Posts Tagged ‘Self-help’

Today, I want to ask you two very serious questions:

1. What is it that motivates you to change?

2. If you don’t like the results you are getting, what will motivate you to change the actions you are taking?

If you ask a smoker to quit his 10 year long habit and not smoke anymore for the rest of his life, you probably will get much resistance. Until the smoker experiences something drastic in their own life, he probably won’t be willing to quit. It would take something like seeing a friend pass away from lung cancer. Or maybe the smoker doesn’t want to see their own children Read the rest of this entry »

Every once in a while I come across a story that really makes me feel great….here’s one of them. Ricardo Gonzales, Executive Director of Bilingual America, has started the Claro Initiative…a program that provides critical social need providers with high-quality Spanish training materials at no charge. By equipping medical staff, ministers, teachers, law enforcement officials and others with Spanish he aims to create an environment in our country for greater depths of influence in the Latino community. Read the rest of this entry »

Today I was listening to a video created by a prominent figure within the self-help industry. Although I felt a sense of connection with some of the intellectual information, there was definitely something missing.

I understand that personal change and growth is up to me. I know that what is happening in my physical world is merely an expression of what’s happening inside. And, yes, I need to get my thoughts, feelings and actions all in sync with one another.

Here’s what doesn’t make sense: First, I’m told that I need to “control” my paradigms (beliefs). Then, I’m told that my paradigms dictate my logic. This seems circular. Stay with me as I explain my reasons as to why controlling paradigms doesn’t make sense… Read the rest of this entry »