The gap between what we want and where we are creates tension in our lives. This tension may be used to create worry. It can be felt as stress or emotional upset which can even lead to physical pain. It can also be utilized to our benefit. Tension is a form of energy. Like a… Read More
Accepting and Planning for Randomness
It’s up to us to give ourselves flexibility of schedule. When have things ever gone as planned. It does happen, but there are always things that come up. On a trip to the store traffic is horrible for no apparent reason. Getting our license renewed there’s a three-hour wait instead of the typical hour and… Read More
Deciding to Play
Play is unstructured fun where there are few or no expectations on the outcome. When we are young, playing comes natural. Kids naturally play alone or with other kids. They don’t worry about what needs to be done next or when the recess bell will ring. They simply play. They have fun with what they… Read More
Do the Important Things
Living moment to moment as we all do, there are things we can do that align with our purpose and the objectives of the businesses we integrate with. When we act in a manner not aligned with our purpose and vision, we waste our energy. This doesn’t mean we can’t relax and unwind. In those… Read More
Knowing Our Intentions
As Yoda said, “Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future.” Our intention sets us on an ever-changing path. The future is in constant flux adapting to the decisions, choices, and activities of all elements in the system. When we use our imagination to set up a vision for ourselves on time horizons well… Read More
What’s your intention?
The word intention has it’s roots in the Latin Intendere (intend). To intend something is to ‘direct the attention to.’ Our attention is directed by both our conscious and unconscious minds. Unconsciously, our drives, instincts and impulses have a direction with some rooted deep in our psyche’s and part of our genetic programming. Sometimes we… Read More
Finding our Center
I was having lunch with a friend when we began discussing being aware of our center. For myself I find there’s a still point within where things simply drop away. Pain, Pleasure, worry, happiness and thoughts aren’t there. For my friend, the experience is more akin to a soft light that gives energy… Read More
When it is Time to Move On, just Live with Life
Three colleagues of mine recently announced they were moving on. One is moving on to pursue her dreams as a flight test engineer. Another is letting go of the working life for a few months to hike from Sweden to Greece. The third is taking a job with her husband at the same company… Read More
Our Bubbling Spring of Intent
Intent springs forth from the center of who we are. It emerges from combination of the choices that well up from within, the rational decisions we make as well as our integration with the unfolding situation. Intent is our motive power that gives us purpose and meaning through the actions we take to achieve it. … Read More
Integrating Our Business
The business of you is not self-centered and focused solely on the individual. Another perspective just as important is how our business integrates with the business of other individuals, organizations as well as nature’s “business.” We are a system that integrates with nearby systems as well as the larger systems around us. Even when we… Read More
Business of You 