How are you sabotaging yourself?

“If you play it safe in life you’ve decided that you don’t want to grow any more.”
– Shirley Hufstedler
How are you sabotaging your potential for change?
We unconsciously use defence mechanisms to shield us from situations we perceive to be scary or painful. A part of you may want to grow and change, but another part [...]

Life comes with problems

 
“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin — real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on [...]

Three levels of prosperity

“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.”
– Woody Allen
To become more prosperous, we need to change on at least two levels. First, we must ensure our financial affairs are in order. We need an income that at least covers our expenses. And we need a foundation of habits, tools and skills so [...]

Levels of conciousness

 
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.”
– William James
Here is one perspective on levels of consciousness and some descriptive words to help us identify the differences:
Not conscious – instinctual, follower
Subconscious – habitual, robotic, reactive
Conscious – aware, intelligent, conceptual, reflective
Superconscious – intuitive, guiding, [...]

Reflections on effort

The anxious student asked the Zen master how long to enlightenment. The Zen Master answered a long time, at least 10 years. The student said, “Well I will work twice as hard.” The Zen master said, “Then it will take 20 years.” “No!” said the committed student, “I will work three times as hard.” “Well [...]