by Molly Gordon | Nov 18, 2016 | Emotional intelligence, Fear, Freedom, Lovingkindness, Mindfulness, Resilience
In the wake of the election, I see many well-intentioned people fomenting fear as a strategy for making themselves and others safe. A state of chronic fear depletes us mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Fear is not sustainable, and fomenting it...
by Molly Gordon | Apr 18, 2016 | Ambition, Creativity, Freedom, Life purpose, Vision
This is a heads up that the early bird discount (save $100) for The Art of Living ends tomorrow, April 19, 2016, at 5pm Pacific time. The Art of Living: Creating Magic and Meaning in Life and Work is the culmination of years of seeking, learning, and experimentation....
by Molly Gordon | Apr 8, 2016 | Confidence, Emotional intelligence, Freedom, Resilience, Video, Wellbeing
Last week I introduced the notion of weaponized insights. I said that a weaponized insight is no longer operating as an insight, because as soon as it is twisted into a comment on your wholeness, value, or deservingness, it is not longer insightful. There’s...
by Molly Gordon | Apr 5, 2016 | Ambition, Authenticity, Choice, Community, Confidence, Consciousness, Flow, Freedom, Happiness, Life purpose, Meaning, Mind, Mindfulness, Productivity, Responsibility, Self care, Self-employment, Small business, Success, Uncategorized, Vision, Wellbeing, Wisdom
The problem of weaponized insight A participant in the Come Alive and Do the Thing! Mastermind has a brilliant term for the use of a supposedly wise observation to critique or diminish another person: weaponized insight. Don’t you love it? At first it was...
by Molly Gordon | Mar 1, 2016 | Ambition, Authenticity, Coaching, Confidence, Creativity, Emotional intelligence, Fear, Freedom, Getting clients, Happiness, Life purpose, Meaning, Mindfulness, Personal, Resilience, Responsibility, Self-employment, Service, Small business, Spirit, Success, Three Principles, Uncategorized, Vision, Wisdom
One of the many memorable scenes in “The Wizard of Oz” shows Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion finally standing before the Great and Powerful Oz. They have come to present him with the broom belonging to the Wicked Witch of...
by Molly Gordon | Feb 19, 2016 | Choice, Emotional intelligence, Freedom, Responsibility, Video, Wisdom
Responsibility is response-ability. It is a gift, the ability to express our life force in choices and action in the world. When we pressure ourselves with self-criticism or blame, we may try to get out from under the pressure by dodging responsibility. It never...
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