-wrenching prognosis of him not living beyond the age of two. He’s [...]

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Creativity and What’s Possible

December 16, 2009

Several student vision boards are hanging in my home office. Many of the components of these children’s visions re-ignite my excitement for the unknown and for what’s possible every time I look at them. One young man’s vision includes the affirmations “I am a scientist and I am making a flying car” and “I am [...]

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The Influence of Other People’s Beliefs

December 9, 2009

Earlier this year I met Heather Leson, a confident and vibrant young woman, at a BizNik event in Seattle. Heather loves her work as a communications lead in a major tech firm. However, if she hadn’t overcome an experience she had as a high school student, she might never have lived her dream. Here is [...]

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From a 6th Grader: No More Violens

December 2, 2009

One of the visioning exercises you can use to gain more clarity about what you do want in your life is to start with what you really don’t want in your life. Recently I was working in a classroom with a sweet, shy, somewhat intense 6th grade girl. I asked to see her worksheet, and in [...]

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What’s This Blog All About?

November 28, 2009

For a number of reasons, I am committed to helping young people learn how to answer the question “what do I want?” – from the heart –      as early as possible: If they learn how to make choices from a place of knowing their internal guidance, they have a greater chance of living [...]

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