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Always Learning

Scene: Madrid, Spain, More To Life’s Relationship Workshop – post workshop mental perambulation through this last weekend. One of the reasons I love doing what I do is that each training either scrapes off yet another chunk of my façade that I didn’t know was there … or it awakens me to a deeper level...
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3 Delightful Surprises

Scene: Breakfast in the dining room of the Upside Down Hilton (local name), Port–of-Spain, Trinidad – the first day of our contract to embed a coaching culture in an important department of a multinational company. William Holt, my business partner, looks right at me and says, “Today, let’s look for 3 delightful surprises!!!” Being stern...
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The Power of No

In a recent conversation with my friend, Jacki Robertson in England, we talked about what it’s like to say Yes to something you no longer want to do. Especially when you believe in the Bigger Picture, and no one else is willing to take on the responsibility. It’s a Yes by default. Not a real...
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London, England

Trainer apartment, More To Life Centre, London, England The first time I came to London to co-lead a More To Life Weekend was in 1985. Rebecca (daughter), then 10 years old, came with me. Also on part of this journey with us was Roy Whitten, co-founder and co-lead on the weekend training, and his son,...
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Surrendering

Surrendering What a good idea! Surrendering to the IS-ness of life. Being in the flow. Not resisting “how IT is!” Ahhhhh. 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys is a victim of child sexual abuse.* How can I ever surrender to That? I want to jump up and down, scream at somebody for...
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Points of Light

My evening walk started a bit later than normal … a dusky, twilight evening, not quite inky yet. My intention was to be mindful of every step, awake to all incoming data via my senses. My awake, mindful-mind lasted a few minutes, then was subsumed by thoughts about my upcoming training here in Houston –...
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