My monthly “My Favorites” routine includes posting links to great content I ran across, to encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting for helping you to live a meaningful life. Enjoy!
Activating the Life Purpose That’s Right Under Your Nose
“Our obligation is to give meaning to life, and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.” ~Elie Wiesel To the life purpose under your nose…. Read it here
Surrender, Mindfulness & Entrepreneurship
Running a business often is about sales, revenue, marketing, and the bottom line. But it can have soul too. In my new Habits of Entrepreneurs video interview series, I’ve recently published two fantastic interviews with entrepreneurs who do things differently.
And they’re incredibly successful at doing things this way. (Leo Babauta) Read it here
A Six-Year-Old’s Advice on Life and Overcoming Fear, Turned into a Heartwarming Movie
Why thinking about pizza can be a potent form of cognitive-behavioral therapy for self-doubt. Read this brain picking here
My monthly “My Favorites” routine includes posting links to great content I ran across, to encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting for helping you to live a meaningful life. Enjoy!
Why Do We Search For More in Our Lives?
People often come to see me when they are in their 30s or 40s and say, I have done what was expected of me and had a career doing the right thing, now I want to do something else. Something that makes me feel whole/complete. Something that brings me joy and fulfilment and helps me fulfil a personal quest. But, I’m not sure what my purpose is.
Interesting article by Hemla Makan-Dullabh. Read ithere
The moderation glitch
More doesn’t scale forever. Why are we so bad at engaging with this obvious truth? Seth Godin, continue reading
Sadhguru: Stop Being Dead Serious About Life
Want to Succeed? Let Go
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning.~Lao Tsu. Guest post by John Freund
Integrity: What’s Up With That?
What do you mean when you think of integrity? Like trust, integrity is something we all talk about, meaning many different things, but always assuming that everyone else means just what we do. That leads to some vagueness and confusion. But a careful examination of how we use the words in common language is useful. Charles H. Green
Do you notice a difference when you read them? Does each word feel different to you?
To most people, the word “work” implies that it’s something hard, something you have to do. If you work all day long, you probably don’t enjoy it very much or find it very fulfilling.
Career implies you’re doing it for something larger; it has a bigger meaning. You’ll devote more energy to it since it’s building towards a greater purpose.
But somebody who has a mission, they don’t even do it for the money, they do it because it’s what they’re made for. For them, it’s not work at all; it serves a higher purpose.
Today, most people spend more time at work than they do with their family. The most sacred gift that you can give, besides your love, is your labor.
What’s the secret to breaking through in this area? Find something that you’re here to play for that’s more than just yourself.
Remember – Motive does matter! (Thank you, Tony Robbins)
“The yardstick of success is not measured by fame and wealth; it is measured by your level of understanding of who you are, why you are here and where are you going from here.” (Tulshi Sen)
Have you led a successful life to date but do not feel satisfied and want to create something really meaningful?
Have you had a crisis, separation or significant change, or are in a new or difficult phase right now?
Do you have a drive for something, but just are not sure what you want or what is possible, or where exactly you should take your talents for living a really meaningful life?
Instead of resigning yourself to the current situation, you feel the urge to give your life a positive shift
What is in for me?
Define your real meaningful purpose in life, and find ways how to live it.
What is Personal Mentoring?
Mentoring is not about having someone else motivate you to do the things you don’t want to do but know you should do.
It is about supporting you in a non-threatening way, in a manner that you will appreciate and value and that will empower you to move forward with confidence towards what you really want to achieve.
Mentoring is about clarifying what you really want, and finding a sustainable, exciting, and fun way for you to be and do what you want.
How does it work? Prerequisite: you are ready to let go of all excuses and stories that are holding you back and (re-)discover and live your life’s meaningful purpose.
Admission to the Summer School LifeMentoring program is by invitation only. You have to apply and be accepted and many do not make it. I am looking for persons who really want to find their meaning in life and live it, and are now ready to climb higher mountains and reach new pinnacles of achievement. If you are a qualified individual, the Summer School WILL deliver.
Have a look at the 3 minutes video explaining the LifeMentoring philosophy:
If we do decide to work together, then usually we follow the following approach:
We’ll work together in groups of max. 3 people, twice a week (2×60 minutes), online via skype. Typically, in the early sessions we’ll review your present situation, and build a deep understanding of what is really, really important to you.
Then we’ll figure out the most effective approaches for you how to get there. And implement these approaches. Although, of course, this may vary significantly based on your specific needs.
The duration is 6 weeks (taking place in July and August 2015), with a total of 12x 60 minutes sessions plus email access and feedback in between. You can choose your preferred session times.
The fee for the Summer School is contribution based. Suggestion: minimum € 600,- (approx. US$ 650,-), usually € 750,- (approx. US$ 825,-) to € 1200,- (approx. US$ 1300,-). You will only pay after the first session (Discovery Session, usually lasts up to 2 hours).
Registration and Acceptance
What you maybe still are concerned with “is this the right approach for me?” And the truth is, I don’t know. It may, or it may not.
The first step to tell, at least initially, is for you to send your application. DEADLINE: May 31st, 2015
If your application is accepted you will receive an invitation to schedule a free Discovery Session.
A Discovery Session is a 2 hours powerful online mentoring session with me where you’ll have the chance to identify your strengths, your values and your idea of a great life (or a great business). We’ll uncover your limiting beliefs and the ways you self-sabotage, and come up with an action plan for moving beyond these barriers.
At the end of that session we should have developed a pretty good sense of whether to continue working together would be a good fit and would help you get the results you’re looking for.
If we both agree to continue you will be able to schedule the Summer School sessions, and make your contribution.
My monthly “My Favorites” routine includes posting links to great content I ran across, to encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting for helping you to live a meaningful life. Enjoy!
Follow Your Heart
Why Do We Search For More in Our Lives?
Is there a shift in the energy of the universe that is making people question this more than before? Is there a shift in me that I am hearing it more that I did? These are questions I have been pondering for a while.
When we are anxious, it’s because we want to be somewhere at a certain time (if we’re driving), or want something to happen the way we want it to happen (in the rest of life). But this deadline, this goal, this need … it’s entirely self created.
We create the need to be somewhere at a certain time. We create the need for things to turn out the way we want them to turn out. We create the desire for other people to act (or drive) the way we want them to act or drive.
We create our own anxiety. And so we have the keys to solve our own problems.
I like best # 9. They’ve learned to be comfortable being uncomfortable.
They don’t get stuck in having all the answers, making things perfect or trying to gain comfort by controlling everything. Instead, they’re aware that they’re not going to see the next step until they make the decision to move forward despite the discomfort.
My monthly “My Favorites” routine includes posting links to great content I ran across, to encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. Enjoy!
It probably won’t come as any surprise for me to tell you I’m a big believer in ‘retreating’ from your everyday life from time to time. While I run retreats a couple of times each year, it’s not something I do as often as I would like for myself. After finishing my book, I decided it was time for me to have a few days away on my own. I’m so pleased I did – already, after just one day, I’m starting to feel refreshed and I’m completely relaxed. So, I thought I’d share my tips for how you can create your own mini-retreat. Beautiful, practical article
Trying Not to Try
Modern science and Chinese philosophy tell us similar stories about how we think. Profound article by Edward Slingerland, a professor of Asian studies and the Canada Research Chair in Chinese Thought and Embodied Cognition at the University of British Columbia. Read it HERE
Is Life Predestined by Cosmic Will?
What’s Your “Why?”
Inspirational Leaders Have A Strong Sense Of Purpose.
If you think about it, you’re only going to follow someone if they clearly know where they’re going… and why.
In business, you know this to be true. Have you ever been stuck on a team with a “leader” who couldn’t clearly articulate why the group was doing what it did? Pretty hard to stay motivated. A team needs direction. A strong team of high-performers needs some direction, but more importantly, leading such a team requires inspiration. So any leader who aspires to the description of “inspiring” needs to start with a strong sense of purpose. On Leadership
