Active Awareness
An Exploration of Emotions as Energy
There’s Awesome and There’s Awe
I went on a nice long hike the day before Thanksgiving. It’s one way I express gratitude for the health and strength I continue to enjoy. The day was a perfect temperature. The trail was the perfect degree of difficulty. Everyone I encountered (mostly bicyclists) was...
The Gift of Failure
A podcast called Freakonomics recently ran a 4-part series called “How to Succeed at Failing.” While listening to the final episode, I considered one of my own huge failures – my failure to become a successful romance writer. Since one of the issues raised in the...
Creator Power
There’s a lot of talk these days about energy in terms of sustainability: energy needs, energy sources, green energy, renewable energy, alternative energy. Our world is in an energy crisis. Since the onset of the industrial revolution we’ve been expanding our need for...
Partner Power
All emotions are relational. For instance, the relationships of Victim Mode are persecutor/victim, the relationships of Interpreter Mode are adversarial, and the relationships of Observer Mode are neutral. When we move into Partner Mode, the relationships are...
The Power of Choice
While exploring Observer mode with a client, I commented on the ways choices multiply as you become neutral. With a laugh, he said, “But I already have too many choices. That’s part of my problem.” The relationship between power and choice can be summed up with a...
Observer Mode – The Gateway to Personal Power
Strengthen you personal power by becoming an Observer