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.

  • How To Embrace Who You Really Are

    Self-Love Requires Patience And Commitment “Your task is not to seek for Love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”—Rumi Complete acceptance of our identity is central to our existence, since our interactions stem from the recognition of our true self. The Dalai Lama said …

    August 10, 2015 • Foundational Writings • Views: 7205

  • Why All Emotional Pain Is A Portrait Into The Past

    The Healing Power Of Love “Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?” — Leo Buscaglia Emotional pain is a portrait of the past …

    August 3, 2015 • Foundational Writings • Views: 5018

  • The Power of Potential

    “One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” – Maya Angelou It was Steven Pressfield who acknowledged, “The song we’re composing already exists in potential. Our work is to find it.” Every …

    July 27, 2015 • Foundational Writings • Views: 10058

  • How Perception Creates Your Reality

    Consider Opposing Views “There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” — Aldous Huxley Perception is a remarkable phenomenon which explains our past conditioning. In keeping with this idea, I invite you to participate in the following thought experiment to test this model. Suppose you are …

    July 20, 2015 • Foundational Writings • Views: 11330

  • How We Can Learn To Stop Resisting Life and Embrace All That Is

    The Mind Places Barriers Around Our Happiness “The intensity of the pain depends on the degree of resistance to the present moment.” — Eckhart Tolle The followers were involved in a heated discussion on the cause of human suffering. Some said it came from selfishness. Others, from delusion. Yet others, from the inability to distinguish …

    July 13, 2015 • Foundational Writings • Views: 9329

  • How To Connect With The Essence Of Who You Really Are

    Pay Closer Attention To Your Purpose “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne  “Remembering who you really are is a subtle shift of attention from a tense present to the present tense.” So echo the words from author Jeff Foster, who calls us to …

    July 6, 2015 • Foundational Writings • Views: 7331

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