Blast from the Past: Best of November 2006
9 Rules To Get Out of Plateaus
A month ago I was stuck in a plateau; my ideas for Life Coaches Blog posts were running dry and I couldn’t see a way out.
The answer to why and what to do came in a serendipitous way.
The Monk Talks: What Would Buddha Do If Someone Hated Him?
In these few words Buddha teaches what might be the greatest spiritual law. The Roman poet Virgil wrote “love conquers all.†I believe there are things that love is not well-suited to conquer, but love is perfectly suited to conquer hate.
If you won a million dollars today, would you spend it all immediately buying loads of stuff so that by this time tomorrow, it’d be all gone?
Before I left, I was feeling stressed, detached, and uninspired. Knowing I’d have the chance to be away, I resolved that I’d practice a timeless technique to bring me back to the moment and recharge myself.
Why would I give away 20% of whatever I make from Life Coaches Blog? In fact, why bother to give at all?
And finally, not a best post, but a decision that has shaped the way I run Life Coaches Blog and that has made running this blog that much more satisfying.
The 80/20 Life Coaches Blog Donation Pledge
I came home last Saturday at 1 in the morning, after having worked 12 hours straight, tired and stressed out of my mind…and I hadn’t even packed for my overseas vacation happening just 5 hours later!
I agree that a key to self management is self esteem. I would offer that true life inspiration happens when you find something you love to do and make it a part of your everyday experience. Here’s an exercise:
1. Write down 10 things you love to do or that bring you the most joy. I call this the “You List”
2. Then record how many times a day you do one of the things on your list
3. Give each day of the week a rating from 1-10
4. Your best day usually comes out to be the day you do the most things on your “You List”
I can easily relate to the first part of the story, in the past I was one of those people pretending you have done something and then be very uncomfortable when someone asks more detailed questions.
It is not a good feeling and being upfront from the beginning really saves you the embarassment later.