(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Every moment of fear erodes living in the moment.” Steve Straus   Coaching Point: What does ‘living in the moment’ mean to you? Joy, passion, beauty, and love are only experienced in the present moment, in the Now. Now is the only real time…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” Voltaire   Coaching Point: When I first read this years ago I thought, “Oh, come now. That seems a bit over the top.” That may be because I was only…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Intuition is the supra-logic that cuts out all the routine processes of thought and leaps straight from the problem to the answer.” Robert Graves “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “(You) never really know. Never really know. Make your plan so carefully, but it burns out of control. (You) never really see. Though you never really see, something hiding in the shadows brings you screaming to your knees.” Richie Sambora…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Someone who calls herself a Master, isn’t. Someone whom others call a Master, possibly is.” “A student merely understands. A Master knows.” “A Master is someone who started before you did.” “Mastery takes time. Mastery takes insight. Insight happens without the passage of time. Thus…?” From…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first. The lesson comes afterwards.” Martha King   Coaching Point: Until I saw her recent quote I had never thought about tests coming before lessons, but sometimes they do, don’t they? What is a test you’ve had…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Think for yourself. Otherwise you’ll have to believe what others tell you.” Anonymous   Coaching Point: Of course, if you don’t choose to think for yourself, then you’ll want to very carefully choose who you listen to! But really, where’s the freedom in being told what…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Thirty spokes meet in the hub, but the empty space between them is the essence of the wheel. Pots are formed from clay, but the empty space within it is the essence of the pot. Walls with windows and doors form the house, but the empty…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Sir Winston Churchill   Coaching Point: We all know about the first point Sir Winston makes, but the second? He also observed, about truth: “The…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)    “We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   Coaching Point: I generally love Longfellow’s thoughts and observations on the human condition, but this one is in conflict with the Coaching…