To be accountable for your story is to have an impact in this world. Upon completing his first 30 days in the new assignment in Northern Ireland, Ric sent me what he called random flow of thought. Personally, I found his thoughts rather orderly; so much so that I immediately cross-referenced his thoughts with my [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Purpose’
Audible Love
Posted in Ch. 7: Love, tagged Accountability, Ch. 1: Impact, Ch. 4: Voice, Ch. 7: Love, Order, Purpose, Story on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Active Love
Posted in Ch. 7: Love, tagged Brand of Love, Ch. 7: Love, Confidence, Expertise, Freedom, Purpose, Story on May 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Maxine is a wonderful spirit. She has a very rare and unique personality profile combining a driving love for human connection with incredible ability to process complex detail. Maxine left me a voice message saying she had a story to tell me about practicing in one of the strategies we scripted into her development story. I [...]
Accountable Presence
Posted in Ch. 5: Presence, tagged Accountability, Balance, Experience, Present, Purpose on March 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The joyous times we remember best are moments where we were fully present. What we valued most found balance in the experience unfolding into the joy we remember. Free in Presence Purpose finds life only in the present. Joy is a gift we discover as we indulge in the moment; a faithful satisfaction found in [...]
Deliberate Presence
Posted in Ch. 5: Presence, tagged Ch. 4: Voice, Commitment, Experience, Peace, Present, Purpose on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Maintaining the right to be present is indeed a running battle. My journaling recently reflected this fight in the pool of my experience. My first words that day were, “Let go.” I was working on an agreement for some new work when I became aware of a thought habit from a more youthful season: “I’ll [...]
Freedom of Your Presence
Posted in Ch. 5: Presence, tagged Accountability, Fear, Judgment, Purpose, Self-judgment on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just before heading out to my favorite place to write, I received the following text from a long-time friend: “A melancholy day … despite being aware of great blessings, can’t seem to shake a focus on recent failures …” My suspicion – just because I know his story – is that he has taken a [...]
Fuel for Courage
Posted in Ch. 4: Voice, tagged Authenticity, Ch. 5: Presence, Character, Conscious, Energy, Purpose on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What a thrill it was to hear Tom’s voice. We had not talked in a long time; my writing, his work, and our longtime friendship have kept us spiritually connected. Tom has given his life to our college-age youth for more than a quarter of a century. He is dedicated to doing his part in [...]
When Clarity Presents Itself
Posted in Ch. 3: A New Confidence, tagged Accountability, Authenticity, Confidence, Purpose on November 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The feeling of confidence comes from acting on what we know is right regardless of how we feel at the time we are called upon for the action. However, the source of one’s confidence is present long before the requirement of any situation. Think about a time when you were in the center of a [...]
Am I Doing What’s Right?
Posted in Ch. 3: A New Confidence, tagged Ch. 4: Voice, Conscious, Individual, Purpose, Values on November 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »
The truest validation of confidence is when you take action simply because you know it is the right thing to do. The CEO and his five VPs are a great team. The VPs have solid, trusting leadership in their CEO. The CEO has diligently created a great team of VPs. The reality is they would have been [...]
The Vehicle for Voice
Posted in Ch. 2: Desire & Intent, tagged Ch. 2: Desire & Intent, Ch. 4: Voice, Confidence, Conscious, Desire, Intention, Purpose on September 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The principle of commitment is a power intended for your good. From a standpoint of personal impact, it is a power of leadership, influence, and service in this world; powerful impact flowing to others through you. In a conscious new confidence, you unfold this impact moment by moment – one commitment built on another – [...]
