What does it mean to live an authentic life? From the existential perspective, the concept of authenticity describes the degree to which a person is acting in alignment with their beliefs and values. And if we are not happy, we most likely are not living an authentic life. And if we are not continually working toward being more authentic, we will not experience a happy life. After years of being influenced by outside forces that continually try to make us conform,...
Continue reading...Inspiring action with purpose - toward the mastery of remote work and a happy life.
Being fully focused.
Nothing compares to that moment in a conversation when you are fully and completely focused on the other person – and they know it. Unless you are the other person who feels heard and understood. That power goes deep into who we are as humans. Connecting to one another in conversation. Affirming our importance in this world and to one another. This is being fully focused in conversation, and it takes practice. It’s especially difficult during remote conversations. One of the...
Continue reading...In Praise of Tiny Wins.
I’d rather have 365 tiny wins than one big win. That big hairy audacious goal is better achieved with a thousand tiny steps than one gigantic leap. Why? The enormous leaps are hard to repeat. Everything needs to be just right for them to happen. They are unpredictable and mostly out of our control. The tiny little wins we achieve every day? Those will last. They last because they are within our control. With each tiny win, we build confidence. Over...
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