Transcending Thought
There are many who are living far below their possibilities because they are continually handing over their individualities to others. Do you want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself. Be true to the highest within your soul and allow yourself to be governed by no customs or convention-alities or arbitrary man-made rules that are not founded on principle.
Acquiring the Voice of Success
Its your thinking that leads to your suffering
I'm preparing to publish my first book of stories in 2008. In preparation for this I’m reworking some of my most popular articles from the past. Today’s story was first published four years ago. I hope you enjoy this updated version, and I hope what you read will lead you to reconsider how to live your life with a greater sense of emotional fulfillment! The story that follows is a common tale told by Zen monks in the Orient. What I write today is mainly inspired by the Korean Zen master Seung Sahn.
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Many years ago there was a young man living in a large city in Japan who felt his life was quite empty. With the hope of achieving a state of inner peace, he shaved his head and went to live in the mountains as a monk.
After studying diligently for ten years, the man realized he still didn't understand how to live with a sense of emotional fulfillment. Talking with other disciples, the young monk heard of a highly evolved Zen master living in China. He was drawn to study with this man with the hope of finally realizing his true self.
One Generation, or Two?
Seems like an obvious enough question: "my clients." But, should that be where your focus is?
Many businesses focus on what I'd call "one generation" of service: they are explicitly focused on serving a particular audience directly.
For example, a coach, a marketer, or even a mechanic, who says, "I provide x service to better your experience of y." Their focus is on that particular client, meeting their needs and making their lives better.
Do You Suffer From Performance Anxiety?
When you're performing at a level that's disappointing, don't you wind up feeling you need to make an important change in your thinking that you don't know how to orchestrate?
Recently I had a client with a fear of public speaking come to me for a phone coaching session. I relate this story to you with his permission.
An Insight that ensures sucess
Here is a great spiritual truth: The only time we ever "fail" at anything in our lives is when we walk away from a challenge before we've allowed it to teach us its lessons.
A Matter of Character
In his autobiography Days of Grace (Random House Audio, 1993), tennis great Arthur Ashe relates a defining incident that occurred when he was 17 years old. He was playing in a tournament in West Virginia. As was often the case, he was the only contestant of color in the tournament.
One night, some of the kids trashed a cabin. They absolutely destroyed it and then decided to say that Arthur was responsible. The incident was reported in the newspapers; Arthur denied his involvement, but the boys would not change their story. The worst part for Arthur was worrying about what his father would say and do. He eventually made the dreaded phone call.
