S:0722 Quote: Good-byes
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “Don’t be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends. Richard Bach Coaching Point: Do you agree? Copyright 2009 Steve Straus. All rights reserved.
S:0717 Quote: Now, what?
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “Now, what?” Steve Straus Coaching Point: In the past you may have used this phrase in a downer way, as in, “What else can go wrong?” The comma is the key. Now — right here, not somewhere else; right now, not in the past or […]
S:0708 Quote: Change
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “The art of progress consists in maintaining order within our processes of change, and change within our processes of order.” Dr. Alfred North Whitehead Coaching Point: Change is rarely as easy to do as it is to imagine doing. How do you change? More specifically, […]
S:0707 Quote: Anger and Determination
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “… anger should not determine action, only the determination to act.” George Mason Coaching Point: Wow! How clear! It’s useful to feel what you feel. In fact, it’s useful to feel fully what you feel. Anger is a feeling which, when you are experiencing it, […]
S:0705 Quote: Knowing and Doing
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “To not know and not do is one thing. To know and not do is another matter.” Anonymous Coaching Point: Does this mean that just because you know something you must do something? Of course not. The point is, many times we know what to […]
S:0702 Quote: Feelings
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “Feelings precede reality.” Steve Straus Coaching Point: Is it okay for you to feel fully? If it is, you have access to a wonderful and powerful resource — being aware of your feelings and having the option to choose, at any time, a better feeling thought. For […]
S:0701 Quote: Crises
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones.” Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee, one of the first female chiefs of Native American Communities Coaching Point: Any crises in your life? If so, are you letting them help you be […]
S:0698 Quote: Authenticity
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “Life is too short to spend your time trying to be someone else.” Carolina Herrera – Fashion designer Coaching Point: Enough said? Copyright 2014 Steve Straus. All rights reserved.
S:0696 Quote: Strengths
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot keep out of trouble […]
S:0694 Quote: Action and Inaction
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger, but in calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.” Niccolo Machiavelli, from The Prince […]