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 [...]
Spiderman 3 & The Hero’s Journey
Warning: Spoilers ahead! Watching Spiderman 3 reveals a part of the Hero’s Journey that is not often seen; the hero’s downfall. If you’re not familiar with the previous steps of the hero’s journey, download my free Hero’s Journey ebook. If you’re familiar with the 10 steps, you’ll know the Spiderman movies are wonderful metaphors for [...]
When Heroes Get Stuck: Workshop Junkies
When I was coaching motivational workshops, I saw a lot of people who were ‘workshop junkies’; they’d be landing from workshop to workshop, seemingly learning loads, but never really producing fantastic results in their own lives. While my fellow coaches and I discussed many reasons as to why, lately I realized another elegant way it [...]
The Loser’s Journey #3 – The Trash-hold Guardian
Last night I slept and I dreamt. It’s a wonderful dream: I am victorious and claiming the Treasure after vanquishing the Evil One. I would love to stay in that dream. Who wouldn’t? I was jerked back into Reality when someone dropped this on Me and was rendered unconscious. It documents what I am to [...]
The Hero’s Journey Free Mini e-Book
I’ve compiled the hottest series at the Life Coaches Blog into a free 21 page easy-to-read The Hero’s Journey mini-ebook! The popularity of The Hero’s Journey series seriously surprised me. I guess it’s because people find it resonates with them; The Hero’s Journey reflects back our own journeys through life and helps us find our [...]
The Loser’s Journey #2: The Elusive Wise Mentor
I am taking a tentative step out of the Ordinary World in response to the Call to Adventure. I am aware and it has become painful enough…even to realise that it’s going to be too painful to do anything. BUT… Where the fuck is my Wise Mentor like they say there will be? No fairy-god-mother-look-alike, [...]
The Loser’s Journey #1: My World and The Call
I stare out in the Ordinary World. Watching it as it passes me by, not even being aware of what’s happening around me. I have been conditioned to be numb, to think small, to do only the required and sometimes even falling short of it. I am defender of the status quo, basking in the [...]