Whether you believe it or not, your life is guided. It is guided by your thoughts, your mindset, your consciousness, and your beliefs about God. What you hold in your mind informs every decision you have and will make. Are you guided by love or hate, peace or fear, abundance or scarcity, trust or mistrust, […]
How you are experiencing your present life is the result of decisions you have made in the past, which were driven by the thoughts you were thinking at the moment you made those decisions. If you want a better life, make better decisions by thinking better thoughts. First, though, you must take responsibility for your […]
There are many ideas about what leadership is and what traits an effective leader should have. In fact, many companies use standardized tests to determine if a candidate has these traits. This is toxic, however, in that it becomes a stumbling block to people who look a themselves and see that they don’t fit society’s […]
Fear is the only thing that keeps us from living our fullest potential and experiencing the greatest joys of living in this body on this planet. Fear is defined as “an emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, or the anticipation of danger, evil, pain, etc.” Notice the the words emotion, belief, […]
Here in the United States, we just celebrated Independence Day. On this day, we talk a lot about freedom and independence, but I think we miss the deeper meaning and significance of both of these concepts. Freedom is not something we get by doing something, nor is it something someone can give us. True freedom […]
If I give you a gift, let’s say a bouquet of flowers, what is the actual gift? Is the gift the flowers or is the real gift my desire to give you an expression of gratitude for being in my life? The real gift is the energy, the feeling of love seeking expression through me […]
Often, when people want to know more about us, they ask “what do you do?” What’s interesting, though, is how most of us answer with “I am” statements: I am a coach, I am a podcaster, I am a dad, etc. We live in a culture that tells us to build our self-concept and find […]
My father, Robert L. Van Horn, passed away on June 14, 2018, so it seemed right to take some time on Father’s Day, June 17, 2018, to record a tribute to him while the events of the last 2 weeks are still fresh in my mind. Right up to the very end of his 83 […]
This past week, I’ve been thinking about the old poem “Ozymandias” and the song “All This Time” by Sting. Both talk about ancient ruins of things created many years ago; things, when they were created, were thought would last forever and leave a significant mark on history. Yet, nobody remembers the builders and the things […]
Self-image comes down to what it is that we value, what we find worthy about ourselves, and what we look for from others to validate that worthiness. There is a Hebrew word “kavod” that means weight, value, significance, and worth. It is also translated in English as “glory,” but it always means what is glorious, […]