by Molly Gordon | Mar 18, 2012 | Goal Setting, Meaning, Money, Success
Here’s the question at the crux of this meditation on virtue, aspiration, and authentic wealth: How can a nice person like you aspire to a virtuous life and still participate in the intentional creation of wealth? Aspiration is a yearning that impels you forward...
by Molly Gordon | Feb 15, 2012 | Goal Setting, Productivity, Success
“Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask, but when we are challenged to be what we can be.” ~Morris Adler What if desire is a compass, and the objects of desire are merely lodestones, intended to send the needle in our hearts spinning...
by Molly Gordon | Jan 29, 2012 | Goal Setting, Life purpose, Meaning, Mindfulness, Self-employment, Small business, Spirit, Success, Uncategorized
“Wisdom begins with a radical self-knowledge before it becomes wise enough to be helpful and useful to others.” Michael Meade in Fate and Destiny, The Two Agreements of the Soul The most practical thing you can do when you work for yourself is to know your...
by Molly Gordon | Jan 2, 2012 | Creativity, Emotional intelligence, Goal Setting, Mindfulness, Money, Self-employment, Small business, Success, Vision
Risk is woven into the fabric of self-employment. Every choice you face entails a measure of risk. How will you look? How will you feel? Will others approve? Will you gain or lose money? Will you have more or less quality time? For the self-employed, risk is a...
by Molly Gordon | Dec 25, 2011 | Ambition, Emotional intelligence, Goal Setting, Meaning, Mindfulness, Self care, Self-employment, Spirit, Uncategorized, Vision
Updated December 12, 2012 I think it is healthy for us as stewards of our businesses or careers to take stock at year’s end, placing the events of the year in perspective, putting our work to bed and tucking it in with prayers for the year to come. Does this seem too...
by Molly Gordon | Oct 2, 2011 | Ambition, Confidence, Creativity, Goal Setting, Productivity, Spirit, Success, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I wrote about procrastination. But what about times when you’re not so much procrastinating as you are unable to get in the flow with a creative project? Here’s a question from a reader about one of those times. For you it may not be...
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