by Christopher | Jun 2, 2013 | Consciousness, Ego, Love vs Fear, Overcoming Avoidance, Tests
A while ago I was listening to an interview with a top executive coach. He was asked what CEOs’ #1 obstacle was, and to my surprise, he identified their top issue as fraudulence. But I shouldn’t have been surprised. Why would they be any different from the...
by Christopher | May 23, 2013 | Consciousness, Ego, Overcoming Avoidance, Tests
So here’s something I’ve been noticing a lot lately: the power of saying “I don’t know.” When you are engaged in a process that takes you into the unknown, you will be confronted with many decision points. Uncertainty can feel weak and...
by Christopher | May 19, 2013 | Consciousness, Love vs Fear, Overcoming Avoidance, Saboteur
It is almost impossible to ignore that we use an “extreme /mega /to the max” mentality to sell ourselves almost everything these days. The adrenaline rush experience is compelling and attractive to us. It’s also one of the primary ways we use to lose touch with...
by Christopher | Apr 26, 2013 | Consciousness, Love vs Fear, Overcoming Avoidance, Saboteur, Tests
In the wake of all the events surrounding the Boston Marathon I was reminded of a truism that in general we find very hard to come to terms with: With freedom comes risk. They are inextricably linked. One is the price you pay for the other. This is true whether...
by Christopher | Nov 26, 2011 | Consciousness, Love vs Fear, Overcoming Avoidance
Lately, I have found myself mentioning the dynamic of addiction to several people. The point was not that they were addicts but that the patterns of addiction are so present in our culture that we are all susceptible to them to some degree. The one aspect in...
by Christopher | Nov 12, 2011 | Love vs Fear, Overcoming Avoidance, Tests
Meg has a mounting list of grievances against the contractor she hired, but she avoids bringing them up because it always just makes it worse. Stan cringes when his wife announces that they “need to talk.” Even though he rehearses his side of the argument in his head,...
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