Inspired Personal Leadership
Reflections on seeing & leading differently...
a note from chris…
Every week or so, sometimes more often, I write a thought piece about some aspect of seeing differently – in life, in relationships, in work and our engagement with the world. Please feel free to search by category, using the tools on the right, or just browse to your heart’s content. Your comments make all of this rich with your ideas and insights. Enjoy!
Joyous in this moment…
In a recent interview, the 85-year-old Ram Dass was asked this question: "Are you happy?" "I am joyous," he responded. Then, as he laughed that contagious, joyful laugh, "In this moment, I am joyous." Ah, yes. That's where it lives! It's crazy, right? Suffering lives...
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5 Truths, No Lie
Truth #1: You are where you are, relative to everything in your life. The first time I heard this, I thought, "Yep, can't get more honest than that!" Whatever else is true, we are where we are. The question is, what's next? Truth #2: It's all true Your moments of...
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The joy of stepping out
Listening to a phenomenal interview with Maya Angelou. Buying tickets to visit my daughter in Thailand. Allowing myself to step fully into my brilliance - and feeling that powerful energy bounce right back toward me. Three times in the last week when I felt infinite...
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You are precisely who you think you are
You are precisely who you think you are. This is, perhaps, the most profound truth of our existence - and the greatest source of our pain. You are endlessly complex and paradoxical - more than you can ever hope to comprehend, balance or "integrate." Moments of...
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Beyond Thankful
Welcome to my life... No pay for sick days or vacations. Weekends are an illusion from the past. Health insurance premiums are a nightmare. And I am thankful beyond words. Failures outnumber successes. Uncertainty is my constant companion. Fear stands waiting. And I...
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A Dance with the Universe
I first published this four years ago. My daughter is now a Fulbright Scholar teaching in Thailand, and my mother-in-law has descended into the house of mirrors that is Alzheimer's. Yet, I am deeply moved by how much remains the same - as truth tends to do. As you...
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I wish for you exquisite grace
In this quiet season of peace, I wish for you exquisite grace. Not just the grace to to forgive, but to forgive whole-heartedly, that you might feel the exquisite lightness of being that comes with letting go. Not just the grace to love, but to love yourself fully,...
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The gift of saying “yes” to yourself
You might think (as most of us do) that the hardest part of doing something new or risky is knowing how. In reality, the hard part isn't knowing how, it's saying "Yes." When we actually say a full-throated "Yes," a whole host of neurological, emotional and...
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Suffering without catharsis is just wasted pain
The day was bright and clear, and I was thoroughly enjoying my walk to the beach, when I heard Liz Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love, say these words in my ear: Suffering without catharsis is just wasted pain. (No, I don't normally hear Liz Gilbert's voice in my head....
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Do you know what you’re doing?
Do you know what you're doing? Not, do you know what's on your to-do list? Not, are you good at doing what's on your to-do list? Do you know what you're trying to achieve? Your purpose? Your why? Or did that long ago take a back seat to getting things done? Don't get...
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Full of thanks, and…
This is the season we all strive to be genuinely full of thanksgiving - and so we should be. Even in the midst of our suffering, there is so much for which to be grateful. We live in a Universe where, truly, in the midst of nothing, there is plenty. And... There is...
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Are your memories a match for your dreams?
Are your dreams bigger than your memories? My friend, Derek Petersen, a truly unique human being who lives with remarkable intention and purpose, triggered this question with a recent Facebook post. While I do love the question, my mind immediately began to wonder:...
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Are You Your Own Resistance?
Clarity is that incredible thing that happens when your inner voices and your outer intentions agree. Clarity comes when your aspirations are the next logical step from where you stand ("where you stand" being a state of mind, not a state of circumstances). Resistance...
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I started to ask… Does It Matter?
Tonight, I set out to write a reflection on the theme, "Does it matter?" based on a question Morrie asked in Mitch Albon's memoir, Tuesdays with Morrie. I had talked about how this question, to me, means "Does it soul matter? Does it align with who I really am? Does...
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Yes!! The Center for Inspired Thought & Action is Born!
Rarely have I ever been so excited to share good news. If you saw last week's blog, you know I promised that, come hell or high water, CITA would be born yesterday - and it was! At 9:00 pm last night, I clicked the final button and The Center for Inspired Thought &...
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The Last Step
Ironic, I know. I spend my life helping people get out of their heads and take inspired action. And I can tell you, those first shifts, when you finally step off the treadmill of your own thoughts, are the hardest. But what about that last step - the one where you've...
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