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Most people like traveling, or at least the idea of traveling. Part of this is because people tend to associate travel with holiday time, going some place that they really want to go, and doing whatever they want, whenever they want. This is the fantasy version of travel – absolute freedom, excitement, and liberation. Other [...]

As I practice meditation more and more, I learn that it’s not about being perfect, or getting it right. After all, perfection is impossible, despite the dearest dreams of perfectionist people everywhere. Instead, meditation is about starting again and again. During meditation, your focus will probably get derailed lots of times during a single session. [...]

The past couple of days, I’ve been mostly indoors, wearing pajamas. Yep, I had a cold. When I’m first getting a cold, when I first notice the symptoms, I get a certain feeling of unease and I hope that it’s not happening. After all, I’ve got so much stuff to do – blog writing, coaching [...]

Whatever you measure and act upon gets improved, and whatever you don’t measure doesn’t get improved. In fact, it almost certainly declines. To shift your life in the direction you want, it’s important to “count what counts”, and create the habit of tracking your progress. Consider the example of a garden. Someone tends the garden [...]