I loved learning about this concept from Amanda Owen’s book, “The Power of Receiving.” (her website linked). She explains that if you are in the doing and taking process then you are feeling resentful and greedy or frustrated and entitled. Contrast this with the feelings of gratitude and generosity if you are in the giving and receiving mode. Over the past few weeks I have taken on a project with a large company here in the Phoenix area that is […]
Keep Going It was both inspiring and daunting to discover that Jack Canfield, famous author of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books had 144 rejections before his first “soup” book was published. Would you have kept trying after that 100th rejection? I think that I would have given up after rejection number 50 or even 20! This really made me think about how I do (or don’t) persevere through rejection. Imagine if Jack would have given up and […]
“Helping others is not limited to providing food, shelter, and so forth but includes relieving the basic causes of suffering and providing the basic causes of happiness.” – Dalai Lama I experienced this directly this past week when a Coach colleague offered to lead a webinar for me that I had already agreed to do. She heard the exhaustion and strain in my voice and offered to help. I accepted her offer of help with tremendous gratitude (especially […]
