Tag Archives: Daily Disciplines

I think it’s important to remind ourselves that there is only one thing that would keep you or me from taking what we have studied in these pages and making some major, positive change in our lives. Ourselves. I am the only one who can get in my way and derail progress and change. IContinue reading “CONCLUSION”

I don’t know how you feel about it, but it seems to me that growth ought to take place far more rapidly and obviously than what it sometimes does. We live in a society that desires—and frequently demands—immediacy. The fact is, however, that personal growth tends to take a long time. It comes a littleContinue reading “DAY NINETY | It Takes a Lifetime”

What is the boundary line for your dream? It doesn’t cost any more to dream big than it does to dream small. However, the reality is that most people dream small rather than dreaming big. Somehow, we often believe that a small dream won’t seem so impossible, won’t invite so much ridicule, and won’t bringContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-NINE | Parameters”

Group dynamics One place where we can get stuck in a comfort zone is when it is fueled by a social dynamic. Families, friends, work environments – they can all play a part in locking us into a limiting comfort zone. Well-meaning family members or friends can affirm the self-concept that we have, and therebyContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-EIGHT | The Comfort Zone #4 Group dynamics”

A shielded safety The more recent technologies of Star Trek shields work as a force field around the ship, a bubble to protect the ship and its crew from external dangers. It occurs to me that our comfort zones work pretty much the same way: they exist to protect us from dangers that we perceiveContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-SEVEN | The Comfort Zone #3 A shielded safety”

Where does it come from? What is the comfort zone, really? How is it formed? I believe that it is something that morphs and changes over time, depending on a variety of factors: what we invest our time doing, who we invest our time with, how much we push ourselves, etc. However, the deepest partsContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-SIX | The Comfort Zone #2 Where does it come from?”

Introduction In the process of becoming all we are created to be, it is important to invest some time in self-reflection. We must, in fact, get to know ourselves a little better. We must discover our strengths and talents and gifts so that we know where to focus our efforts towards growth. As part ofContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-FIVE | The Comfort Zone #1 Introduction”

The skill of observation is one that will be of value to us in many different areas of life. As employees, as leaders, as parents, as bosses, as humans … a keen sense of observation will be an asset to us in many facets of our journey. Even in the process of self-awareness, we needContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-FOUR | Observation”

This topic is particularly applicable if you are a parent and is also valuable when leading or training others. Really, any place in life that you want to have influence or that you are responsible to have influence, the idea of leading by example is key. It’s been my experience as well as my conclusionContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-THREE | Lead by Example”

Are you a loyal person? Think about it for a few moments. What does being a loyal person look like? Loyalty is when we show support, allegiance, or faithfulness to a person, a value, or an organization. There is a spectrum of loyalty. If you’ve done some reflecting and aren’t sure you are a personContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-TWO | Loyalty”