The challenge of ‘connecting with potential clients’ reminds me of when my friend James once said to me: “John: Your solution is the problem.” I don’t remember what it was about when he said it, but the concept stuck with me and I see it […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago I posted a video titled ‘Be the Creator of Everything’. This is a way of being that I absolutely love. It is incredibly empowering and when I see the world in this way, the experience of crafting my life feels as […]
Read MoreAbout ten years ago, when I was just getting started as a property developer, my SUV was making a clunking sound and there was some hesitation in acceleration. I remember meeting Bobby, the mechanic. When we shook hands, his grip was tight and large around […]
Read MoreWhen a hot piece of iron singes through the fur of a cow’s hide and then hisses as it boils off the moisture in its flesh, it leaves a permanent scar. Putting aside for a moment the barbarism of it, the fact that the scar […]
Read MoreYesterday somebody gave me ‘feedback’ during a coaching session. “You aren’t listening to me,” they said. They were right! Patience and listening is considered a virtue in coaching. I can be patient. And I can listen. I can listen to you more deeply than most […]
Read MoreI get loads of emails from people telling me about what they want differently in their lives. A pattern I see is that people will often first list the things they want for themselves… Money, Freedom, Relationship, Passion, etc… And then they will continue, suggesting […]
Read MoreAre you searching for something? Maybe a relationship partner, a passion or purpose, a business idea, a job? Whenever someone tells me they are trying to ‘find’ something, I immediately see how and why the thing they want is evading them. Trying to ‘find’ something […]
Read MoreIf you had one minute in an elevator with someone, why would you want to spend it talking about yourself and your idea? Why not spend it focused on the other person, being curious about them, connecting with them? In a world where everyone is […]
Read MoreThe other day my yoga instructor, an inspiring vegetarian, ironman triathlete and yogi named Jessica, said something funny that triggered a new insight for me. (I know I’ve been mentioning ‘yoga’ often recently. What can I say – I’m hooked! Going almost everyday now.) After saying […]
Read MoreMy father was a policeman. Once he went to a house where the owner hadn’t been heard from for days. He had to break in to check on him. Sadly he found the man passed away on the bathroom floor. He had given himself a heart […]
Read MoreFor me…the only thing worse than being disciplined by other people is being disciplined by myself. To achieve things in life, instead of using ‘self-discipline’, my focus is on removing the obstacles between myself and the things that I would love to create. These obstacles […]
Read MoreWhen in my mid twenties, I told my Mom that I was going to spend some time staying at a monastery in northern India to meditate and study Buddhist thought with monks, she said, “OK, have fun. Just don’t come back as anything weird this […]
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