tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81228248505667317662011-07-08T11:44:32.847-04:00Here are my musings and things on my mind. I will regularly post new pieces about the work I am doing, my approach or just things that I am moved to say. Enjoy and please feel free to leave your comments.Bob Carscaddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494012602867067189noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8122824850566731766.post-87722155827973447382009-10-28T07:51:00.001-04:002009-10-28T07:55:41.883-04:00

Do you remember years ago, maybe when you were a child, you used to spend hours on end dreaming about what it would be like when you grew up? Did you dream about traveling or living in wondrous places? Did you dream about being a musician, an author, a doctor? Perhaps you dreamed of having a husband or wife and a family of your own, owning a really cool car or being an astronaut. Where did

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It is interesting to me that we put so much energy into how we present ourselves in public. Whether we are in business looking to sell our services or products, single and looking for a romantic partner, or simply going out on a Friday evening, we tend to spend a great deal of energy doing whatever it takes to look our best. Society and the media places so much emphasis on this mainly because

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The best way for me to start my days is to take the time to sit, clear my mind and just be present in the moment. This simple habit makes a major positive difference to the rest of my day. Why is it that I forget to do it so easily and so often? Many days start off with my monkey mind running back and forth to line up all the things to do that day; things scheduled, things forgotten or

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Most of us find it wonderful to give of ourselves to those around us, yet when it comes to being given to, why do we seem to have such a difficult time? We seem to feel that when we are in a difficult situation or facing a hard task, we are failing somehow if we ask for help. We don’t like to be an imposition to others or be seen as dependant or needy. Instead of asking for help, we would

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I find it so easy to get wrapped up in worry and tension in the world we live in today. With the fast pace, the constant bombardment of negativity and commercialism and the noise and chaos, I drift easily into that space where I seem adrift.When I become conscious of this feeling, it is important to remind myself that my place of source energy and peace is never far away if I simply stop, still

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There are six different energies in life that we can focus on the goals we wish to accomplish:• Money• Time• Physical vitality• Creativity• Enjoyment• RelationshipHow we use each of these energies can impact how successful we are in achieving these goals. Also, how we use one of these energies can give us clues about how we use the other energies. If we are inattentive to

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If you are anything like most people, you are probably shaking your head and wondering when this economy will turn around so we can get back to the life we really want. The news is full of all of the terrible things that come along each day to further shake our faith that things are going to be alright. There may be personal setbacks that further reinforce the difficulties of this time in our

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To many people, spirituality and religion are synonymous while to others, they couldn’t be further removed. Others find that spirituality is found in the silence of meditation and from going within themselves. Still others find spirituality in nature. In reality, they are all correct.Spirituality is defined by the Cambridge dictionary as:“the quality of being concerned with deep, often

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The news is really scary today, right? Every day we tune into CNN (Consistently Negative News) or pick up the newspaper and are given our daily fix of doom and gloom. Each time we do, we get a little more concerned about the state of the world’s economy and how this downturn can impact our lives. We watch our retirement investments take hit after hit and sink a little lower on the emotional

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In these hectic days that we now seem to expect in our society, we are most often so wrapped up in what currently has our attention that we find ourselves and others saying “My God, where does the time go?” “Time just flies by!” “I can’t believe that the month is half over already!” We get out of bed in the morning thinking about all the stuff that we have to do today. We race to get the

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I found out this morning that a good friend whom I have known for over 34 years died last evening. I last saw him in hospital 10 days ago. He was a great friend. Although we had drifted apart over the past 12 years or so, we connected every few years and were always happy to see each other. We have so many wonderful shared memories. I visited him a couple of times in the last few months

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A San Francisco newspaper once published two different versions of a day’s news, one with a sensational headline about a murder, and the other with a more modest banner about progress in peace talks. The sensational headline outsold the mellower edition by four to one. The Fifth Estate works hard at producing a product that caters to our seemingly insatiable thirst for sensational bad news.

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Staying in the NowHave you ever stopped to think about what your thoughts are focusing on? If you are like most people, a large percentage of the time you are thinking about things that happened yesterday, last week or years ago or else you are thinking about what is going to or might happen in the future. Our thinking in the past may be about how someone did us wrong, how we hurt someone else,

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As I work with people in my coaching, I am struck by the fact that the common underlying belief which causes everyone so much of their difficulties is they have a longstanding belief that they don’t deserve what they desire or they are not good enough to do what they want. We constantly are harassed by this internal critic who expects perfection in all we do. No matter how well things turn out

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Imagine what life would be like if things just got easier.What would change if you absolutely knew what your purpose in life is?How would you feel getting up on Monday morning if you just couldn’t wait to see what wonders await you in this new day?Suppose you found out that there is nothing broken in you that needs fixing…. and there never was?Who would you be and what would you be able to do if

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