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January 14th, 2013
 Think of someone you know who epitomizes success, whose way of being automatically attracts amazing people, places, events, and opportunities.
They jump into endeavors with gusto, and without fear or hesitation. While each of us can do many things well, there is really only one thing that you can truly master, and that is being YOU.
You are uniquely perfect, and when you tap into your true core, your real gift to the world is revealed. When you share that gift with the world, you will be living an abundant, fulfilled, and enjoyable life.
It means feeling in control because you are at the cause, instead of the effect, of your life.
So, be mindful of these 3 concepts:
1. Understand that you have a unique gift to offer to the world, and that such an offering comes when you are truly authentic.
2. Discover (remember) what exactly is your truly authentic self.
3. Share who you are with the world, in a way that only you can.
It’s not what you do that matters, nor how you do it. It’s about knowing who you really are, and how you express who you really are in whatever you choose to do.
Each day this week, before your feet hit the ground, ask yourself a question: how can I truly discover my authentic self, revealing my gifts to the world at large?
—Bruce D Schneider, MCC, PhD
Founder, Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
(Today’s blog is excerpted from iPEC’s self-mastery personal development program, The Law of Being.)
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January 11th, 2013
 Yet another interesting lesson from the business world that applies just as much to our lives, as it does to business.
“Project Creep” is all about how little adjustments, extra additions, and various distractions start to come into any project, and ultimately, start to lead you off course, ever so slightly, with each additional adjustment. In this broadening of what we’re trying to accomplish, we lose focus of the primary goal and the most important steps, activities, and milestones that we must complete in order to achieve that goal.
In addition to the distraction and lack of focus, we tax our resources by stretching them too far.
How this “creep” often begins is through a great friend and sneaky enemy: rationalization!
Our ability to rationalize and create an explanation for why something makes sense is typically a great help to us — it helps us move on and keeps us from getting hung up on an issue; HOWEVER, when you need to stay very focused on a big, important project, and you need to harness all your energy in that direction, rationalization can actually defeat you and hold you back.
Whatever the big project or goal, at work or in life, we want to be aware of “Project Creep and Rationalization,” so that we don’t find ourselves way off track or having taken on too much “extra stuff” that isn’t needed right now.
Consider your own situation, right now, in your career, business, and relationships perhaps. Where might you feel like you’re not quite making the progress you want to make? And, where do you feel like maybe you’re busy and “doing a lot,” but not necessarily getting ahead?
How might “Project Creep and Rationalization” be playing a part? Assume that it is — at least to some degree.
And now, restate for yourself:
- What’s the primary goal?
- What are the critical activities that you need to focus on to achieve it?
- What activities are you presently doing that are not among the critical or not being done in a manner that’s producing the results you’d expect?
- So then, what’s going to change?
Time to drop what’s off track and not working. Enough busy work already! Pick the critical few and place your energy in those and then, watch out!
Live on Fire!
D. Luke Iorio, CPC, PCC, ELI-MP
President & CEO
Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
Tags: attitude, leadership, personal achievement, possibilities, self-improvement
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December 3rd, 2012
Believe that you can attain what you want.
What has the past told you about your ability to reduce your weight, or to stop smoking, or even to maintain an exercise program? Experience is a teacher, and unfortunately, a powerful teacher because what you experienced seems so “real” to you.
But in order for you to be fully energetically engaged, you’ll want to release any assumption that just because something happened in the past, it means it will repeat itself.
Remember that history does not create the future – you do, and if you believe that you can’t stick with your aspirations, that core belief will be manifested. Challenge any belief about your ability to achieve your goal, any doubts you have about your deserving to reach them, and any fears that you have when you do finally get there.
If you don’t believe that you’re capable or deserving of what you desire, your core energy will be providing a message that says, “DON’T BRING IT TO ME.”
As the New Year approaches, how can you shift your beliefs and actively envision your future resolutions in order to attain what you truly desire?
—Bruce D Schneider, MCC, PhD
Founder, Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
(Today’s blog is excerpted from iPEC’s self-mastery personal development program, The Law of Being.)
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October 1st, 2012
One of the most important things you can do to enhance your life satisfaction is to live in the moment. It’s the ability to be in the moment without worrying about what will happen or what has already happened.
If you’re worried about the future, or thinking about the past, you cannot be present in the moment.
If you try to force something to happen, you deplete your energy.
When you’re totally focused and living in the moment, all energy is available to you, and you’re living closest to your full potential.
—Bruce D Schneider, MCC, PhD
Founder, Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
(Today’s blog is excerpted from iPEC’s self-mastery personal development program, The Law of Being.)
Tags: happiness, intentions, opportunity, personal achievement, self-improvement
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September 26th, 2012
My mother always told me there are two topics to avoid in friendly conversation: politics and religion. Apologies to my mom; however, I’m going to ignore that advice…just this once.
Granted, the news event I’m referencing below took place a few short months ago, but its lesson is timeless when it comes to illustrating my point.
In late June, news outlets were buzzing about what the Supreme Court ruling would decide with regards to passing the Affordable Health Care Act or, as popularly named, Obamacare.
One of the things I found most interesting was the ramp up and reporting of the decision by the various news outlets. CNN, FOX, and MSNBC were giddy with excitement. Predicting outcomes. Suggesting possible scenarios. Conjecturing about what the ‘fallout’ would be. Should the law stand or should it be struck down? How will it impact the presidential campaign?
Then the big day came, the moment for which they all were waiting. CNN and FOX jumped right in when preliminary details of the decision were released citing, “The Supreme Court struck down Obamacare!” “A huge defeat for the President; a boost for Mitt Romney!”
A crushing blow or a great victory — depending on which side of the debate you were aligned.
But, there was just one teeny, little problem. CNN and FOX jumped too quickly. The court let the Act stand. All this build up and hype…and they blew it! They were more interested in being first, than in being right. I just shook my head…and suddenly stopped myself.
I began to think of how many times, in the frenzy of the moment (for lack of a better term), I had blown it. How many times I’ve been geared up for something and charged full steam ahead, not paying attention to what was really happening. How I’ve sometimes been so focused on being first — on winning — that I ignored everything I know I’m supposed to do.
It happens. We’re all human. The important thing is to learn from these blunders. It’s okay to mess up. It’s okay to fail. If you’re not erring, then you’re not challenging yourself enough.
The real important thing to focus on is ensuring we not repeat the actions that led us to those failures. We need to take off the red cape on occasion — look before we leap off the tallest rooftop. We need to dig in our hooves, stop in our tracks, and be aware of what caused us to come up short in our previous attempts, so that we don’t repeat that behavior.
Hopefully, the news networks will do this, too. (Oh, by the way, Dewey Beats Truman!)
What have some of your greatest lessons been as a result of acting in the frenzy of the moment?
Live on Fire!
D. Luke Iorio, CPC, PCC, ELI-MP
President & CEO
Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
Tags: attitude, encouragement, new perspective, personal achievement, reframing
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