By which my friend Eleutherios assures me is the Kabbalistic (and poetic) equivalent of Steve Pavlina’s three principles of personal growth; truth (wisdom), love (beauty) and power (strength). This post has been a long time in coming, and in it I’ll explain why in order for me to move towards truth, love and power, I’ve [...]
Living the Dream Part II
The fantasy soon faded as the viciousness of this crime forced me to recognize the polarities of Dominican Republic. Everyone was talking about this senseless act and adding their own incidences they had either experienced or heard about; robberies at gunpoint, misconduct by the police, medical mistreatment and others. My perspective on my new country [...]
Living the Dream Part I
A memorial was held at my daughter’s school to honor the short life of one of her schoolmates, a fourteen-year-old boy named Marc El Wafi, who was shot in the head while defending his friends. The memorial described a child who sounded like a living angel. Friends and teachers shared their stories about his acts [...]
Maintenance: Fearlessly Living Your Dream in Real Life
You’ve met your goal – congratulations! To get to this place, you had to make many changes. Some were small, some were large, some were trivial and some were absolutely life altering. Now comes the job of maintaining those changes and keeping that goal alive in your life. You’re riding high right now, but what [...]
Get Real: In Pursuit of Your Fearless Life
How are you standing in the way of your dreams and goals? It’s time to stop telling yourself lies, stop making excuses and (gulp) take a long hard look at what role you are playing in your current situation. If you’re willing to ask yourself the hard questions now, you can save yourself from facing [...]
Finding Gratitude: Gaining a Fearless Shift in Perspective
Finding gratitude is a fundamental step in the self-improvement process. You can’t expect anything new to come into your life without first having a genuine sense of appreciation for what you have now. Gratitude invites a sense of humility and a focus on what truly matters – which can be especially challenging in our materialistic [...]
Roadmap to Success: Your Fearless Action Plan
“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” Japanese proverb If you have a vision of what you want to achieve, it’s essential to create an action plan of how and when you’re going to do it. This is the time to set specific goals, assign timelines and watch as quantifiable [...]