(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “He spoke of very simple things—that it is right for a gull to fly, that freedom is the very nature of his being, that whatever stands against that freedom must be set aside, be it ritual or superstition or limitation in any form.”and“The only true law is …

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Don’t look for closure; there is no closure; it just keeps opening. You never get to the bottom of anything. What happened, happened. Learn from it, grow from it. Life happens for you, not to you. It keeps giving …

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “The wise does at oncewhat the fool does at last.” Old Jewish saying Coaching Point: I have a history of being a procrastinator. There, I’ve admitted it. And has it cost me over the years! Missed opportunities, missed relationships, missed rewards, I’ve missed-the-boat so many times by …

(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) Resilience is good. Bend with the wind but don’t break. Withstand pressure then return to form. Resilience has its place. Unless you want to change. To return to what was so before (to be resilient) is to …

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Everything I have discoveredI was longing for.” Jamie Beck Coaching Point: There is power in this quote. In two parts. First, she expresses an attitude of discovery. Embedded within is curiosity, a leaning into. Discovery is action. Almost always a positive, uplifting, energizing action. Taking in, taking …

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “How can I afford it?” Coaching Point: When confronted with a need or desire to spend above a certain limit we can have a scarcity thought: “I can’t afford it” is a common knee-jerk reaction. It’s based in the past. “I can’t” is an automatic …