by Molly Gordon | Feb 26, 2016 | Emotional intelligence, Video, Wisdom
Guilt is like a car alarm. Some of us have super-sensitive alarms that go off at the slightest vibration. Here’s how to deal with that. Click here to learn about my newest program, The Art of Living: Creating Magic and Meaning in Life and Work. Save $100 when...
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...
by Molly Gordon | Feb 12, 2016 | Confidence, Emotional intelligence, Fear, Resilience, Thought, Three Principles, Video, Wellbeing, Wisdom
How does seeing where experience comes from help us? By reminding us that even when the ride gets really, really scary, we are safe in our seats. Jumping off the ride (retreating from life) won’t help. Staying put gives us our best shot at enjoying the...
by Molly Gordon | Feb 5, 2016 | Choice, Consciousness, Freedom, Happiness, Video, Wisdom
The theme of choice continues in this reflection on the difference in how we experience choice depending on whether we are regarding it as a test or an expression of our human capacity. I riff on Mary Oliver’s well-known line, “What is it you plan to do...
by Molly Gordon | Feb 2, 2016 | Ambition, Authenticity, Choice, Coaching, Community, Confidence, Consciousness, Emotional intelligence, Happiness, Life purpose, Lovingkindness, Meaning, Mindfulness, Personal, Productivity, Resources, Self care, Self-employment, Service, Serving others, Small business, Spirit, Success, Time, Uncategorized, Wellbeing, Wisdom
When Reality Hits, It Isn’t “Reality” A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I was a heavy smoker. Heavy as in two packs a day. One day I decided to quit. It was the last day of a hunting trip in eastern Washington. (Yes, in that other galaxy in...
by Molly Gordon | Jan 22, 2016 | Choice, Consciousness, Emotional intelligence, Self care, Three Principles, Video, Wisdom
From time to time we all get into tailspins. We get wrapped up in our thoughts, and the harder we try to sort things out, the faster we spin. The wonderful thing is that we can just stop. Simply stop. When we stop, we come home to ourselves and to a deeper way of...
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