Foundational Writings
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The Foundational Writings bring together the articles that shaped my work on identity, self-leadership, purpose, resilience, and personal growth.
While my work has evolved toward identity-based self-leadership and sustainable performance, these articles remain a valuable resource for understanding the psychological and philosophical foundations behind that evolution.
“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” – Wayne Dyer My interest in the mind body connection sought to unite the areas of health, wellness and healing. I started this blog owing to my work in the area of post-rehabilitation and via my own health journey. The four areas one must focus their attention to so as to live a life …
“It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.” – Anonymous, The Bhagavad Gita Recall a recent incident in your life which may have been positive or negative. Looking back on it, what lesson did you draw from it if any? What lessons did it provide …
“I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.” – Arthur Ashe We are in constant battle with ourselves. We assume a great deal of stress and worry, wondering why we’re not living the life we imagined. We compare our lives to …
“By choosing not to allow parts of ourselves to exist, we are forced to expend huge amounts of psychic energy to keep them beneath the surface.” – Debbie Ford The shadow self is an aspect of oneself which is unconsciously repressed or hidden. It is part of the unconscious mind consisting of repressed weaknesses, shortcomings …
“All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.” – Swami Vivekananda I wish to remind you the universe is perfect just the way it is. The next time you’re having a rough day, contemplating how you’d like to …
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi A number of years ago I was drawn to the idea that we can become a higher vision of ourselves by stepping into our own power. In doing so, I sought to create a vision of the person I wanted to become …