Life is short. Think fast.Personal Power, mindful decisions, critical thinking, think better,

change your path, not your shoes

February 21, 2013August 21, 2018 by Paul Joo

When it comes to making life-changing decisions, it’s all too easy to get stuck in one of a variety of ruts that always seem to be readily available.

Consider: If a new decision you’re facing gets made in the same way and for the same reasons as all the other decisions that came before it, what’s going to happen? You’ll end up walking the same path, just wearing different shoes. You may feel different for a moment, but ultimately you end up in the same place.

So to avoid ruts, don’t just change shoes – change paths!

Thought Bytes

religion – best. definition. ever.

February 7, 2013August 21, 2018 by Paul Joo

Religion (n.)

A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

Perspectives

“cause & effect” made simple

February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 by Paul Joo

If you are experiencing an Issue that is a Cause, then there is no “Next Step Forward”; you simply need to stop, face it squarely, and then address it.

If you are experiencing an Issue that is an Effect, then your “Next Step Forward” is to trace, face, and address its Cause!

Piece of cake! 🙂

Perspectives

so you think you’re a realist, eh?

February 1, 2013August 21, 2018 by Paul Joo

Is your current perception of “the way things work” truly an accurate picture of reality?

Or is it really just a default assumption of “the way things work” based on “the way you’ve worked things”?

Thought Bytes

be the ball

January 22, 2013August 21, 2018 by Paul Joo

Sure, sometimes they may get to hum the tune you gotta dance to…but remember that you get to put words to it! 🙂

Perspectives

one way to get unstuck

January 19, 2013August 21, 2018 by Paul Joo

Most of us would agree that change is a good thing – positive change, that is. And yet, for all that we complain of feeling “stuck”, what’s keeping us from the change we want?

One potential reason: We refuse to accept our immediate reality. Now I’m not speaking here of “accepting” it as good or bad, right or wrong, etc. I’m talking about acceptance as a non-judgmental realization of what actually is; not what we think we’re thinking, but what we are actually doing.

The value of honest acceptance is extreme: If you even moderately defy the facts of your present reality – your actual “doing” patterns – then you are effectively holding yourself hostage to those patterns, and you will remain powerless to change your conditions.

On the other hand, if you can find the courage, strength, or whatever else you need to accept your present reality as-is, then it immediately becomes entirely within your power to make changes to it or preserve it – as you wish. The choice is within your capabilities right now.

Perspectives

dare to dream big

January 15, 2013August 21, 2018 by Paul Joo

Big Dreams. At one time or another we’ve all had them.

Unfortunately, as we accumulate experiences in the Real World (such as it is) over the years, our Big Dreams have a tendency to fade into unmet needs &/or wishful thinking. Or sometimes they end up as Goals – tempered by some notion of what is “realistic” – that are really just shadows of what we truly want out of Life.

So what’s the answer to this conundrum?

Dunno. I will however offer the following words of tepid comfort:

Dreams, by their very nature, are unattainable. But I think that unattainability is where their real value to us lies. The older & more “experienced” we get, the more we need the impetus to stretch ourselves to become our best, and our Big Dreams fit the bill quite nicely indeed.

So dare to dream, and when you do, Dream Big – it’s good for ya!