The Daily Disturbance: Recent Episodes
Anthony Pangilinan
Amidst the intense chaos and change in the world, must we need another disturbance? Whether it be a gentle whisper, or a kick in the butt, we all need constant change in our lives. Good ones.
I put this together with the commitment that all who take part will be disturbed into a whole new realm of living. The key lies in the heart. I hold on to this encouragement by a mentor who “confused me at a higher level” more times I can remember, Dr. George Blake: "Disturbances to a good heart lead to positive change."
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Jingle: Jessie Lasaten
VO: Cherry Bayle
It’s not enough we set our sites towards the right direction; we need to prepare and equip ourselves for proper execution.
Let it be a successful R.E.T.U.R.N (The last 3 ways to return home!)
It’s not enough we set our sites towards the right direction; we need to prepare and equip ourselves for proper execution.
Let it be a successful R.E.T.U.R.N.
After having acknowledged the reality of having got away, what to do next? I suggest you R.E.- A.I.M.
Yesterday we spoke broadly about the need to acknowledge reality as an initial step in finding one’s way back, regardless of the issue at hand.
Today let’s look at 7 ways to establish R.E.A.L.I.T.Y.
"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off." - Gloria Steinem
Cmon, we’ve all have diverted to the wrong path - consciously or unconsciously, or just a mistaken route at one point in our lives.
"Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." - Nido Qubein
Here are 9 reasons or signs that perhaps you shouldn’t reset and instead to keep going on the direction and path you’ve already previously set!
When you see all these signs in front of you, most likely, just K.E.E.P. G.O.I.N.G!
Dad: “Son, I’ve worked for you all my life!”
Son: “Dad, You’ve worked for yourself all your life, and that company that never sleeps!”
The first thing to do is to recognize it.
"There is a time in for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens." - Ecclesiastes 3:1
In what way do you need more balance and a reset today?
Why are we so scared about changing?
Doesn’t it excite you to try a new restaurant? Or to engage in another hobby? Or to receive an offer for possible promotion?
Yes, resetting is about changing, and be thankful that it is!
Yes, you should!Resetting is for all!Besides, you do it already.Didn’t you reset you alarm clock? Or the microwave timer as the soup wasn’t hot enough? Or are the terms of your partnership - or relationship - evolving or “resetting” as time goes by?
How can I make sure comparing is value adding, not just to me, but to my family and colleagues?
By consider these 4 means or P.L.U.S.s.es!
I compared my run this morning with that I did two weeks ago and I saw marked improvement in stamina and speed: that was good
I compared my preparation time for an upcoming marathon with the one I did when I set my best time, and I started doubting I could still run with a good finishing time: that was bad…and as I started fearing if I could even come close to my regular race times, it got ugly!
Here are ways to know comparison is B.A.D. And G.O.O.D.
Because it often leads to overly critical – if not downright negative – self-evaluation.
"Comparison is the thief of joy." - Theodore Roosevelt
And so we have learned that Life is filled with individuals who require Extra Grace (EGR) due to various reasons. Accepting and embracing people with EGRs at home and in the workplace is essential for fostering a harmonious, compassionate and I dare say, God-blessed environment.
Here are 4 ways to make Accepting EGRs as a way of life, to T.AK.E. as a reality, for your own good, if you choose to make them so.
Congratulations, its an opportunity for you, to get the extra grace you will be thankful for!
Here are 4 things you can do - for you - if you are today’s Extra Grace Requirer!
G.I.V.E. yourselves all you’ve got!
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I - Initiate or strike while the iron is cold…
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N - Nurture Patience.
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C - Cultivate Empathy
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H - Harness Forgiveness
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R - Respond with Gentleness
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I - Invest in Prayer
Are you getting the Acrostic?
Let’s go to the last 2 and see what, or who, ultimately is the key to unconditional love.
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Yesterday we looked at 3 of 8 ways how to love EGRs in our lives. Let’s look at the next 3!
"The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members." - Mahatma Gandhi
We looked at 4, lets complete the list of consequences from a life of settling.
Truly, by settling for less as a way of life, the conclusion is, sadly, a life in D.E.C.L.I.N.E.
"Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth." - Rumi
As global citizens striving for excellence, we are called to embrace God's plan for our lives and pursue the best in all aspects. Settling for less, whether in our personal or professional lives, can lead to various adverse consequences.
Lets look at 7 consequences of a “settling” approach, 4 today and 3 tomorrow (Though I do hope, after today, you would have dropped “settling” as a way of life completely!)
"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do." - Mark Twain
What are the other 2 reasons why I “settle for less”
Societal Pressure
Yielding to fear!
"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Today, I almost did.
It was raining hard this morning, and I was supposed to be training…for an upcoming run.
But I couldn’t miss today’s run. Not 2 months before the race and given the fact that I am in a state of catching up!
Let’s look at 2 of 4 reasons why we all “settle for less.”
Here are 5 bridges I suggest you build now, connections you strengthen today and forever…
Let them lead you to the C.R.O.S.S!
Yesterday we looked at two things that make it tough to build bridges and make connections in life? Wounds of the past.Obstacles that won’t make us go past.
Today we look at 2 more for a total of 4!
Because it takes effort to build anything, and it takes risk to reach out and make connections…
So most will resort to default mode and avoid extra work and unneeded risk.
Let me give you 2 specific reasons today and 2 more tomorrow. What can you relate with?
From yesterday’s drawing I.N., we now look at 3 reasons why bridges are needed to pour O.U.T.
"The bridge you build today may be the path you walk on tomorrow." - Matshona Dhliwayo
Building bridges of connection in life is essential to life. Without them we have to means of refill ourselves and all the tanks in our life: physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, financial, etc. In their absence, we are also unable to pour anything out.
Tuesday - Why do I have to build bridges to connect with others in my life? (Part 1)
From yesterday’s drawing I.N., we now look at 3 reasons why bridges are needed to pour O.U.T.
"The bridge you build today may be the path you walk on tomorrow." - Matshona Dhliwayo
Blessed be the ties that free! Thank God I’ve had boundaries since birth!
Without them, I’d be dead, or severely compromised.
Physical boundaries.
Relationship boundaries.
Financial boundaries.
Y.E.S. you can!
Well, I hope you still aren’t your crib my friend?Ofcourse they do!Age, stage as adviced by a sage…By choice or circumstance.6 reasons we C.H.A.N.G.E. our boundaries.
Well, I hope you still aren’t your crib my friend?Ofcourse they do!Age, stage as adviced by a sage…By choice or circumstance.6 reasons we C.H.A.N.G.E. our boundaries
Here are 4 areas you might have to rethink and “H.O.L.D.”
Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won't accept." - Anna Taylor
Ofcourse they are, that’s exactly why they are called just that, “bound-tries”: they bind you - and others too - so people know there are limits.
Does your home have a front door?
Does your shower have partitions to keep the water in?
Is your personal handbag under your control?
Do you have secret passwords for access to your accounts?
Do I still need to convince you boundaries need to exist and to be maintained at all cost!
f you start “people displeasing” with the motive of doing what’s best for all, then you are doing the most LOVING thing someone can do for someone else.
So, do all the LOVING you can do today as you stop “people pleasing”
Nope, its not people displeasing!
(Although when doing what is right, that is a possible consequence, too!)
Here are 4 things to do instead as the approach of people-pleasing is phased out…
Just end it.
Til its a habit.
And you’ve replaced it with doing what best for people, whether they like it or not.
Here are 5 ways to just E.N.D. I.T.
Yesterday we look at Validation, Avoidance of conflict, Low self esteem, Underlying fear and External pressure…
And I sense you could relate with some, perhaps even all. Today, let's do a deep dive and check ourselves against these 5 Whys (VALUE), for a better understanding of self and how we can move forward with new learning…
Because it works.
I pleased my mom I got a candy.
I pleased my teachers and I was given another chance to make the grade.
I pleased my wife and…she gave me 5 kids, haha!
There are actually good reasons and actual benefits in people pleasing. The key is to make sure it is intentional, not habitual. THen it is deadly! Here are 5 reasons we V.A.L.U.E. people pleasing.
You’ve probably come to understand that the pressure and the pressures just won’t disappear. OR if they do, they make another comeback when you least expect them to.
Well, what to do?
W.E.L.C.O.M.E it.
Let’s some faces to principles and practices we’ve been discussing when it comes to pressure.Past, present and some working their to the future. From all corners of the world.People for whom Pressure is but part of a Process of change and transformation.
We’ve been talking about pressure and how to spot it, face it, overcome it, win with it!
But you should know: there are pressure NOT to be enabled and welcomed in your life. Here are 5 pressures you should say N.O. W.A.Y. to!
How to stay positive while responding to pressure?Weathering it is one thing, staying positive is another.Surviving pressure is a feat, thriving inspite of it is epic.Here are 4 ways to stay positive while responding to pressure…
Without it you’d be dead!So stop complaining when you’re “under pressure!”Instead, adopt a new mindset to allow you not just to survive but to thrive amidst the pressures around you.
Navigating intense and debilitating pressure requires resilience, strength, and a strategic approach. By clinging to key principles, we can find guidance and inspiration to endure and overcome. Here are 5 ways to survive and thrive under intense pressure. Its pretty simple actually. All you do is CLING!
"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." - Chinese Proverb
So, beyond just facing the pressure helps, so does meeting it head on, toe to toe. 5 ideas to face pressure by F.O.R.C.E.
For one, welcome it as a way of life!
Didn’t you just pressure a client to pay what he or she purchased?
Did your partner just pressure you to be more considerate?
Didn’t air just pressure your heart to pump more blood to help you stay alive?
Pressure is a part of our daily lives and here are 4 ways to F.A.C.E. it!
Good question…Will let you reflect on that…What are your pressures today? Check them against the 8 sources of pressure at home and in the workplace.
Legendary tennis star Billie Jean King says "Pressure is a privilege."Well, to many of us, it’s something we wouldn’t mind doing without. I don’t need that privilege, some of you might say! Hindi ko na kaya ang pressure sa buhay ko! But the reality is, like it or not, you have and will continue to go through.Let’s take a deeper dive at pressure - what it is and what it is not - so we can better address it!
Quitting is often associated with negativity, but there are instances when it is essential for personal growth and well-being. Dapat na. Oras na. Tama lang. Here are reasons when it is okay to quit, to let go, to pack your bags and L.E.A.V.E.
Sometimes, we may find ourselves in a situation where we have already quit, but later realize that it is time to return.
So, what to do when you want to “Un-quit?” Here are 6 ways for you to R.E.T.U.R.N.!
How on earth did I “hold” 11 42km runs all the way to the finish, especially those times I wasn’t able to train enough, was injured or simply exhausted without understanding why?
How have Maricel and I - despite the many times we felt like giving up - manage to hold for 30 years, and counting?
Four ways to H.O.L.D., not give up and stay tough when the going gets really rough!
6 reasons why we are all tempted to quit. What is your favorite? How would you rate yourself against these S.O.U.R.C.E.s?
Your destiny, your overcoming, your nurturing and transforming and your testimony of triumph by His grace are all at stake. D.O.N.T. Just don’t!
That’s L.I.F.E!
Learn from Gary V, and the Angolan Giraffe…as you press on, “because the lions are coming!”
First of? Embrace it! It’s here to stay, down here on earth, for the rest of our mortal lives.
Listen on, and simply E.N.G.A.G.E!
Welcome to the club!There is toxicity is in all of us!It is time to C.L.E.A.N.S.E. ourselves! Let’s do this!
One sign is recording at this time (11PM) …because I didn’t prioritize my time for it! Doing something at the wrong thing at the wrong time is definitely a sign of toxicity.That said, here are 8 signs of possible toxicity in your life. How many do you experience today? How many are you subjected to, how many do you actually cause?!
T.O.X.I.C.I.T.Y. is real!
It's always been! we just hear and see much more than we did in yesteryears. Today we look at why the world is T.O.X.I.C. as it is.
If you want to be the person people consider the "Who" they wil run to, then you have to be the person those people are attracted to!
That is the "pursuit." It's not a destination but a direction. Not impeccability of infallibility but authenticity and sincerity.
Ofcourese! You were destined to fail; it was just matter of time…but failure is not fatal…unless you decide it is.
You failing people, and people failing you - including those you run to, your WHO - people failing you was destined to happen to you. After all, it is a fallen world. It is N.O.R.M.A.L.
Proverbs 15:22 - "Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers, they succeed.”So, maximize the Whos as you E.N.G.A.G.E. with them!
Perhaps the Whos are probably not that bad…but but if they aint the right fit, they aint legit!
Seek people who are in the KNOW: Knowledge, Network, Objectivity and Wisdom
If the Whos around you can’t help you with what you have to do..then the first thing you do is to look for new Whos around you!
But if you’re stuck?
Worry not, people are either a source of blessing or a tool for learning!
If you want many things done, dont start by writing down your complete list of what to do; start by asking "Who" should I talk, who in turn, will tell me what to do?Who to ask next? Those who in the K.N.O.W.Proverbs 22:29: "Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men."
Well my dog did. Martha, our 13-year old beagle was one we'd consider loyal and faithfulness to the end!Staying loyal and faithful throughout life can indeed be challenging fas everyone faces temptations and occasionally gives in! However, it is possible to develop principles and apply practices that can help make lifelong loyalty and faithfulness more of the default than disloyalty and unreliability. May we all have the R.O.C.K. to lean on all the way to the finish.
Just yield, again.
Yield to your values again…
Yield to your commitments again…
Yield to Him who enables you to be loyal and faithful again.
Any gift welcomed appreciates in value: an actual gift you were praying for, a seemingly “nominal” gift that someone prepared for you, or even a challenge that causes you stress!How to be loyal? S.L.A.Y. my friend, SLAY!"The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity." - Proverbs 11:3
Any gift welcomed appreciates in value: an actual gift you were praying for, a seemingly “nominal” gift that someone prepared for you, or even a challenge that causes you stress!
How to be loyal? S.L.A.Y. my friend, SLAY!
"The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity." - Proverbs 11:3
If the Gods weren’t loyal to keeping the millions of planets and stars in orbit, to sustaining the shift from night to day, to bringing down rain and sunlight to support life itself…we’d all be dead in no time
Loyalty and faithfulness sustain life, without it, we experience death
"Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind." - Marcus Tullius Cicero
The unhackable situations of our lives.
Principles are like lighthouses; as a ship, you can’t break them; you can only break yourself against them.
Well, when you see a seeming unhackable situation, be the lighthouse. Let those unhackables crash on you. They won’t break you; they will break themselves against you.
How to hack the unhackable? B.R.E.A.K. I.T. D.O.W.N.
It's interesting to look at hacking as one’s response to someone or something attacking.
Well, if hacking is acting unconventionally and creatively to a situation, perhaps that’s exactly how we should deal with the enemy - be as wise as a serpent and as gentle as a lamb.
Let’s hack any attack, and let's do it W.E.L.L.
J.U.S.T. M.O.V.E.
Sometimes, just moving helps you hack any situation. Sometimes, moving IS the solutions.
Sometimes, it just helps you with indigestion! Haha
8 ways to hack your way out of confusion.
Hacking was meant to solve problems! Or maximize opportunities!
Whatever your need or situation, hacking is for you! Here are 5 ways can help you S.O.L.V.E. any challenge in your life.
Hack away!
Because you want a higher quality of life my friend!
To hack is to simplify things, make things more efficient, and get more output out of less effort.
Here’s to making a commitment to H.A.C.K. your life today, and everyday, for the rest of your best life yet!
Trust me, everyday I think or do - or think and do - what is not worth following!You can still be an example of bouncing back, but bouncing back first requires you admit you fell down, failed at something, went astray.Authenticity, and yes, a sense of helplessness, are key.
First you choose what kind of example you wish to be, then you give 101% of yourself to following it.Here are 7 ways to be the E.X.A.M.P.L.E. you wish to be.
Welcome to the club!We are all in the same storm just in different boats.Just remember, when you lose your way, the way has not gotten lost. Determine to find your way back, and the way still awaits you.“Starting strong is good; finishing strong is epic.” - Robin Sharma
By responding to the 90% of what happens not aligned with what I planned to happen! And through this I an able to draw others, not force others to follow me.
How is your drawing power today?
While it may seem like the easiest way out, quiet quitting doesn't really help anyone, especially yourself. Here are four principles that show why being REAL and facing the truth is the best way forward.
Here are seven reasons why it might be justifiable to quit a job or a relationship, using the acronym G.O. F.O.R. I.T!
Martin Luther King Jr. "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
Have you been analyzing my questions yet? Avoid things that bring trouble, yes. But avoid trouble already upon us? You can’t! It will only get worse.
So yes I will avoid going on a trip to a beach where forecasters are already saying there will be troubling weather; but to be amidst a storm and declare you must be avoiding it?
Instead, F.A.C.E. it!
The problem is most people withdraw not by knowing but by feeling.
To know is to apprehend fully. Apprehending fully the state of one’s battle - if one is even truly in battle - and to discern if the state of war is not worth pursing takes a lot more time and effort and discernment than simply quitting based on my unreliable feelings and impulsive reacting.
Why did the musician quit the band quietly and quickly? He simply didn't want to cause treble!
Because you showing up without the desire to fight, or to play, or to deliver… whatever the case, its best you don’t even attempt to make it… Not a few times, I’ve asked someone simply not to show up, or to just make a U-turn and go home.
I’d rather play a game, fight a battle or deliver on a commitment alone, with all my heart, than with someone alongside who will not do his or her part.
That’s the longest topic I’ve had in this podcast haha.
It’s a loaded question. Two loaded - and very much asked - questions
But will do my best to keep this short and sweet.
How can you trust some you barely know and how can you trust others when you barely trust yourself?
Simple: you don’t.
Yes, to both! It’s a question of priority, of knowing what is most important that is hard to give up versus what are mere preferences that can easily be accommodated.
Celebrate differences by all means. But let shared values be a non negotiable core
Amos 3:3, "Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?”
By choosing to do so within the boundaries of courtship. Boundaries, constraints, limitations? Of course, you haven’t even secured the relationship yet!
But its not about getting, at least not yet haha; its about giving, persevering, stubbornly believing and never quitting!
Here a 4 ways - G.I.F.T.s - to love and court through Emotional Support
To love and court someone with understanding??
I was never more confused in my life than those times I decided/I chose to love and court someone who still hadn’t chosen me!
Again, what does it mean to Understand. To stand under, to be part of, to be one with, to submit to…Thats not easy. Here are 5 ways to better understand your "favored one," or anyone, fully!
Love and courtship. Yes, that’s our theme this week, and no, it’s not only relevant to those who are thinking of an emotional or romantic connection; it is applicable to every area of life.
We are always courting, and, I surely hope, we are always spreading a message love, respect and acceptance for all, regardless of business or profession.
Today we look at a few thoughts on Quality time, and then for the rest of the week, insights and lessons on Understanding, Emotional Support, Shared Values, and finally, Trust.
First of, I will never be able to claim - at least while here on earth - finally being complete…THere’s really just one reason, in my opinion, one can say “I have arrived!” And that’s when I enter the gates of heaven!
But if today I feel complete and equipped, and I am still not dead, that means my purpose goes beyond me, and just for today, I have been made to stay, to complete another along my way.
8 ways to do just that, to A.D.D. V.A.L.U.E. to others. Pick a few that resonate with you.
“It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed.” - 1 cor 15: 52
No, I am not. Nor are you.
Assist, Inspire, Support, yes. Take responsibility, accept accountability, seize control? Certainly not. N.O.P.E!
Ralph Waldo Emerson: ”The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
Joshua Son of Nun: “Choose this day whom you will serve ... but as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15).
So just to be clear you are, as you are - essentially - complete, like a seed is. But just like a seed, it is purposed to grow. To be more than what it already has become. To be complete, body, mind, soul and spirit!
Here are 6 ways to complete you by living according to your D.E.S.I.G.N.
"I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live."
– George Bernard Shaw
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” - Vince Lombardi
Self-improvement is a worthwhile pursuit, but sometimes people get caught up in the wrong ways and reasons for doing so. In seeking perfection, there are some ways that are simply NOT THAT WAY. Let's explore ten wrong approaches to improving oneself, using the acronym N.O.T. T.H.A.T. W.A.Y.
Because you to have beyond today keep living, and who and how you are living today won’t be enough for your kind of “living” tomorrow!
Yup, heard me right, who and how you are today won’t cut it for tomorrow!
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” – Henry Ford
So, how is it that you say, Anthony, that you’re on the longest break by yourself that you have in a very long time, but here sharing about a break you’ve had like, forever?
It’s not an event, not a trip, not a one time VL: this break is daily practice, a constant source of calm, a deeply rooted lifestyle I take no credit for.
Well, ok I do: I chose it.
Will you consider embracing this “Break” too?
10 ways to maximize a break now that you have decided on it and calendared it!
The more you apply the better the quality of that long needed break.
So, M.A.X.I.M.I.Z.E. IT!
“Only do what only you can do.” — Paul Sloane
Of course, only you can a break for yourself. Haha. Here are 5 ways to C.A.R.V.E out a great Break just for you.
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. - Albert einstein.
Ok, ok, ok, if this doesn’t apply to you, then you can skip this podcast, or even listen on and help someone else who struggles with it.
Why do people get stuck ? Here are four reasons why people are unable to take a break. Can you identify with one or all?
Indeed, it is. That's what I figured out while preparing for this.
5 reasons why it is more important than you probably think it is, and why you just might need to schedule your next break sooner than you think!
"Almost everything will work if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - Anne Lamott
Betrayals shall come and go.
And you can be the nicest, kindest and holiest individual in the world but your character will not spare you from acts of betrayal. In fact, you might even be a target for those who specialize in it!
How to turn betrayals into opportunities for good, and transformation? Here are 4 ways to F.L.I.P. it, and leverage it for good.
"Never let a good crisis go to waste." - Winston Churchill
If you find it easy to bear, then perhaps it isn't betrayal. Betrayal is normally “too much to bear!” If it doesn’t hit you at your core, then maybe is just a miscommunication cause of lousy signal!
But seriously, there are times a particular betrayal feels just too much to bear. And if you’re in this situation now, my heart goes out to you.
Let’s go D.E.E.P. as to how to respond when betrayal just seems too much to bear, and maybe just maybe you might still see the good behind it.
“A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect.”
― Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A.C.C.E.P.T. it. It’s a normal part of life. Daniel Goleman once said, "When we are aware of our emotions, we are better able to manage them.”
Here are 6 ways to overcome betrayal and find yourself in an even better place after.
"Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” - Audre Lorde
Ok, the fact you didn't switch means this is interesting or perhaps even potentially helpful to you. It is for me, as every episode is a combination of my own experience, learnings from consultancy partners and clients through the decades and real-time research. The Daily Disturbance is my own experience as I labor and learn through every episode.
And today, I don't only realize how I have - in fact - been betrayed more than I can remember, and how I, too, have betrayed others through out my life…
Really? Remember, this podcast is to "disturb," more than anything else.
And being tough - not just kind - is the kind of engagement we will need to be consistent with this podcast's promise. Ever heard of tough love?
But precisely because there are many who find it too dampening, discouraging or even to address “betrayal,” not a few are unable to address it when it comes.
So, shall we spend a couple of minutes looking at what this is and how it even happens in the lives of the nicest, the protective and the most mindful among us?
Can you relate with any one or two of the reasons why it happens, or all 5 as a HUMAN?
You need to go for a W.I.N!
And while at it, look for people who B.U.R.S.T. with freshness from within!
“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb
Then you need a way to get back your L.I.F.E!
4 ways to rise again. Now, get on with it!
"Focus on your goals, not your fear. Focus like a laser beam on your goals." - Roy T. Bennett
“Unbelievable sights, Indescribable feeling, soaring, tumbling, freewheeling through an endless diamond sky.”
Now THAT is one fresh description of a situation!
Everyone loses freshness at times and we all need a B.O.O.S.T. when that happens. Truth to tell, I get mine daily, sometimes, hour by hour!
"The colors are gone. The light is gone. And what remains is the grey.” - Neil Gaiman, American Gods.
When things go F.L.A.T. you know - without a doubt - the freshness is gone.
Because its one reason why you’re listening to this podcast, and why many others have stay tuned the past years: the “freshness” of the topics, or at least in the way we have tackled it.
Otherwise, why spend time in something that is stale, outdated and dry? (If not dead!).
Here’s the K.E.Y. to why Freshness is even worth talking about.
Yes, you and I can, and we were meant to have, precisely that: a love like no other, for others to drink from, draw from, and hopefully reciprocate.
A love like no others from us to others; hopefully, if not immediately but eventually, to us and for us, too!
Four ways to truly have a love like no other that will F.L.O.W. to everyone else!
Well, 4 ways to Kill Love and make sure its D.E.A.D. and buried…
And 4 ways to make it R.I.S.E. again!
8 ways to grow your love (Growing love 101).
"When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." - Paulo Coelho
Me! And yes, you, too! By again, the wrong choices we can make daily.
I think we’ve watched enough movies, read enough books and studied enough of history to see how love and friendships and relationships withstood challenging situations and even grew in spite of when all odds were against those involved.
But we also know how countless stories - perhaps some our own - of love “fading away” if not abruptly ending.
Here are 6 ways to keep love from growing, or to kill it entirely!
Can feelings develop? Can commitments strengthen? Can relationship get better over time?
If you said “Yes” to even just one of those questions, then Yes, love can - and was meant to - grow.
Here are for 4 reasons why you can be S.U.R.E. love from and to you can grow.
How can I finally get over this distraction?
Or perhaps go through?
Or leverage on it and make it work for me and you?
A distraction is not a distraction in itself. It’s something that comes up when you least expect it, and depending on your perspective, Can be good, bad or ugly, and you’d be correct!
Distraction, discernment, decision, direction. How will that Pan out for you today?
You are not alone!
Consider yourself even blessed that you recognize it? That you have the courage to ask for a way out, or a way back. And I will do my best to help you out - without distractions - in the next 5 minutes!
6 Ways to RETURN to the right or better direction.
So, knowing Why and Where (my podcast content the past days), HOW do I now deal with distractions?
4 ways to stay focused, ward off distractions, and rule.
"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life." - Steve Jobs
5 Sources of distractions or W.H.E.R.E. your distractions come from. Which is true for you, or are all of them your realities?
Ever be so mindful. “Need does not constitute call.” - Jim White
I mean seriously, me? Distracted? No way, I can’t accept that. Now, where did you get that idea?
What is a distraction? Anything that you allow to get in the way from giving the appropriate attention to what you consider a priority.
Here are 4 reasons why we get distracted. Which can you relate to?
“Say ‘no’ to distraction so you can say ‘yes’ to your destiny.” ― Thema Davis
Let’s look at actual situations I aim to practice being “fully present,” at home and in the workplace
“Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on time — past and future — the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.” ― Eckhart Tolle
Almost always it starts with the temptation not to be!
From the moment I wake up in the morning, the call to think of things or something that separates me from the real world to isolate me into a more comfortable, less stressful but sadly, unreal world is a not-so-infrequent experience. Ibig sabihin, madalas! The pull not to be present in the here and now, and instead to escape somewhere else, often to the past, and yes even to the future.
I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet. - Nadia Comaneci
Here are 5 ways to practically stay present on a day-to-day basis.
The key is BEING not Doing, dear Human Being : )
"Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be." - Jack Welch
Why? Because being absent sucks. And being ghosted sucks even more.
R.E.A.L. Being present makes you REAL.
Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Prov 4: 25
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
― Corrie Ten Boom
Well, in the simplest of terms, it’s being absent somewhere else!
Here are 4 examples of what “being fully present.” How able and willing have you been in practicing them?
“Starting strong is great, finishing strong is epic.” - Robin SharmaPeople ask me when I will retire, I seriously think about my response and I say “I’m just getting started!”God’s mercies - and provisions - are new EVERY MORNING!But when all is said and done, let’s make sure we E.N.D. well
Haha almost what I feel like now.Cause everyone’s asleep.But seriously, I find myself amidst very busy people at this time; some seemingly even looking more stressed than I am.Not that people aren’t helpful; sometimes, many of them are simply too consumed with their own concerns in life.6 things to do when others have left you…by LOOKing UP!
Songs. Inspirational Songs. Singing them over and over and over again. That kept me going all the 42.2 km marathons I’ve ran the past 10 years. Yup, all 11 of them.
4 was to Keep Going, 1 STEP at a time.
6 reasons why you should HANG ON!
Because it’s what will take you from where you started to where you wish to end!
How can I always be inspired?You can’t haha.Staying always inspired or motivated is like an engine always on full throttle. You will not last!But here are 6 proven techniques to keep yourself motivated, when you need it, and where you need it most.
Seeking motivation is needed daily, but what do I do when I have lost motivation for so long?Here are 5 ways to move A.G.A.I.N.
Ok, thanks for the info on sources of motivation yesterday, but can you help me find motivation when I need?
I need the Hows, not just the Whats!
10 ways to get motivation for execution!
Which one has worked for you, and which perhaps is a new way forward?
And I’m back! After 10 months on a break longer than anticipated, it’s time to disturb again! It wasn’t easy to come back, but thank God for “motivation,” I found the energy to re-start and get this done!6 reasons why we need motivation “T.O. M.O.V.E.!”
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” John Stuart mill
- You were made to make a difference.
- So, Just for today, what fight should you take, and seek to win?
- Its not the victory, it’s who you end up to be.
Enjoy the spoils. Learn from you adversary. Live out your freedom.
Fight the good fight of the faith.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” John Stuart mill
- There is a time for everything under the sun - Ephesians 6: 13
- In what areas should I step back? Is it a personal struggle? A Relational conflict? A professional fight?
- Life isn’t just a series of battles involving an epic war. It is also a journey to be experienced and an adventure to be lived.
“Instead of fighting the darkness, you bring in the light.”- Eckhart Tolle
To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead.” — Miyamoto Musashi
3 key ideas:
- There are better ways to fight
- What should you sustain, and what can you improve upon?
- Remember, it’s not just how you fight, but why
“The opportunity to secure ourselves lies in our own hands. The opportunity to defeat our enemy is provided by the enemy itself.” - Sun Tzu
“If you are going to try, go all the way or don’t even start. If you follow it you will be alive with the gods. It is the only good fight there is.”— Charles Bukowski
“We are rebels for a cause, poets with a dream, and we won’t let this world die without a fight.” — Albert Camus
- We all fight something or things, consciously or otherwise.
- We can make better choices!
- May our every win further our purposes in life.
Fight the good fight my friend.
“He who fights, can lose. He who doesn’t fight, has already lost.”
— Bertolt Brecht
3 things:
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I am already in the middle of the fighting. And so are you!
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You will have to continue to fight to survive and thrive.
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Choose what and whom you fight well.
A LOT.
Here are 9 benefits of Reconciliation that can help you achieve M.A.X.I.M.U.M. J.O.Y!
“Live life to the fullest. You have to color outside the lines. Once in a while, if you want to make your life a masterpiece.”
– Albert Einstein.
There is absolutely none.
Unless those involved choose to avoid it. The power of choice.
Here’s the key, choose to do what you need to do, regardless of the choice of anyone else. You may not attain reconciliation, but you will have peace.
For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life. - Romans 5: 10
Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge. - Desmond Tutu
Know the G.A.P.S. and deal with them before they deal with you!
Reconciliation requires changes of heart and spirit, as well as social and economic change. It requires symbolic as well as practical action. - Malcolm Fraser
Reconcile by choosing to A.R.I.S.E.!
“The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.” - Edwin Louis Cole
Do you need to know your fund balances before you issue a check or make an online transfer? Ofcourse!
But this isn’t about money matters. But the idea is the same.
Whether its about wealth of relationship, reconciliation is a key to your RFID!
Restoration
Freedom
Integrity
And moving forward towels your grater Destiny!
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
Why should I aim for an inspired life? Because Inspiration is L.I.T!
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” - Rabindranath Tagore
Ofcourse. That’s the whole point of training and habit formation.
“Motivation gets you going, discipline gets you there!” - John Maxwell
You can continue if you chose to H.O.L.D. O.N.
If you are going through hell, keep going. - Winston Churchill
Yup, it's a daily challenge. And what kept you inspired yesterday may not sustain you today.
While it isn't possible to always be inspired - moment by moment - here are the 4 K.E.Y.S. to get motivated when you need it most?
"Wake up determined, go to bed satisfied." — Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Thank you for asking because that is key.
Three things: A.C.T.
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Ask for it.
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Connect to the core of your being!
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Think beyond yourself.
Love people who hate you. Pray for people who have wronged you. It won’t just change their life…it’ll change yours- Mandy Hale
Hope that inspires you to ACT.
“I will not let anyone scare me out of my full potential.”
— Nicki Minaj
It depends: Do you want to get anywhere in life?
We all need inspiration to 1. Move forward 2. Step back 3. Stand still!
“Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen—that stillness becomes a radiance.”
— Morgan Freeman
Because we watched too many western movies, and stories, and series!
A Chinese proverbs tells us otherwise: "No matter how far on a wrong road, turn back.” In other words, give up on the mistake, admit you’re direction sucks, and quit!
Trash the thinking that giving up is a wrong thing; or only for those who are immensely endowed or supernaturally blessed. “Give up to go up," John Maxwell sums up his Law of Sacrifice. What are you willing to give up today, my friend, to accomplish a higher more glorious end?
“Quitting is not a problem; not knowing when or why to quit and being a quitter is the problem.” ― Kayambila Mpulamasaka
Well, for most of this week, we are talking about equipping ourselves with the right way of giving up on things and even people…So, to be fair, we need to be ready if others give up on us, too!
Such is L.I.F.E., my friend, and here are 4 ways we can move forward when we are the ones who have been “left behind.”
By learning how to appropriately “QUIT”, that is, to properly quit, Q.U.I.T. Quickly Uphold Important Things!
Alexander Graham Bell: “When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” Give up anything, give up everything that will make things R.I.G.H.T.
“Never quit on your dream, but learn to cut your losses and quit your plan if it is not working.” ― Ken Poirot
Perhaps staying up late today and ending up being unproductive next day?
In this podcast, we show you the O.P.T.I.O.N.S.
All these are bad choices we are making, and so all are great OPTIONS of what to give up!
To give up on something, yes; to give up, per se, never, never ever.
Is it time for me to consider giving up? For sure, there is at least one thing or a couple you should give up on, now, and so, the answer to that is, Yes!
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Is it a habit that just isn’t helping?
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Is it a business proposal that your client just isn’t biting?
Is it a relationship that is not building you up, just tearing you apart?
“The time to quit is before you wish you had.” ― Kimberly K. Jones, Sand Dollar Summer
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”
― Tagore
I have come to give you life, in ALL its abundance. - John 10:10
Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord… (NLT)
“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again. - Charles Dickens
“Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
Is it time for you to R.E.T.U.R.N.
I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
― Anne Frank
“Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” - John 16:24
Here’s to more M.O.R.E. J.O.Y!
What are you waiting for?
“I have drunken deep of joy,
And I will taste no other wine tonight.”
― Percy Shelley
What is your source of E.N.J.O.Y.M.E.N.T!
Get ready to check out the list and to expand even further!
Because we so often F.O.R.G.E.T!
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”
― Pope John Paul II
“When shifts and transitions in life shake you to the core, see that as a sign of greatness that’s about to occur.” – Anonymous
Soar, Win as you P.R.O.J.E.C.T.
“A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you’re in and take advantage of it.” – Nikki Giovanni
Welcome to the club. The club of those who mess up, and level up!
How to R.E.S.T.A.R.T. after a transition fail.
“Got any rivers they say are uncrossable,
Got any mountains they say ’can’t tunnel through’?
We specialize in the wholly impossible,
Doing the things they say you can’t do.”
—Song of the Panama builders
“The future is always all around us, waiting, in moments of transitions, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.” – J. Michael Strazynski
How to T.R.A.N.S.I.T.I.O.N. in your life today.
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw
5 Types of transitions and 5 forms they take shape in our lives.
What transition are you in now?
Wednesday - Ok, ok, so how to transition?
“The future is always all around us, waiting, in moments of transitions, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.” – J. Michael Strazynski
How to T.R.A.N.S.I.T.I.O.N. in your life today.
“Your life is a story of transition…” an anonymous writer reminds us, “…You are always leaving one chapter behind while moving on to the next.”
Four reasons why you should even care at all.
Transition away!
“Two words. Three vowels. Four consonants. Seven letters. It can either cut you open to the core and leave you in ungodly pain or it can free your soul and lift a tremendous weight off your shoulders. The phrase is: It’s over.” — Maggi Richard
D.R.A.W. from the Heartbreak Healer every day of your life
“When your heart is broken, you plant seeds in the cracks and you pray for rain.” — Andrea Gibson
“The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever.” — Carroll Bryant
Can every broken heart live again?
I dare say yes. But beyond feeling, is the person willing?
“It is the heart that has been pierced that feels the most.” — Jocelyn Murray
“If love is like driving a car, then I must be the worst driver in the world. I missed all the signs and ended up lost.” — Brian MacLearn
It’s time to L.I.V.E. ON!
“No matter how hard your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief.” —Faraaz Kazi
“The worst feeling in the world is when you can’t love anyone else because your heart still belongs to the one who broke it.” — An unknown quote about an experience we all have known!
Listen in and ask yourself: have any of these B.R.E.A.K.E.R.S. broken your heart my friend?
“A broken heart is the worst. It’s like having broken ribs. Nobody can see it, but it hurts every time you breathe.” — Unknown
You can’t say you haven’t had a heartbreak. Every living thing experiences hurt, pain, brokenness. Unless yours is a heart that ain’t no longer living!
Indeed, revealing is a key to healing. Vulnerability helps set people free.
8 ways to rekindle a love that is losing it’s ‘fire!’
“Falling in love is easy. Falling in love with the same person repeatedly is extraordinary. —Crystal Woods
5 ways we fall out of love…C’mon, you’ve been there, and experienced that!
Love is a feeling, a feeling of happiness. Love is powerful, too powerful to play with. This feeling is strange and hard to describe, but when you fall in love, you will know it inside. —Unknown
If it ain’t happening’, 4 ways to hook them in!
Sometimes the person you fall for isn’t ready to catch you.
6 reason why we fall in love. And 8 ways to know you’re really in it!
She wasn’t exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew for sure was that right here and now, she was falling hard and she could only pray that he was feeling the same way. —Nicholas Sparks
You were meant to fall in love. We were made for community. 2. We’ve all been hurt bad, and so we’ve stepped back, for our sanity. 3. Regardless, in some area of your life, You are “in love.” It’s a reality. No one ever fell in love gracefully. —Connie Brockway
Well, addition, subtraction, and multiplication can’t exist without division! That’s a given.
And that I will have to live with as a fact of life for the rest of my life.
Besides, if we are committed to continually improve and to never live with mediocrity, the choices we make will set us apart from many, and there we find inevitable division once again.
God isn’t surprised with our conflicts, our moments of separation and division. Neither should we. With the right perspective even these divisions will work for the good if we are mindful that God allows them for a higher purpose.
Yes, there are and let’s divide our time in exploring seven ways to actually divide and C.O.N.Q.U.E.R!
Six principles in leveraging on the great “D.I.V.I.D.E.”
Let them help you today, and every day for the rest of your life!
If the act of dividing, separating and parting have helped you in any way in any area of your life, then you know the answer to this question.
I think there’s been an unfair judgment on the value of division, and I’d like to share my take on it for the present week.
The bias has been towards unity, togetherness, collaboration.
While those ‘big words” do have value, I think its worth looking at the contribution of division in our lives.
“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” – Wayne Dyer
Let’s get focused on spending time in isolation and making the most of it. When you overflow with that experience, everything else follows.
“He said to them, ‘Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while’ —for there were many coming and going, and they could not even find time to eat.” - Mark 6 : 31
”Until you get comfortable with being alone, you’ll never know if you’re choosing someone out of love or loneliness.” – Mandy Hale
For your own sense of wellbeing and personal peace, break free from the norm and go on alone!
Am I here to go up the ladder, or to lift up another?
Am I here to conform or to perform, and even transform?
Am I here to impress the world around me, or to please Him who lives within me?
That will not be a onetime reflection, but a daily and moment by moment decision.
”Without great solitude no serious work is possible.” - Picasso
5 steps to take to make sure you are R.E.A.D.Y. to isolate and make the most of the experience!
“Dew will never gather while there is either heat or wind. The temperature must fall, and the wind cease, and the air come to a point of coolness and rest--absolute rest, so to speak--before it can yield up its invisible particles of moisture to bedew either herb or flower. So the grace of God does not come forth to rest the soul of man until the still point is fairly and fully reached.” - Streams in the Desert
In our shared experiences, we know stepping back can really be uplifting. But lets look at 5 benefits just to be sure we are convinced to occasionally spend time A.L.O.N.E!
“We need solitude, because when we're alone, we're free from obligations, we don't need to put on a show, and we can hear our own thoughts.”
― Tamim Ansary
Honor that yearning. Overcome those obstacles. And go get isolated, and now!
“This is one of the marks of a truly safe person: they are confrontable.” - Dr. Henry Cloud
Can we disagree and still be free? No hangups, no guilt? No anger or shame?
Yes, yes, Yes! What’s the key? Listen on, my friend, listen on!
“A conversation in which the two parties have different beliefs should never begin with the intention of converting the other party to your own beliefs. Every worthwhile conversation's goal should be to understand the other person's opinions and help them understand your own.”
― Emily Eskowich
There will be times we won’t be able to agree with someone else on a particular issue. And at times it is a deadlock. So stepping back is an option. Maybe not forever, but for the moment. We don’t deny, we just delay.
“What if we just all read things, and talked about them, and sometimes we liked them and sometimes we didn’t and most of the time we didn’t agree at all, and then we all went and read more things, and repeated the dance all over again?”
― Catherynne Valente
From decision making to decision management.
A step by step guide on how to D.I.S.A.G.R.E.E. more effectively!
“The statement at the core of all disagreements: I’m right, you’re wrong
― Charles F. Glassman
How can I prepped myself better to disagree?
Ok, I’ve decided not to walk away from a disagreement, but how can I ready myself more effectively to engage?
“It’s not about going around trying to stir up trouble. As long as you're honest and you articulate what you believe to be true, somebody somewhere will become your enemy whether you like it or not.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy
Yes, you read it right: Can we please disagree?
We can’t and shouldn’t always agree! That would go against our very nature as unique members of one community whose different talents, passions, and yes, ideas are needed to make the community survive and thrive!
Are you ready to disagree?
7 ways we call all move F.O.R.W.A.R.D. together.
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need.”
Lao Tzu
"Real zeal is standing still and letting God be a bonfire in you." - Catherine Doherty
5 reasons Why we constantly relate stepping back or standing still to staying stuck and even regressing!
“Follow effective actions with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.”- Peter Drucker
Four Bid - and practical - Ideas to M.O.V.E. forward today!
“Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives you a 1000 percent return on energy.” - Brian Tracy Take a step back…and see the whole picture, the object inside out, the challenge then and now so you have an idea on what to build up and what to do away with! “No problem can be solved from the the same level of consciousness that created it!”
How can Move Forward like the year that’s just begun?
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” - Alexander Graham Bell
Happy New Year! Shall we move forward - even crawl - together?
Can we as a way of life commit to hate…
Mindless browsing
Online Bashing
Lying and deceiving
Allowing abuse and violation in our midst
Living the “victim mentality”
Being tools for others to cause harm, and commit injustice
Wasting our times and consequently our lives?
Commitment leads to solutions, non commitment to excuses and escapes.
There are things we shouldn’t just get annoyed with; they are downright evil and we need to hate them “all the way!”
What to you is worth hating all the way?
An abusive authority?
A lying influence?
An unjust decision?
Psalm139:“Lord, don’t I hate those who hate You, and detest those who rebel against You? I hate them with extreme hatred.”
Join me, in matters where only absolute hate is the only conviction we will have towards a despicable thing.
“Hate looks like everybody else until it smiles”
― Tahereh Mafi
I guess the idea here is to look at hate as a friend, not as an enemy. And we’ve been at it for the 3 days now this week.
Work with hate, leverage on it, maximize it. Kilalanin, gamitin, kaibiganin.
We hate what we hate because
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It is against something you truly care about.
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It is against someone you deeply love.
But did you notice? I said “it” not him or she or any other person in the face of the earth!
“Hate the sin, love the sinner.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
Listen on…
Yes it does! The key is to hate the wrong things, those that go against the core of your being, or the God whom you committed to serving!
“There is a time for everything..a time to love and a time to hate.” - Ecc 3: 8
“What is 'no'? Either you have asked the wrong question or you have asked the wrong person. Find a way to get the 'yes'.” ― Jeanette Winterson
7 Ways to turn back, to C.O.R.R.E.C.T. the mistake and move forward.
“If we’re saying ‘no’ to God, have we considered what we’re saying ‘yes’ to?” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough
The two kinds of YESes and the different applications of both.
Permission and Promise.
Allowing and Fulfilling.
Let’s understand both and respond even better in the coming years of our lives.
Do I hear a YES?
“If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!” ― Richard Branson
The 5Rs: practical guidelines in determining how to decide if an option, an offer or even a demand is said YES to.
“In all you do, try being a WOW, and not a woe.”
― Anthony Liccione
Yup why can’t you?
At least 4 reasons why, often hidden and undetected, now brought out into the light!
“The Key to a healthy "no" is to remember the "yes" that the "no" is making space for.” - Alan Cohen
If passionately saying Yes to the right and honorable things on a daily basis is key to a great life, then resolutely saying No to shameful and wasteful things should be part of my way of life.
“Saying NO is an art, master it.” - Vikram Verma
Here are 8 ways to better Say No at home and in the work place. One day at a time, one opportunity at the moment, one decision whose time has come!
Start it. Continue it. K.E.E.P. A.T. I.T!
IF the price of saying No is too high a price to pay, then D.O.N.T. say No; just do it!
Here are 4 guidelines to help us Not to say No as it isn’t worth it to do so, and to embrace an opportunity with a resounding YES!
YES, not to die with one’s song, one’s spirit, one’s life still unleashed within…NO to a life half lived!
“Tone is the hardest part of saying no.” ― Jonathan Price
So, yes, if we have a better tone, we might be able to say No more positively, more appropriately.
But no, we can’t always be positive when it’s time to be negative! And we can’t take full responsibility for how people take our saying No when necessary; only personal accountability for their benefits and consequences in our own lives.
Say No when needed, and confidently.
“Real freedom is saying 'no' without giving a reason.” ― Amit Kalantri
Have you been saying No to the right things, and have you been saying No the right way?
Priority and Propriety. The 3Ms and the 3Rs: say Yes to learning about these and find it easier to say No and more effective in saying it so!
Well, just by reading this – allotting a few seconds and your eyes focused on these lines - you said “no” to something else! And you’ve been saying No to so many things all your life! The key is to know that what we have been saying No to allow us to declare our Yeses to that which is most important in our lives. No, you don’t have to wait so long. Say yes to listening on!
Most certainly!
By responding to defining moments more consistently, making it a pattern for your life.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." ~ Aristotle.
The same goes for the negative stuff: mediocrity, settling for the minimum, and other destructive ways become habits, too. You become the person through the things you repeatedly practice.
Welcome to humanity.
“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.”
― George R.R. Martin
What if the moment...didn’t just define me…but defiled me?
5 ways to retain V.A.L.U.E. from the painful defining moments of our lives.
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
― Oprah Winfrey
Yes, you can move F.O.R.W.A.R.D! 7 ways to create better defining moments!
“What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.” – Tim Ferriss
“There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.” – Graham Greene
Facebook COO Sheryl Sanberg shared how the death of her husband – certainly a defining, or redefining moment – taught her how to face adversity, build resilience and find joy.
What are your top 5 defining moments in life? Now, maximize the good and minimize the ugly!
“The 2 most important days of your life: The day you are born and the day you find out why” – Mark Twain
What is a defining moment? And what are the moments in your life that helped define you?
Was it the day you realized that you can get dad to do what mom won’t? Was it your first kiss?
All kinds of defining moments. Big, medium and small. Past, present, and future. Good, bad and ugly.
“It’s not what happens to you, it’s what happens in you that truly matters in life.” – Mark Twain
There will be no introduction.
Too personal.
Too special.
No shortcuts, no sneak peeks, no hacks.
This one will have to be shared as is, all the way.
“It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot
C’mon, it ain’t ever “too late.”
Well, it depends on what you wish to accomplish.
But trust me, if it’s a question of doing right amidst long years of wrong, it is always worth it.
I hack my life daily, and will do forever.
Join me!
Then seek W.I.S.D.O.M., and again, and again.
Be patient.
It is called precisely a hack because it’s not the usual way of doing things, and it is not normally seen. Hence, we miss out on it. And even as we speak!
Take a moment.
If your life hack isn’t work, give it some time, and again, patience.
“A shortcut is the longest distance between two points.” -- Charles Issawi
Ok, so you’re open to hacking your life…
Where and how to start?
Three key questions, in three words.
Let’s go hack it!
If you have the right mindset, you’re happy ending is set!
You need the B.R.E.A.K.S. so welcome them in your life today!
Psalm 61: 2 “From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”
Then a breakthrough is being prepared for you!
“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.” – Isaiah 40: 29
Go through the process. Don’t count yourself out to soon.
From a Break to a breakdown to a breakthrough.
Make it happen, all the way through!
You’ve been taking breaks all your life, and still you question it!
“Research shows that we need to take a break and decompress so we can be at our best at work—and at home. Maybe we should ask if the life we’re working so hard to create is fun to live? When’s the last time you disconnected and took a vacation?”
― Tina Hallis
Just D.O. I.T! Four ways to make it happen, and now.
“Taking a break can lead to breakthroughs.”
― Russell Eric Dobda
But that’s not common thinking.
We overglorify action, we look up to people who seize opportunities, and we put a premium on those who are ahead…So we think that taking breaks downplays action, implies passing up on opportunities, leads to ordinary people who are not as “advanced” as those who are up front.
Can we rethink that today?
“Taking a break can lead to breakthroughs.”
― Russell Eric Dobda
It isn’t really the world’s responsibility to give you a break…so secure it yourself, and fight for it , every day of our life!
For less stress, more productivity and a higher quality of life, goodness, make that choice and take a break!
As simple as 1, 2, 3!
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”– Albert Einstein.
We fail to get it though that simple doesn’t always mean easy. In fact, often, it means much harder because when something is simple, there’s no going around it and no misunderstanding it. It’s either we embrace it head on, or reject it outright.
And when we decide to stay simple we actually imply focus, discipline and the courage to say no.
“Tis the gift to be simple. Tis the gift to be free.” – Joseph Brackett
It isn’t enough to know How To. In the process, we easily lose motivation and we question ourselves during execution.
We need constantly remind ourselves of the why, and yes, even the who behind our how tos.
Listen to the VOICE, and get rid of the N.O.I.S.E., the enemies of the simplified life.
It’s a process, not an act.
Let us begin!
We simply S.I.M.P.L.I.F.Y.
Another How To session for those with the courage to unravel the complexities we got ourselves into.
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary many speak.” – Hans Hoffman.
Eliminate, then communicate.
Simplicity is an exact medium of too little and too much – Joshua Reynolds
It’s become so complex because the world has changed but the rules of running it haven’t evolved as quickly?!
So, here we all are with the keys to car we haven’t learned to drive!
But there is wisdom, too, in not trying to figure it all out, living with the questions, the confusion, the complexities of it all.
“In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word.”- Walt Whitman.
Only if you want to! Truth to tell, many of us want life to be complex and complicated!
Then, again, let us not be too hard on ourselves. There are those who purposefully wish for us to be confused!
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them.”- Harry S. Truman.
But, a resounding Y.E.S! to those who sincerely and intentionally want to live simply!
“Optimism is the essence of every fighter; the belief that no matter what you’ll find a way to win.” – The MMA, or the Mixed Martial Arts group
When you can hardly see anything beyond you, haven’t you found yourself digging deep within?
And the deeper you go, into you’re core best self, you will see that you have more resources to carry – or unload – the burdens in front of you.
Best yet, beyond being an image bearer, if you search hard enough, you may end up meeting your Burden-bearer Himself!
Well, I do thank the Lord for my wife regularly!
Shhh… Seriously, if not for the biggest disappointments in my life, I would’ve missed the best of God’s appointments for my life!
Whatever I appreciate more automatically increases in value. So, start being thankful. At the very least, it adds to optimism, and yes, as the Dalai Lama attests, “feels better,” too.
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” – Roy T. Bennett
Since there is no way out, why don’t you take a new perspective of staying “in?”
Indeed, there must be a whole new and better way, outside of this current and bitter way!
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Stephen King
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Leo Tolstoy
C’mon, who doesn’t have an occasional annoying partner whom God has used to change your world, and you?!
Let this current burden lead you to C.H.I.L.L!
“Optimism – the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.” – Ambrose Bierce
Burdens become blessings when we see all that knocks on our doors as gifts. Not necessarily the “knockers” themselves but their presence at our doorsteps!
We can welcome them, gently turn them away, or hold our ground as they insist on forcing themselves in. Regardless of what others do, the blessing is in the way we choose to respond.
So, yes, we can wee ALL our unwanted burdens as opportunities to better ourselves as persons, and so as personal gifts!
Nope.
Well, not yet.
For now, receive the conflicts of your life as a gift!
Let is prune you, sharpen you, transform you!
Let it also reveal to you a God who works on your behalf and resolves and maximizes conflict issues for your benefit.
“When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.” - Proverbs 16:7
“The love of conflict is most evident when opposing forces join sides to defeat the peacemaker.” ― Criss Jami
Ouch! Live with conflict, but please, don’t fall in love with it!
Here are practical – and hopefully inspiring – ways to deal with tough conflicts that just won’t go away!
Let’s R.E.S.O.L.V.E. it!
7 steps to Conflict resolution.
Choose a person or an issue you are currently “conflicted with” and move towards mutual understanding!
“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict -- alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.”
― Dorothy Thompson
“Often those that criticize others reveal what he himself lacks.”
― Shannon L. Alder
Let’s go deeper within!
How can we address conflicts around us if we first don’t resolve the conflicts within?
Let’s identify the H.U.G.O.T.S. – deep-seated issues – of our lives!
“Where there is power, there is resistance.” - Michel Foucault
Where there is collaboration, there is conflict.
So, yes, there is a way out of very conflict.
But no, there is no way to live a life without conflict.
Let’s resolve to learn from this and pursue peace!
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. - Matthew 5:9
15 choices that will define – and refine – your life.
Let’s do them once, and again, daily.
L.I.F.E.’S. T.O.P. C.H.O.I.C.E.S.
“All things are lawful, but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful, but not all things build up.” - 1 Corinthians 10:23
“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.” – Nelson Mandela
The choices made for or against you are other people’s choice, not yours. Now, respond to them with your own choice, and either maximize them or turn them around, for good!
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people[a] should be kept alive, as they are today.” – Genesis 50: 20
Here’s a 6-point approach to making better choices in your life.
Practical. Relatable. Life-changing.
Are you ready for a life change?
“When you make a choice, you change the future.”
― Deepak Chopra
“Your life is a result of the choices you make. If you don’t like your life, it is time to start making better choices.” – Anonymous
So, what kind of a chooser am I?
Let’s take a look at your biases, and add on to that your sense of “W.I.S.D.O.M.” in make choices, moving forward.
Well, you are choosing to read this, right?
And you can choose to stop reading too!
Ofcourse, you can choose!
The question is: are you aware of what kind of “chooser” you are, and the implications of the choices you have made and will continue to make in life!
Indeed, “You are free to make whatever choice you want, but you are not free from the consequences of the choice.” Anonymous
Yes, and No.
It’s an affirmative, and a negative, but both positive! It’s a matter of perspective.
Listen on.
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
You still can choose to redirect. And be thankful you are even aware it isn’t the right path you have been walking!
Re-envision a brighter future, my friend, and take small steps towards a better end.
How do I redirect?
How do I redirect?! Ok, ok, you’ve got me convinced, but how to go back in the right direction?
Direction not just in terms of the expected end goal, but also the quality of the process getting there.
“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius
Just where are you heading? Depends what your goals are and the manner by which you wish to be journeying! There can be 5 members of the same team each with different reasons for playing. “We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.” – Douglas MacArthur
You already have one! Towards where, only God knows! (And to an extent – depending on how “mindful” you are – you have an idea, too!)
It’s not where you are, or where you wish to be…it’s where you’re headed that is key!
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.” – Carl Rogers
By believing in the possibility, seizing the opportunity, and acting like one…like the beset version of yourself!
John 15:16 ~ “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.“
You do have a family don’t you? Whether far from ideal or the ideal, every family will be composed of unique identities, hopefully committed to build a better hole
“Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man’s life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.”-B. R. Ambedkar
Ok, let’s get back on track.
8 steps to go back, or to strengthen your sense of self. A process of self discovery and rediscovery. And making sure, whatever you stumble upon, you SECCURE IT.
Regardless of the process, do note the wise words of Dr. Seuss:
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
Indeed, why is it?
Having a well-developed sense of self is hugely beneficial in helping us make choices in life. From something as small as favorite foods to larger concerns like personal values, knowing what comes from our own self versus what comes from others allows us to live authentically.” - Erika Myers
Listen up to re-discover 6 key aspects of one’s Identity that make it such an imperative to deeply know, and fully embrace.
Who are you?
Beyond the title, the assignment or the work that you do?
“The Gift of Being Yourself,” defines identity as “who we experience ourselves to be — the I each of us carries within.” - David Benner
Shall we explore this question together?
“Don’t just climb the ladder of success - a ladder that leads, after all, to higher and higher levels of stress and burnout - but chart a new path to success, remaking it in a way that includes not just the conventional metrics of money and power, but a third metric that includes well-being, wisdom, wonder and giving, so that the goal is not just to succeed but to thrive.” – Arianna Huffington
What new path must you take to keep the fire burning, without getting burned yourself?
Ok, let's work our way out of this burnout!
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Recognize the condition
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Reverse the situation
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Recover the person!
Within this 3 steps are 8 ways to RECREATE your life from a burn out.
“When things change inside you, things change around you.”
What is the cost of actually burning out? Perhaps a look back at the life of Robert Downey will reveal a thing or two, and get us more serious in fighting against it!
Sometimes we are able avoid it; other times, we end up actually experiencing it, with a final call to get our act together. Either way, let’s be mindful of the cost and do what we can to keep it at bay.
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” – Bob Marley
Not that I want to teach how to get there! Rather, it’s good to know your history…so we can explore ways to better evolve your story!
9 ways you can get there, or that got you there, what applies to you?
Go deep and wide, and reflect, my friend. You do wish to burn brightly, not burn out.
“Burnout is nature's way of telling you, you've been going through the motions your soul has departed; you're a zombie, a member of the walking dead, a sleepwalker. False optimism is like administrating stimulants to an exhausted nervous system.” ― Sam Kee
Physical and emotional Exhaustion. Loss on interest and motivation.
Productivity loss. Are you feeling or experiencing any of these?
Are you burnt out, or perhaps on the brink of it?
There are at least 7 signs to help you assess even further. Listen on.
If you’re burnt out, accepting it is a key to getting out!
Every second a seeker can start over, for his life’s mistakes are initial drafts and not the final version. - SRI CHINMOY
What drafts have you made, now ready to become the final version?
Who are you thinking of to take a chance with again?
If only for taking the time, investing in listen in this week and today, thank you…for taking another chance with me.
Then you failed that chance, again.
It’s a fact, not a final notice nor a death sentence!
“I missed more than 9000 shots in my career, I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
Fail, and fail fast, in order to more quickly succeed.
Take C.O.U.R.A.G.E.! 7 ways to build your confidence and courage in taking another chance, in whatever area of life.
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.” – William Shakespeare
Beyond the feeling, it’s discerning. At times, it’s even simple computing (cost-benefit analysis)! Here are 7 signs it’s time to go for a second chance. The more going for you, the more sense it makes to go for it!
The sun rose this morning didn't it?
You open your eyes or at least your ears, haven't you?
God's mercies are new every morning aren't they?
Of course you have a second, third, even fourth chance. And by listening, you took it!
Keep going, have a great day!
Of course they go together, again and again.
The key is to see both, and not to be overwhelmed or too consumed by either.
Ernie Harwell: “It’s time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I’d much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.”
What are the goodbyes, and the hellos that need be said – and followed through - by you today?
I feel you.
Been there, done that.
And there is no guarantee there will be no more of it.
In fact, the older you get, the more you realize that saying goodbye will intensify as project dwindle, institutions fail, communities age, people “move on.”
Can you see the blessing behind the burden?
Winne The Pooh does: “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
Let’s help each manage the pain, as we embrace the reality of living a life full of goodbyes.
With Why and When settled, let’s go straight to How. Here are 5 ways to say Goodbye. Equip yourself and apply it to a person, a situation, or an attitude within whose time is up.
Shel Silverstein reminds us: “It will end, and sadly. Just give me a happy middle and a very happy start.”
Doing it the right way will ease the burden and lessen the pain, so let’s get on with it!
Timing is everything.
Here are 8 things to consider as to when to say goodbye after you have decided to go for it.
Take note though: the pain and or the fear of hurting self or someone else by saying goodbye won’t just go away. As Charlie Brown admits: “Goodbye always makes my throat hurt.”
Not really.
But it would really be the courteous thing to do.
And even if there may be cases where saying goodbye may not be necessary, over-all, saying goodbye has benefits that outweigh the consequences of just keeping one’s mouth (and heart) shut.
“Sometimes, you have to find the good in goodbye.”
Being the person who wish to stan. Ofcourse that doesn’t happen quickly, and certainly not to many. And sadly, even if you try real hard, it stillis not guarantee. Here’s a tip: it’s not hard or inspiration; it’s smart work and impartation. The best version of you, is simply not within you. The unceasing flow will not come from the creation but the creator of all things. Don’t just strive to be like the peg, be the peg, from within.
“Maybe it was obsession, but it was also happiness; an escape from the suckiness of everyday life. And when you find something that makes you happy and giddy and excited every day, us fangirls know a truth that everyone else seems to have forgotten: you hold on to that joy tenaciously, for as long as you can.” – Goldy Moldavsky
But what kind of fanboying or fangirling should I look up to, and tenaciously at that?
Five “How Tos,” based on research and experience, for your own good!
It can get out of hand!
“Idolatry is really not good for anyone. Not even the idols.” - John Bach
So, here are nine ways to really R.E.D.I.R.E.C.T.
No spoilers here. Listen to get out of it, or to steer clear from it completely.
Stanning can be a good thing, even a great thing. But if we aren’t mindful, it can be the worst experience of one’s life!
It’s not that you stan, it’s who and how! Take a few minutes and reflect on your current approach!
Who do we stan?
There are at least 3 types of people we stan: those we want to become, those with whom we see something that simple blows our minds, and those we simply want to live with forever!
Well, there’s the 4th one, but few will admit it: stanning ourselves.
It is a liberating thing to be honest with one’s self!
You’d better!
It was what was meant to be.
But relying on your power and energy alone will not cut it.
“The only way to Heaven is prayer; a prayer of the heart, which everyone is capable of, and not of reasonings which are the fruits of study, or exercise of the imagination, which, in filling the mind with wandering objects, rarely settle it; instead of warming the heart with love to God, they leave it cold and languishing.” — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
You weren’t meant to languish – or to get out of it – alone!
“Having a vested interest in other souls unconditionally creates a ripple effect that produces miracles in the lives of those around us.”― Molly Friedenfeld
Let’s look into courage, engage, and see souls set free!
Yes, it can be a good thing…particularly when you are losing interest and drive for a bad thing!
“I’ve dumped it all in the trash (meaning, I’ve been languishing in lack of meaning!) so that I could embrace Christ and be embraced by him.” – Phil 3: 7-9
Start listening, you’re on to a good thing!
Admit it!
“If you don’t heal from what hurt you, you will bleed on people who didn’t cut you.” – Unknown
Then after you let yourself go, go with the F.L.O.W!
Four ways to address your languishing.
Let’s get started!
Yes, you!
And me.
And everyone else.
If not now, in the past, or sometime in the future. If not entirely, in some area of your life.
Laguishing – the middle child between depression and flourishing.
In what way has this happened, is happening, or most likely, will happen to you?
Name it to tame it. Diagnose it to prognose it. Confess it to arrest it.
You should, if you want a meaningful and maximized life!
Living with the tension of work demands and need for rest is an eternal reality we all should embrace, and on a daily basis.
It is a tough world, and many do not play fair. Even well-meaning friends and family members will try to squeeze more out of you if you are willing.
Ultimately, it is a personal choice we each have to make, and again, on a daily basis.
“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” – Alan Cohen
It’s easy to revert back, to relapse into our old ways of thinking when the pressure to produce or to meet deadlines kicks in. While it is good to be flexible, be careful not to slip back into your old ways of living. Keep in mind a one-time adjustment shouldn’t become a long term habit!
Let’s make rest happen by choosing to R-E-C-R-E-A-T-E.
7 practical ways to achieve periods of rest every day of. Your life?
And yes, choosing to Love is part of them! “Love turns work into rest.”― Teresa of Avila
Because getting more done is the mindset, and rest is a hindrance to doing just that!
To change the mindset we need to change the input. And let this day help you do just that!
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” ― John Lubbock
Like you need to sleep, to recover, or to breathe?
But isn’t it amazing how so many fall into the trap of cutting rest to the minimum (or making do without it completely) not realizing that by doing so they compromise the very purpose for doing it!
“Rests allow us the ability to add depth and additional emotions to music through the use of silence. The musical rests also help to support other tools when creating tension, relieving tension, creating suspension and suspense and they give us time to catch our breath.” - Don Rath
Who doesn’t want a great finish?
Here are 12 suggestions from Panche Dessan on how go beyond just floating and actually soar in life!
“Starting strong is great; finishing strong is epic.” – Robin Sharma
By doing it again, again, and again.
“Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the other team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.” ― Charles Duhigg
Do the boring stuff. In the long run, they produce results that make life more amazing!
“She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails. - Elizabeth Edwards
It’s not just what you do, it’s how you do it!
When you get into quicksand, first take note, it’s not as quick as the movies depict them to be. And to survive, you need to, among others, do these counterintuitive things: get horizontal as soon as you can, keep both head and arms above the sand, and make small consistent moves, not huge ones that only suck you in deeper.
Work smarter not just harder.
Do all you can to stay afloat!
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” - Winston Churchill
Sometimes simply holding on or standing still until the storm passes is the only reasonable thing to do.
Or perhaps, learn a thing or two while the storm rages on.
“If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces.” - Shane Koyczan
By admitting to yourself you can’t swim your way out!
Recognizing that there will be days you just don’t have it within you is key to others stepping up the plate, making up for your inability (for whatever reason) or simply pulling you out of the waters to live another day!
“Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life.” ― J.K. Rowling
“We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don't have something better.”
― C. JoyBell C.
You can’t. So, skip this podcast! Haha. But if you have time, can you spare a couple of minutes to check out how we – Maricel and I – continue to struggle with the “unchanging” circumstances in life. Whew, I am getting “flashbacks!” Clients, colleagues, family members, my spouse: How to change their minds!? For the KAI ZEN – the Good Change – that you wish to happen in your life, you need to make the choice as you are led, and to expect blessing along the way!
“As a man thinketh, so is he.” – Proverbs 23: 7 Intentionality increases probability. Tentativeness leads to nothingness. Pick up a few pointers on how to make change happen in your life, starting with the power of a changed mind!
Well, it’s all starts in the mind. Hence, the power of a single idea.
What are ideas in your mind today and what should you do with them? Have them stay, transition to depart, or resolutely kick them out?
You can choose, and now.
"I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples." -Mother Teresa
"Vision is not enough. It must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must also step up the stairs." -- Vaclav Havel. Choosing to take that step to venture into “renewing” our minds, and consequently, our actions, is a daily decision. Sourcing the best of ideas needs to be done even more often, and the key is to know Where and Who our will provide the mindsets we embrace on a daily, moment by basis.
By changing yours mistake. Its leadership – and changing one’s mind – by example. Then you “train your guns” on everyone else! Essentially, deciding you want to influence others and “creating the environment” so people will want to change their mindset are two ideas we explore in today’s podcast.
Congratulations, you are asking how, not, “why should I?!” Here’s a few minutes to help you gain W.I.S.D.O.M. provided you are truly wanting to! "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." -- Albert Einstein
By listening on! The choice is ours to open our ears, our minds and our hearts. Practice Gratitude, Open you mind and Welcome positive and encouraging thoughts as a matter of habit…P.O.W! Now, you’ve got power to change your mind!
All the power you can imagine! So, start being mindful of what you allow to enter your mind! For once an idea enters our minds, and stays there, the process from thought to results is pretty much automatic. “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw.
Enough energy, yes, for your calling and your lifetime…not someone else’s. So, the key is to choose that which is for you, and to trust that the energy needed will come for the destined responsibility, as you need it. It is important to know your source of power, how to access it, and where to invest it, daily.
Rest. Yes. Rest is part of the work process. But it that won’t work, then suck it up! Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do! “The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time.” ― Brene Brown
“Concentrate your energy, and hoard your strength.” – Sun Tzu. Exactly: focus the strength where and when its needed and you will preserve your power over time. Or should we say powers? Remember you have different sources of and levels of energy at any given time and matching the needed energy to the needed activity and the priority activity to the level of energy is the key!
You’ve got several energy tanks, whether you realize it or not! So, start measuring, expending, and filling them up! No one else can do it for you! Others can remind you, assist you, frustrate you and tempt you, but you will have to decide and use them on your own. “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” — Carol Burnett
How much energy do you have as you start this week? What if it is low, can you still hack it? In the end, its really realizing how much you have and how best to leverage it.
“Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they’re more paralyzed than I am.” – Cristopher Reeve
Your family experience is already a meaningful one. The question is: what kind of meaning are you seeing as your experiences unfold in your life?
It can mean nothing, “a bit of something,” or everything, depending on what perspective you choose.
May we all choose to see that our family experiences – good, bad, and ugly – all together bend, break and make us the total person we are “as of today,” we will appreciate them more for their “added value” to our lives.
Our bad memories and our bad experiences are what make us who we are and what make us grow and allow us to learn, if we choose to see the lessons in those experiences. – Elijah Wood
By not allowing that someone to get into your nerves! It’s a choice my friend.
Hold it! Delay it! Allow it to pass.
Nerve tissues are mostly skin deep; weather the storms and crisis by going deeper into our hearts. Our hearts have a greater capacity to love and be patient compared to our nerves. Go to the root to manage the root.
Sometimes problems don't require a solution to solve them; instead they require maturity to outgrow them. - Steve Maraboli
It's not the many things you share together; its what you together share about each other! Indeed, in the beginning you all act like one, dress as one, go about life as one. But as you mature, you see less and less similarities among family members and, not surprisingly, more and more differences as a each carves out his or her own niche. What I am most thankful for, amidst a wide range of fruits, deep inside are a few essential roots.
Don't avoid it, anticipate it. Your family will struggle, if not yet.
Does this disillusion you? This is actually good. An illusion isn’t real, is it? So, technically, to be disillusioned is to be freed from illusions, and isn’t that Good?!
Accept it. Believe you can go through it. Create the steps to make it happen. The ABCs of the overcomer.
Very! “Pick a dysfunction and its a family problem.” - Robert Downey, Jr.
I think every family should embrace authenticity and accept that just as the fiercest form of love will be seen in a family setting, so will be the most horrific cases of abuse.
Isnt the greatest enemy ultimately discovered within?
One who expects simply won’t settle! And why settle when we were designed for so much more! “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”- C.S. Lewis. Listen on for an A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. life of expectation!
Don’t give up expecting, but do give up expectations not worth keeping! To lessen your amount of “thinking,” here’s a listing of 6 kids of expectations you should have E.N.O.U.G.H. of! Some expectations are simply not worth it, and not a few are downright toxic! I hope none of you embrace this: “I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.” - Fyodor Dosto-yevsky.
But hey, what if it is taking longer than anticipated? What if there is a chance the expectation won’t be met but only after a long investment of time and effort? Is it worth it? Proverbs 13:12: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
What constitutes a healthy from a toxic expectation? Here are 7 guidelines covering ability to deliver, the power of a process, fairness and justice, and a commitment to one’s conviction. Note that a heathy expectation has the power to yield amazing results! . “Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.” - Stephen R. Covey
Should we? Shouldn’t we? As Alex Pope declared: “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” But can we even help it? I think not. But two issues remain: what will I expect? And from whom? Regardless, it’s good to note what this legend had to say about expectations: “I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.” - Bruce Lee
We need to be reminded. The energy to lose it is just so powerful that unless there is a much greater force controlling us, the pursuit of gentleness will be less than encouraging. It’s not the amount of time we put in something that show what we value most, it’s what controls us and what is most overwhelming….so know why it is worth and remember it!
There is absolutely no situation where you can’t hold it and keep your calm. But put them all situations together, and amidst your constantly challenged emotions and evolving dispositions, without a doubt, sometimes you’ll “down and out!” I think we call become more chill when we think less of what we are entitled to, and more of what we are responsible for.
“It is the weak that expresses aggressiveness to show strength, but real strength, is in the gentle.” - Nurudeen Ushawu. “It’s in the gentle,” and consistently gentle at that! Let’s go beyond just wanting to make it happen to actually getting it done!
It’s gentle habit forming day today and everyday!
Sometimes we change because of the gains behind the change; sometimes, we change because we can no longer stand the losses without changing. So, here’s a listing of eight (8) losses when we don’t quit losing it! “If you have been brutally broken, but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with the heart of an angel.” - Keanu Reeves
“It has been well demonstrated that you can change your life by changing your attitude toward it. People ask, “How is life treating you?” A better question is, “How are you treating life?”- James K. Papp. So, my friend how are YOU treating life, and all its chaos within? The “chill” is not to change the situation; it’s to alter our disposition.
It is time to chill! Toxicity around us – and within us – will be an occasional reality. How can we grow - and glow - amidst toxicity - as individuals, and as a community? Why and how can we leave a legacy of being “lights in darkness” inspiring and equipping future generations to come?
It’s inevitable, eventually, you are “It!” At such times, the key is to humble thyself and to A.C.T. on it! No spoilers, so sit back and take a few moments to do what is needed to overcome those moments you are the “weakest link.” Learn the habit, because it will happens several times over your lifetime!
C’mon, go beyond survival, level up! Living with toxicity doesn’t have to rule out productivity! Here are 9 concrete ways to get things done – and done well – amidst an environment of toxicity.
Stepping away from unnecessary toxicity is, of course, your best option!
Why is it even call “Good”bye if there can be no good in it?! It isn’t always a bad thing you have to walk away from; sometimes it’s a good thing whose time is up! Too much of a good thing is bad. Even worse, an overextended blessing is an double curse! Is it time to face a situation of toxicity by walking away?
Because you’re stuck with certain friends and family, and avoiding toxicity means avoiding all of them completely! And besides, until Elon Musk resettles us in Mars, we all live in what scientists have already declared is a “toxic planet.” So, instead of avoiding, are you ready to engage?
Well, community was always what was meant to be! “No man is an island,” especially is he wants wifi installed! But this isn’t really a question, as much as it is an invitation. “Together Everyone Accomplishes More” as the words behind the acronym T.E.A.M? When well organized, yes. But what excites me more is “Together Everyone Achieves Meaning,” especially when we allow ourselves to support, help and transform each other in times of trials. “Beautiful souls are shaped by ugly experiences.” - Matshona Dhliwayo
“When going through hell,” Winston Churchill declares, “keep going!” Stop making sense of everything. That is a futile undertaking. Some of life’s realities we know much about, other will be but a glimpse, and there are those we going through in pitch darkness. But being in the dark is not a necessarily bad thing. There are songs that are best sung by birds only at night. You still can benefit from those times you feel completely lost!
Strengthen your Core Best Self. Not weaken, strengthen. Not your “many,” but “Core.” Not the “acceptable,” but the “Best.” And certainly not someone else’s, but yours. Prepping the ship and its captain are the best ways to whether upcoming sea storms. Take time to do this now, before the next storm of your adventurous life!
First is to determine if they are meant for you! If clearly, the trial is not, then stop taking those bullets not meant for you (there are enough directed at you as it is!) Granting they must be welcome and experienced, the key is in the word itself
Of course there is, especially if the trial is not meant for you! But to escape all trials is an impossibility, for whether we like it or not, someone else is in control and that isn’t you! So, might as well embrace it, factor it in and take all you can to make it work for you. No Olympics without the Trials; no “ultimate triumphs” without our share of challenges.
We take a look at Decision Completion! How can I say with pride and joy, “Thank God it’s Friday?!” “Starting strong is great,” Robin Sharma reminds, “but Finishing Strong is epic!” How to have an epic day!
It’s time for Decision testing! A decision that can’t be tested shouldn’t be trusted! Allow the testing - and that includes pain and humbling - to strengthen you towards a strong finish!
Decision making gets you started, but it is decision management that will get you there. So, how to get there? Just D.O. I.T! - 4 jabs to make your decisions a hit - under a minute!
Continuing our Doses of Disturbance as we take a break from our usual daily fare, we look at making decisions and what can help you make them today! Think of a couple of options and get ready with those decisions!
This week we take a break from our “usual” daily disturbances and give you “doses” instead. Just a “jab” as today’s pandemic lingo puts it. All in a minute! And for today, we reinforce the idea of responding - and responding well - regardless of circumstances!
It’s a wrap! Or is it? Whatever, are you having fun yet?! Well, this is it!
There’s no turning back! It’s now or never. Listen on and see how to end the week strong with practical to dos – and not to dos – with whatever energy you have left within you! “Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.”
Almost there, just a couple of days, it’s Thor’s Day! One last thunderous push to the finish! And you’re either ready to Thank God it’s Friday or appeal to Him to extend or delay this day! For indeed, the opposition can be strongest when you’re near your destination. Sometimes, just making it through the day is enough reason to give thanks. Can we we still finish strong? Listen on!
Halfway through, do you have what it takes to see it through? Perhaps not? Which is AOK! You don’t have to have it all under control, according to plan, right on schedule. Especially when so much change calls for constant adjustment and even re-direction. For the sake of the people we serve, however, specifically those we value most, we need to keep going, “come hell or high water.” Let’s make this a wonderful, amazing Wednesday!
How to re-start after I messed up? I want to maintain the good, set aside the bad, and continue to aim for an epic finish! Living my week to the fullest, moment by moment, regardless of circumstances…and still meeting my deliverables and “KPIs!” (Key Performance Indicators). Let’s make this indeed, a thrilling Tuesday!
How does one really start well, so that we look forward to an amazing end? And what if we start on the wrong foot, or already overwhelmed or completely messed up? Help me recover, and not just for mere survival but to really live life “to the fullest” this present week?! Listen up, and learn, and have a Magical Monday!
Finally, Thank God it’s Friday! If it’s been a painful week, at least you know you have a breather come the weekend (Well, for most of you, I assume). But blessed are you who believe! Indeed, the race is not to the swift but to those who keep on running! Save the best for last, just like God did when created Man and Woman on Friday, or Frigg/Fria’s day, celebrating the wife of Odin!
Almost there, but not quite! You need all the energy – and continuing wisdom – to finish the week strong. Be inspired with the thought that today is the mighty “Thor’s” day! The God of Thunder! There is now more behind you than there is still left in front of you, believe you have what it takes!
Half day through the work week and you now have a clearer idea of what’s going for and what’s going against you (that is, the “Force Field Analysis” framework). The balance of reflecting on how you’re doing, and the need to just keep going. The “hump day” as the challenge of “getting over the hump” is now upon you!
Haha, re-start so soon? Or are you just finally warmed up? The week is most certainly underway and building momentum will require a new set of activities compared to getting started. Maxwell said it best: “Motivation gets you started, discipline gets you there.” Keep going friend, the race – or perhaps the journey - is underway!
It’s the start of the week! Or is it? Wasn’t Saturday the 7th day for creation and the day of the rest? Then that makes Sunday the first day! Whatever, it’s an opportunity to begin planning your efforts to make the most the week. “Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.” --Albert Einstein
Human beings grow in community and in the context of teams. Growing alone, apart from community is not our design as human beings. “It is not good for man – or woman – to be alone,” is not only in the context of marriage. So, the answer is yes, you really have to grow together with that person, and yes, that being straight from the gates of you know where!
Transformation combines the old and new, “preserving the Core while stimulating progress.” You can’t keep growing and transforming to the point even the core and the non-negotiable are no longer visible! God made you, you!
“Work-Life Balance” opens the opportunity for growth and keeps you agile. Without the right mix of priorities, we will be a slave to what consumes us most, and then very little growth, if any, will come as a result.
Overcoming brings strength and maturity. A survivor is the best testimony to future survivors, so stay alive, tell your story, and multiply your kind. We need more examples of those who have gone before us, journeyed through hell and high water, and whose experiences will guide us through!
Growth doesn’t just happen, it is first decided upon, then acted upon. Have you made that choice today? For growth to be continuous, we need to open ourselves and our ways to change with a daily decision. Respond, not react, and win…
Ok, get ready to take notes! 12 ways to live “THE NEW NORMAL” for a better chance of survival, and maybe, just maybe, great success!
So many of what the world “needed” just a year ago have changed for people, for families, for businesses and entire communities. Are you still of value to them, ensuring yourself of a place in the economics of supply and demand, and in meeting the needs of a world clearly in great need? Let’s take a quick but effective look at how YOU can make sure of your contribution, and yes, your personal satisfaction and fulfillment.
So many acquaintances one can acquire at this day and age, but really, how many of our existing and valuable relationships are still growing, and nurtured as they should be? Let’s get practical – and committed – in new and updated ways to care for the people who matter most in our lives!
To listen means to “be willing to be changed.” So many ideas, suggestions, advices…but how will we “take to heart?” Compliance is key to non negotiable new norms but not a few will struggle with this as the changes don’t just call for an evolutionary response, but a revolutionary one! Are you ready for a change of heart?!
The New Normal, if there is such a thing, calls for a new way of living given the dramatic changes in our environment. In every area of life, now rules, now communication channels, now workplace arrangements, new medical protocols. Believe it or not, most important is the new way of managing thyself! It’s time to put yourself, first!
We will go through temptations, and the more we progress, the more challenging the temptations will be. But let them be our badges of honor! Here’s to a lifetime of facing battles – and temptations – together, and maybe, just maybe we all will be rewarded with an amazing victory.
Thursday – What is the Temper…is me!?
And yes, sometimes it is you, or me! Test yourself! If you say yes to at least 50% of these ways we all can be tempters, it’s time to repent. “If you know thyself, and thine enemy, you need not fear a thousand battles.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Head on. You can’t deny its existence, pretend it isn’t affecting you or co-exist with it, thinking “a bit of it won’t hurt too much anyway!” Allow me to share 6 proactive ways to deal with it, but in the end, you gotta do it H.E.A.D. O.N!
For one, it is an indication on how far you have gone on the road to greatness! But seriously, it is a gauge how impactful our lives can be! The bigger the temptation – or distraction, or obstacle, or opposition – the greater the reward and the output if we do NOT yield.
Yes, it IS valuable. It recognizes my authority. It sees I am onto something good! It sharpens my ability to make decisions. It is an opportunity to do what is right. Go do it, give your temptations some credit!
Nope, passion won’t cut it. Neither will a loud voice. To display power from beginning to end, a power that doesn’t repel but draws in, one that doesn’t instill fear but invite the weary, takes more than just inspiration and exertion. Pick up a few ways to gain this power, sustain it, and pass it on to those who, in turn, will multiply it. Communicate with enthusiasm, and yes, to know what enthusiasm really is, and where it comes from.
“It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it!” Not what, but how. From process to platform, our content takes on a new form by the way we structure it and what channels we use to get our message across. The rule of 3 is a simple framework to organize your communication for more clarity, whether it is a 1 minute elevator pitch or a 4 hour learning session. MPCD, or Multiple Platform Content Delivery is just a reminder that a combination of various means of messaging is the way to improve comprehension in a world of distraction!
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“Be yourself!” would probably be much easier advice to take, if we only knew ourselves in the first place! “If you Know thyself and thine enemy, you need not fear a thousand battles” Sun Tzu declares. But knowing our ourselves is not an easy achievement, especially when we are told the first decades of our lives whom we are supposed to be! Buckle up, today, we go for a wild - and glorious - ride!
Communication is about connection. But how can I connect if I am not mindful of the people on the other end?
From their DNAs, their preferences to the state of their hearts, how much of my audience do I really know, meaning, “apprehend fully?” “Those who get along with you will go along with you,” Dr. John Maxwell reminds, so let’s look at how to read the “receivers” more clearly.
That’s a choice that you and I will have to make, again, and again, considering the trade-offs, as there are both benefits and consequences in taking this risk. For me, however, there is no other way. Intimacy is the core part of our humanity.
Discover 8 major considerations to make the journey of intimacy more holistic, more balanced, more meaningful, more fun! A good time to reflect and perhaps, make decisions. We overestimate the power of Decision-making and undervalue the impact of Decision-management.
By exposing yourself to one who cannot handle it, by setting yourself aside while completely favoring “others,” and by failing to connect -“getting intimate” - to a larger vision and more meaningful purpose for engagement.
It certainly can as it was designed to! Come A.L.I.V.E. with Awareness, Learning, Impact, Vitality and Empathy! But you must start with being intimate – fully apprehending – with self. Then, fully complete, you can overflow and connect with others.
You bet you do. To be intimate is to connect to the inner most part – intimus - of self and of someone else. Who prefers to settle with the outermost, superficial, shallow part of anything or anyone? Sadly, we still do, for “innermost” also means mysterious, unpredictable, dark. Still, it also means surprise, newness, and core. What a trade off!
I liken this challenge to running marathons. They are looooong races, 42,000 meters to be exact. I pick up lessons from 10 international marathons I have run to the finish to the hope of completing the marathon of life. Run with me!
We all can extend hope…sometimes without even knowing it. One key is to offer what we have, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. We can’t give what we don’t have. But we all have hope in some area of our lives: match that hope with a need that can benefit from it.
Ok, on regular days I am able to enough sources of light in my darkness. But there are those particularly challenging days. Can I be guided into a practical way of getting back in positivity and hope?
Do I even struggle with hope? How deep am I into hopelessness? Or are there specific areas that are unique to me at this stage in my life? Take a test, and find out for yourself!
Why even hope? What’s there to gain if I do, or to lose if I don’t? Unless I buy into it, there’s no point in investing in it.
Will I run out? What if the losses overtake the gains? What if I am in that situation right now? Do I still have hope? How to measure so I know I am in the “right track?” Can gaining be a daily, moment by moment experience?
By learning how to count! To a grateful spirit, there is no lack! It also helps to not label any situation as a major loss or a definite gain because it is really a matter of perspective. Who does the measuring? What in my success rate at the interim? What is my ultimate basis to say one matter is a gain or loss, and how do I ensure I gain more in life?
So many well-meaning efforts, but the “road to hell is paved with many good intentions!” Let’s get practical and methodical and explore steps to take to move forward with loss, not ignoring the unique applications to as many individuals and acknowledging that each situation will have a unique appreciation and application. Still, what is relevant to you? Or your family and company perhaps! Diagnose and prognose!
Beyond conceptual, let’s get personal. What losses are you experiencing today? Or perhaps, what losses of yesterday still impact you today? The key is to know – to apprehend fully – what losses we are experiencing, or still carrying perhaps, and to “accept” them as they are – to take them in “without difficulty and “freely” – so we are in a good grasp of our present reality. That which is seen – not the unseen - can be reflected upon and improved, as necessary.
Loss is a part of life, of every life, and that includes yours. How can there not be loss, if we want gain? Gain can only be achieved and measured if it takes something from somewhere else. Even with the abundance mentality, someone’s gain means a flow, or a loss, from somewhere else. Besides, who says loss isn’t good? Loss of pain, loss of waste, loss of darkness are all “good gains.” So, have you accepted loss as a part of your life today?
The thrill of overcoming, of getting past the darkness, of making it into the light. But for how long shall we stay there? When in moments of glory “in earth as it is in heaven,” the question arises: how shall we hold on to the light, and for always?
It can be overwhelming. If not for me, for friends and colleagues around me. What about nights that last longer than anticipated or hoped for, with no signs of change anytime soon? What about pains and hurts that cut so deep we wonder if we can even recover? At times it can be so heavy, so burdensome, so dark…what about those times, Anthony?
Ok, so I know why there is darkness, and I am convinced there is more than enough light to stamp out the darkness in my life and in the lives of others. Can we move from Why and What to How? How do I move towards the light, or perhaps, move from where I am now? Here’s to “seeing the light!”
So, we all go through darkness, and trust that eventually, light will shine. But where will it come from? Why does it seem easy to access one day and quite elusive the next? What are the sources of light I can expect to illuminate this present darkness? Is there truly more light than the growing darkness this world seems to be going through these days?
Darkness abounds...but why? Instead of struggling with its existence, it will do us and all more good by asking why we go through it, and possible reasons why we are experiencing one or a couple “dark tunnels” in our lives today.
Success not means different to different people, it also can mean different at different stages of one’s life. While Bianca is far from settling and is still seeking her “ultimate success definition,” we learn from her own experiences from school days to early career and now, a family woman!
A writer, speaker, host, advocate of social issues and a wife to a PBA player with 2 little kids…those are sure ingredients of busyness and stress! How she manages these sometimes competing concerns through anticipating and chillin!
The Promise and the Peril of social media! Practical and inspiring tips on how to survive but also make an impact online from Bianca who has over 7M++ followers on Twitter alone. Her highs and lows on the platform as well.
We can regain the power back from any given reality when we choose to look at it with an attitude that accepts the change that has occurred and one that decides to change what is yet to occur.
If there happens to be conflicting "priorities" in terms of time and energy, how does one choose? Let's pick up some lessons from one who definitely juggles a good number of valuable things, all at the same time!
We don’t have to deny nor ignore the negative effects of storms. But it is necessary to look for and focus on the positive contributions of storms in our lives. The attitude of gratitude.
It’s not about you, it’s about how you will be able to help others, when your storm is through. Here’s a no nonsense, practical guide to helping others currently facing storms in their lives.
We weren’t meant just to “barely make it” when it comes to the storms in our lives; we were meant to survive and surpass them. Here are 12 ways to survive and thrive in times of storms in our lives
We are going through storms at any given point in our lives. How can we know that we are going through one, or perhaps even several ones, at any given time in our lives?
Storms are inevitable, actually essential to the “circle of life.” The key is not to question their existence as much as it is to discern their purpose at a particular time in our life!
It all depends on the purposes that you set for what you start in life. But when you have the right goals, the answer will always be yes in a glorious end!
Fear, worries and doubt are big enough hurdles to keep you from reaching your dreams. Let's deal with them!
We tend to dread some endings, but life opens up for those that learn to embrace the seasons that come and go.
Consider beginnings as the foundation of all the we accomplish in life. It's inevitable, so let's embrace it!
We are far from ideal but we can keep on dreaming. You cannot hit a target you aren't aiming for!
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It won't always work. The key is to pick up a few lessons along the way. Sometimes we win, sometimes we learn.
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Let us go beyond inspiration and go to execution. In this episode, we get practical on how this works!
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We are all aiming for something and we have had "tastes" of heaven at some points in our lives. This is Maricel's, what is yours?
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Entering into this next season, we will have some of the most influential people in my life guest our show to impart to you the wisdom they have imparted into my life as well. This week, my wife and I discuss LIFE BALANCE! As a mother of 5, a media manager, an award-winning actor and amazing lover—how does she do it?
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Wondering where all the daily disturbances have gone? Something's cookin', listen to get updated. Get to know your speaker and the heart behind the podcast!
Love is a choice. You’ve heard it before, but let today’s episode challenge you to consider the implications of failing to consciously choose love over anything else.
Reminder! We are prepping for Season 2 of the podcast, so we will see you next month! Take this time to catch up n the episodes you've missed and to reach out to us if you would love a coaching session on these topics! Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached!
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For optimum effectivity, take the time to properly digest and mediate on this quick fire episode on the ways in which we can love. Whichever resonates with you, whatever tickles your fancy or convicts you to change—take hold of it and apply it as soon as possible! Use that heart tug for the better in your life today!
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Sometimes we need to be reminded that we are capable of doing something in order to be encouraged to do just that. Not even just capable but more than able...it is engraved IN you to love. Just a reminder!
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A mind may know, but does the heart believe? Let this episode reinforce the one belief that will allow you to be the best possible lover of people that you can be.
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Before we get into the ins and outs of something, we must first define it! Let’s set the foundations for this week’s topic on love as we distinguish what love is and more importantly, what it certainly is not.
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It takes nothing at all to dream but it takes a lot to see it become a reality. Are you ready? What’s step one…today’s episode will get you started on the journey (that is very much worth pursuing).
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Love", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Dreams don’t expire. But, they do change with the season. It’s great to be content with your past achievements, but let this episode challenge you not to settle with what you have accomplished—instead, keep looking at what you are still able to.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Love", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Sometimes, we’d rather allow for dreams to remain dreams because of the fear of failure. What if it doesn’t happen? What if it doesn’t come into fruition? Let’s never let our dreams die before we try to make it into a reality.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Love", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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“Ang hindi pagaan, pabigat.” Let’s consider the effect of our pursuits. Is it just for you or is it bettering the world around you?
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Love", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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The mind is what entertains our ability to dream. Did you know that you had the power to shape your life’s perspective by allowing either negativity or positivity to rule your imagination? Wake up dreamer! Let us go on a journey this week, as we discover how to dream with our eyes wide open.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Love", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Before heading to the "finish line", let us first determine what exactly our finish line look like, for it will differ from person to person. Let today's episode challenge you to pursue your goals with a larger focus on the journey instead of the destination.
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The pillars of success are founded on what you are willing to believe, and sooner or later—watch your live achieve it. So, how exactly do we frame our minds and actions towards the right beliefs?
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Well, those that seriously want to make it—will listen to this podcast to find out. So, go ahead.
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Less can definitely lead to more. Today, let this episode challenge you to make the hard but decision to trade in what’s been keeping you from growing your potential.
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Winning is merely a mindset. Let’s switch our focus from the success that we are longing to those underlying foxes that are keeping us from doing so.
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Now, unlike ever before, connection is virtually instantaneous. The unlimited options, as well as the lack of the "undo" button can make for a dangerous and rather difficult world to connect with. Although, remember that we ourselves have the ability to be the light, the positive voice and the "difference" in a world that so definitely needs it.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Winning", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Connection doesn’t always have to be a constant. There are going to be times, seasons and instances where space, in the long run, will allow for expedited growth and progression in both you and in your relationships. Distance may truly make the heart grow fonder.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Winning", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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To be “mirrored” correctly, means a deep and true sense of self-awareness. We need to surround ourselves with people who can truly let us know what we’re like and who we are through the perception of others is of utmost value to us—in order to live our life to the fullest and to the truest.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Winning", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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In order to pour out, we must first take the time to be filled, to make sure that we are in tune and aware of ourselves. The core of who we are? That’s our most effective instrument for the truth.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Winning", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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There is an art to effective connection. In all areas of life, our ability to properly connect with people will be a key determinant in our life's desired outcomes. So, how can we ensure that the connections are not only made, but that the connections allow us to arrive to results? This week's topic, is all about that. Let's begin!
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Winning", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Getting into trouble is a part of life, let us learn, while we still can, how to re-do and make up for what we weren’t able to do the first time around.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Connection", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Doing life alone is permissible. But, everything is, the question is, is it beneficial? Expedite your chances of success by doing life alongside accountability partners. Who’s guiding you and pushing you onwards and upwards?
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Connection", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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In a time of crisis, when you have to survive, you can’t keep thinking...you have to start DOING. Today’s episode will walk you through deciding between “Analysis Paralysis” vs. “Decision and Action”.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Connection", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Maybe life doesn’t have a formula labelled “road to success”, which applies to every single person. Although, we live in a world that has been explored and experienced by millions before us.
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Everything is achievable for a person who is willing. Willing to ask for help, willing to try, willing to explore what’s beyond your “now”.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Connection", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Wrapping up this week by creating an episode you can use as a starting point for some self-reflection. With everything that is taught, apply it in your own life accordingly, and be prepared to see results!
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Survival", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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May this episode encourage you to channel your “failures” and what you have learned from them onto helping those that are coming after you. Today’s failure, tomorrow’s path to success.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Survival", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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We'll find ourselves going through the same struggles and pitfalls until we learn to not just get OUT of it, but as we learn to go THROUGH it. Failure equips us for the opportunities that we've yet to reach. Let's be keen students of our experiences.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Survival", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Let's consider the failure as the trial round before the success, so that we may not allow "hurdles" to stop us on the way there.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Survival", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Failure, at first glance, seems to carry a negative connotation. But, life is what you make of it. Let today's episode encourage you to use failure to your advantage.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Survival", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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When we think about how our relationship with someone can benefit them first than how it can benefit us, we are able to build relationships that are healthy and those that last.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Failure", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Are you surrounded by "yes people?" People that are merely there to accompany you? Maybe this episode will allow you to consider leveraging on your relationships in a way that Proverbs 27:17 suggests us to do it.
"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." (Proverbs 27:17)
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Failure", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Everyone has a different definition of love, as love itself has its many expressions. Anthony's take on "loving" may challenge you on this episode of the podcast.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Failure", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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When in community, being there takes more than being there. Today's episode is about engaging with people with intentionality and purpose.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Failure", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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We were made for connection, that’s why we must honor our design by treasuring our relationships. So, how so? Today’s episode will guide you.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Failure", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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How’s your spending? Your time-spending. Yup, you've heard right. The time you are given each day is valuable, for you can never get back wasted time.
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Today’s episode will guide you on the power of habits in effective time management. Anthony gives a practical and holistic approach in making sure you get things done in every sphere of life with as much fun and as little stress as possible.
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Taking a step back to see your realities from a wider point of view is essential in knowing how to progress. It’s crucial to establish your current situation before you can move towards your desired direction. Nasaan ka at nasaan ka na papunta?
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Relationships", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Take a quick think: What do you have? Now take a step backwards. What did you do to get what you have? Now, take another step back. Who is the person that did what he did in order to have what he has? That’s you right now. Where does the change being? In the “be”-ing.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Relationships", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Have you been trying to manage something that is unmanageable? Time is said to be something we can manage, but think about it—whether or not you like it, time will keep ticking. So, what must we do with that never-ending clock?
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Relationships", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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It's a given, stress is a constant. Another given? You have the ability to manage it to work for you and not against you. Remember, stress is a means--not an end, let's manage stress for a life well-lived!
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Ever wish you had a big red button somewhere on your body labeled “restart”? Maybe our topic today, the quadrants of prioritisation, could help!
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We’re good at handing the blame to our load, the expectations of our bosses and the “external” pressures. “I’m stressed because of them/it”, we’ve said it all before. How about flip your perspective the next time you feel a little overwhelmed, and try looking inward instead?
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Time Management", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Stop working hard, start working SMART. How so? Today’s episode will guide you through recognising how to hold on to what’s necessary for growth and how to set aside what could possibly be hindering your growth.
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Stress, whatever the age and stage, we are very much impacted by it. But, do you actually have an understanding of its function in your life? For it has BOTH a negative and positive. Listen up!
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This episode wraps up our series on INFLUENCE! Thank you for your support!
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Failure is inevitable but is sure isn't your end all be all. You have the power to decide to change. Let's not stay in the past, let us instead focus on what we can do in the present to color our future.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Stress", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Since you are BOUND to influence the world in one way or another or to influence one person or a million others, what exactly are you doing with that power of yours to influence? It's just one way or another. Be that other, the positive other.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Stress", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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Before thinking about reaching more, more, more. How about thinking about the effect that you have on your immediate influence? Your seatmate at school? Your boss? Your sister?
"“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." (Luke 16:10)
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Stress", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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When you think "influencer", you may think someone with a lot of "k"s on their follower count or someone with countless credentials under their belts, let today's episode encourage you otherwise.
Anthony will be choosing one person to dedicate a free coaching session to. Next week, he will be discussing "Stress", is that something you need guidance on? Email thedailydisturbance.podcast@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to be coached on such!
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