Fear? Exposure? Risk?
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Whenever I speak or write about fear, someone invariably says, “Fear can be a very healthy response.” True enough. Yet there is more to this story, and more than a little benefit from exploring it.
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Seeing True™ is a moment of epiphany that is so pronounced that subsequent changes in direction or behavior are dramatically altered for the better. The Greeks called this “metanoia,” which means "change of mind," though it might translate better today as “a profound change of heart.” In the Seeing True framework, we focus on transformation as the desired result, and forgiveness and relationships as the spaces in which we practice.
Speaking True: Be the Ass
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Just as soon as we take the risk of looking stupid, saying something stupid, admitting we might say something stupid, or we did say something stupid or foolish, the pressure is off. I know it's countercultural to admit such things about ourselves. It sounds demeaning, but we might as well be honest.
Read MoreSpeaking True: Becoming
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I have long been enamored with a particular word -- becoming -- become. We usually use it to describe how something is becoming of us, like we look good in some way or another. To become is to be a reflection of something. What might we be a reflection of?
Read MoreSpeaking True: The Right Decision
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One of the things that seems to be a hang up for most everybody at some point in time is the fear of making a wrong decision. Well, I've got some really cool research to share with you. It turns out there aren't right and wrong decisions. What makes a decision right is both our pre-contemplation of it, and more importantly, what we do after the decision is made.
Read MoreLived Experience
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Some years ago, one of my mentors taught me that our first response to any problematic interaction needs to be considerate. It’s the least we can do for starters.
Read MoreSpeaking True: What Is Wrong With Them?
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Probably the most common comment or question I get from clients of all kind is, what's wrong with someone. I go all geeky on it. Because if you've ever heard of the bell shaped curve, it looks like a bell.
Read MoreSpeaking True: Tao of the Now
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On this episode of “Speaking True,” we find ourselves heading down an interesting path during a conversation about the meaning of life. As the conversation unfolds, we find ourselves pondering this question: How will we engage the terms of life that are often given to us?
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