Today is Friday the 13th. A day synonymous with horror movies. A day associated with unlucky misfortunes and superstitions. And of course, Jason. Confession, I have never watched any of the Friday the 13th movies. In fact, I generally stay away from anything that scares me. Feeling scared is not comfortable, and so, even though…
“The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright Belief is a powerful force. Human history is filled with volumes of accomplishments and atrocities as a result of a belief. Beliefs create a vacuum between what is and what should be, creating…
Exercise: ex-er-cise, noun. “a process or activity carried out for a specific purpose, especially one concerned with a specified area or skill.” A good friend once said the teacher is one chapter ahead of the student. What an awesome encouragement to share with others what you are learning as you are learning it! Here is…
Filmmakers are very good at framing. Spending a lot of time ensuring that what you see on the screen focuses your attention. Zooming a frame out allows filmmakers to expand the context of a scene drawing the viewer in and giving them an “ohhh…” moment. Oh, now I understand why that character is frozen in…
The perspective you have will either limit or maximize the impact you will have on your world. The words you use internally to describe a person, place, event, situation, or yourself matter immensely. Moving forward requires a constant check in with the language we are using inside. Language that if you are not careful contain…
Ever have one of those days that just don’t belong to you? You get through three-quarters of it and you feel yourself saying “What the hell happened to today?” The letter “f” in the MVG FWD Reframe-work stands for “framing”. It’s a reminder that you have a tendency to frame things in your mind a…
You’ve heard the old saying there’s no “i” in “team”. It’s a catchy little way of framing that team members should not focus on themselves as individuals. There may not be an “i” in “team” but there certainly are enough letters to spell “me”. A great reminder that, at its core, a team is a…
“Free your mind… and the rest will follow.” En Vogue certainly nailed that lyric. Marcus Aurelius wrote “External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them.” Lenny Bruce penned “There is no ‘what should be’. There is only ‘what is’”. Kristin Neff’s Self Compassion advises “Pain is unavoidable, suffering is optional.” Perception is…
“You can’t evolve unless you change.” – Thomas J. Leonard Social conditioning has stunted your growth. All of us have learned in some way shape or form to stifle our responses in order to be “in control”, “civil”, or “courteous”. By doing so, you have trained your mind and body to disconnect from each other….
“Writing is an act of discovering what you think and what you believe.” – Dan Pink The loudest voice in your head is your own. Sometimes, you become almost immune to it. Like when you’re at a very loud concert. After a while, you can have a conversation with the person next to you and…