by Molly Gordon | May 29, 2020 | Activism, Coaching, Consciousness, Freedom, Meaning, Responsibility
Welcome. Welcome to friends, prospective clients, colleagues, and strangers. Welcome to fellow human beings of all shapes, colors, sizes, gender expressions, and ability. Welcome to engagement with the art of living, where messiness is a given, love is a verb, and...
by Molly Gordon | Oct 31, 2017 | Emotional intelligence, Resilience, Responsibility, Three Principles, Video, Wisdom
Some years ago I made a horrible mistake. (And yes, I’ve made tons of mistakes since then; this is just the one that comes to mind in the moment.) I was president of a local arts organization, and in that role I was making the rounds of galleries during an Arts...
by Molly Gordon | Aug 17, 2017 | Activism, Emotional intelligence, Lovingkindness, Responsibility, Spirit, Video
There’s a false polarization in some groups that places spiritual insights such as “Love is the answer” on the opposite end of a continuum from action. Nothing could be further from the truth. Love is the foundation, motivation, and power for...
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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