What are your big dreams and vision for your life? Capturing this image in your mind allows you to pinpoint what it is that you really want.
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There was a scorpion stuck on the bank of a stream who needed to get across. There was a frog near by, so the scorpion asked if he could ride across on its back. Before the frog made any hasty decision, he asked the scorpion, “How do I know you won’t sting me?” The scorpion replied, “Because if I do, I will die too.” The frog was satisfied, and so they set out across the stream. They were half way across when the scorpion stuck his stinger into the frogs back. The frog was in disbelief as he felt the onset of paralysis and slowly started sinking. Knowing they both will drown, he has just enough time to gasp “Why!?” The scorpion replies: “Its my nature to sting. That’s who am I and it’s what I do.”
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Early in life there was a time when you exposed your authentic self and were scolded, berated, and belittled for any number of reasons. You were told “don’t do that” and “you’re bad,” all for being who we really are; a person expressing your feelings, emotions, and desires.
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I love when I run across a person that’s making strides in life that are truly admirable. Mark Powers is one of these individuals. He is a dynamic and creative musician, educator, and entrepreneur, who teaches drum lessons, performs live, travels the world, and has developed unique music based team building programs for schools, communities, and organizations. Being a fellow drummer I understand Mark’s passion and had to ask him a few questions about his creativity and inspiration.
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If you’re in a job that doesn’t meet your needs for significance and success, there are two primary options: 1) You can leave and move on to any “available” bigger and better things. Or, 2) You can get a promotion, reap the benefits, and use the rest of your time to develop your ideal career.
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I recently met with Dr. Mary Gregerson, a media and environmental psychologist, to discuss life style balancing, how the environment impacts productive living, and a little about the influence of media in everyday life.
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What are you meant to do with your life? What is your life purpose? These are not easy questions to answer and truly require self-exploration and soul searching. Figuring out what you truly believe in, what you’re passionate about, and what your life-calling is, may be a process that continues through out the life-span. It’s a journey that involves uncovering what really motivates you and where your purpose can serve a greater good.
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In the book “A Life at Work” by Thomas Moore the idea of a polycentric life is discussed. It is explained that we can approach life and our life’s work as polycentric, or with many important and central themes.
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