Do you sometimes feel out of control?

  Many of my clients have been experiencing the same problem. They feel out of control. They mention environmental limitations like the economy, market conditions, staff turnover, global directives, structural changes, client disappointments, and the list goes...

Build trust through actions, not words

  Abraham Maslow helped us understand that we are motivated by our needs. He also pointed out that in order to actualize our potential, we need to satisfy our lower needs, and then move on our higher needs. You won’t develop if you remain focused on satisfying...

The impact of words

  “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21 Your brain is programmed through language; it encodes thoughts and feelings through words, to create an abstract internal representation of everything that...

What we repress, we express in unhealthy ways

From the Gospel of Thomas: “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you don’t bring forth what is within you, what you don’t bring forth will destroy you.” With the above passage, and the rest of this article, I want to highlight...

When the shit hits the fan

How do you handle failure and setback? Exactly a year ago I published a book. Among other things, this book is a guide on how to effectively deal with adversity and setback. A core message is that challenges, setbacks, and stressors can be viewed as mountains you need...