When you dream, what do you dream about? Take a moment, sit back, and dream. Take it all in; the sights, the sounds, the feels. Go ahead, dream for a bit. Keep dreaming… How do you feel while you are dreaming? Relaxed? Happy? Inspired? How do you feel when you come back to the present…
“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…
When you hear the phrase ‘pursuit of happiness’, what images does it invoke? The framers of the constitution modeled this phrase after the Greek word eudaimonia literally translated as the state of a ‘good spirit’. A more Platonian description of the word can be summarized as ‘a state of well-being and flourishing that results from…
Ah, the old adage: Are you living to work or working to live? Notice how both require work to support life, however, the turn of phrase reflects a deeper question. When you think about work, how does your heart react? Take a minute and ponder what you’re feeling. When your lifestyle begins to rob you…
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 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….
A strange phenomenon occurs when you are researching the purchase of a new-to-you vehicle. You become more aware of the number of vehicles that match the very make, model, and color you are looking for all around you. It’s like all of a sudden everyone wants a Miami Blue BMW M series convertible! The truth…