When we go about our day-to-day activities, we can easily get lost in the repetitive, lackluster nature of things. We turn a lot of things in our daily lives into habits so we may accomplish more without using precious energy to think about our actions. Freeing energy to focus on more threatening things is the… Read More
Are You Minding Your Gaps
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
Talk Simply Being Aware of Change
In a status review meeting the other day, the was a comment to “Keep the presentation simple” and “Only talk to the variances.” Both of these statements had the intent of driving people to present as effectively and efficiently as possible. How can the ideas behind these statements be applied to our personal lives? Keeping our… Read More
Our Manageable Properties
The means by which we achieve our desired states like pleasure, happiness and satisfaction, are the properties that we can directly influence. Manageable properties are intrinsic and naturally belong in our lives. A symbol of this is the center of a wheel. By directly affecting the hub, we move all attached to that hub. And… Read More
Living through Exchanging Energy
From the most basic of life processes within our cells to the largest animals on the planet, without movement there is no life. This relates to the idea discussed above of the open system. Living systems are open systems that continually exchange matter and energy with their environment. To iterate the idea from Dr. Kravitz,… Read More
Business of You 