Tree of Knowledge path to life… Tree of Life path to Life. What’s the difference?

As people round the steps in the 67 step coaching program, as they begin the second cycle, they start to see new things, or they keep on seeing the same things… Some see the things from memory. Comparing. “Knowing”. And … Continue reading

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Tree of Knowledge path to life… Tree of Life path to Life. What’s the difference?

What is the typical reason people don’t do anything with their lives?

What is the typical reason people don’t do anything with their lives? That’s a loaded question, but it’s a valid question. I have done a lot of observation and thinking on this. I have come to the conclusion that the … Continue reading

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How to have the wind in your back? How to have a Silent Partner with immense power?

 

Yesterday’s article was the tree that fell in the forest that didn’t make a sound. No one was there to hear it. Many read it, no one heard it. No echo. Why? How come? Probably because you were reading it … Continue reading

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There is laziness and then there is lazy-ness. Is lazy learned helplessness?

lazy-vs-learned-helplessnessThis laziness thing came up again today. During shopping. Is a fruit bowl worth the extra $3? It was 9.95, and it’s now 12.95… she says, and I have no idea how to answer. She has no idea what the … Continue reading

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Pleasure seeking behavior… or more aptly let’s call it: avoiding pain behavior

no-fun-signThere are two kinds of pleasure. Pleasure that is immediate, impulsive, and requires no or little sustained effort and Pleasure that is the result of work… sustained effort. No matter what pleasure you seek, what makes it pleasure is the … Continue reading

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The natural law that prevents you from growing

how far are you willing to swim from your deserted island?What is the natural law that prevents you from having human being capacities while preserving the seed of right and wrong. Just like the seed needs to die, before the plant can grow, a new version of humanity depends on … Continue reading

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Learning lessons the hard way… or the easy way… Part 2

thought experimentThe brilliance in the movie, “It’s a wonderful life” is that the angel creates a thought experiment what the world would be like if our hero hadn’t been born. Thought experiments are uniquely human: animals don’t do thought experiments. The … Continue reading

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If you feel you are losing yourself, maybe lost yourself…

losingYourselfIf you feel you are losing yourself, maybe lost yourself… How losing yourself happens, and how you can live a life where you never lose yourself? This past week I had a lot of interactions: a lot more than usual. … Continue reading

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What makes soap operas addictive? What are YOU hooked on?

got-its-hooks-in-youVery “interesting” experience. I watched the first year of Dexter, and although I wanted to watch all episodes, the first year was not addictive. But I had a premonition about the rest of the series. Made up by skilled television … Continue reading

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Can you learn the skill of negotiation?

negotiation-skills-mapWhat is the relationship between skills, learning new skills, and capacities? All my life I have been puzzled why perfectly normal people fail at even understanding concepts from certain things, like distinctions, from communication, negotiation, empathy, caring, team work, leadership, … Continue reading

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