by Kathy Jacobson | Dec 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Kathy Jacobson | Nov 3, 2023 | Choices, Uncategorized
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...
by Kathy Jacobson | Jul 9, 2023 | Choices, Emotional Power, Live on Purpose, Partner Mode, Personal 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...
by Kathy Jacobson | Jun 28, 2023 | Choices, Emotional Power, Live on Purpose
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...
by Kathy Jacobson | Apr 29, 2023 | Emotional Power, Live on Purpose, Observer Mode
Back when I taught novel writing, I began compiling a list of emotions as a “cheat sheet” for writers. A couple of decades later, when developing the Modes of Emotion Diamond™, I began to examine emotions from a different direction, thinking of them in terms of energy...
by Kathy Jacobson | Jan 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
In a recent conversation with a client, he described to me several times in his life when he felt he was operating in Partner Mode. As he related these experiences, I began to notice a pattern. When he finished, I suggested the pattern to him, and he concurred. Each...