What Is Compassion?

May 8, 2009

I want to add a slight twist after the last couple of posts.  In the last post on compassion and depression, I gave my idea of a compassionate response to depression.  However as I have pondered on the subject I have begun to think that maybe I’ve been missing something.  And I think I might [...]

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Who Owns Anything?

April 28, 2009

I awoke this morning and checking on the latest Twitter updates, I came across a story that outraged lots of people.  Here’s the story in a nutshell.   A popular blogger wrote an article and in the middle of it quoted someone who said the phrase ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’.  He promptly received a threatening [...]

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Why Compassion And Depression Don’t Mix

April 27, 2009

I’m the first to admit that I’m not the most empathic person.  And I understand that there is a place for empathy and compassion.  In one sense, I’m very compassionate.  I care very much that everyone I come into contact with, gets the most from their life.

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Depression Is A Natural Response To The World

April 23, 2009

James and Joe were making a pilgramage to worship a small town on the other side of the mountain.  Joe was leaving three days before James.  They said their goodbyes and arranged to meet at the hotel they were staying in.  

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I Was Wrongly Accused Of Sexual Assault

April 7, 2009

Rob  i’ve been reading your emails for quite some time now and have found them very insightful.  I am truly stuck though with such a painful situation it’s just beyond me.  I was publicly accused of sexual assault a woman I made the mistake of dating in Canada. where I have been living for a [...]

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Article On Motivation

March 9, 2009

Generally we blame motivation or a lack of willpower for failing to keep our Resolutions. But this is too simplistic a view. If you want to create an endless source of motivation you have to understand what motivation is and how it works. Everything in life has many, many layers and levels to it. And [...]

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Life Coaching For Achievement Or Your Life As The Achievement?

March 9, 2009

Life coaching is in my view the most significant method of personal development available today. Almost all forms are effective. However there is a huge difference between accountability and transformational life coaching. Accountability Coaches, are what I call Coaches who focus on accomplishments. They tend to be make action plans and check if the Client [...]

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Money And Stress: My Personal Conflict

March 6, 2009

Following on from the last post of why so much free stress information, I’m now going to detail the next stage of the story.

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You Can’t Quit

January 16, 2009

Recently talking about stress management training I made the point that it doesn’t matter how hard it seems, you can’t live a happy life without taking the time to develop your ability to deal with stress.  You just don’t have the choice. Today something has inspired me to revisit that topic, but to emphasis it [...]

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Outliers, Success And The Law of Attraction

December 15, 2008

I’m a big fan of Malcom Gladwell’s book Outliers.  It’s a look at success beyond the myth of rugged individual achievement.  I think that this book explains the gaps in the misunderstood concept of The Law of Attraction.

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