“For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, ‘It might have been’.” -John Greenleaf Whittier Have you ever said, “I can’t believe I waited so long to…”? Why do you think you did wait? In the end, most of the things you’ve thought about doing probably were worth doing. And there’s far more pain involved with failing to take action and missing an opportunity than in taking the wrong action. Sure, …
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“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. That’s where they should be. Now, put the foundations under them.” ‐Henry David Thoreau The best salesman I know is my dog, Woody. He’s a two year old Labradoodle, and I think he’s the best dog ever. He’s got a great sense of humor; at least that’s how it seems to me. He’s eternally optimistic, unfailingly persistent, creative in his approach, …
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“The size of a man is measured by the size of what makes him angry.” -Anonymous Every fight you’ve ever had has ended the same way. After expressing your anger and disdain for the other person’s point of view, eventually you let go of the need to be right and actually listened to what the other person had to say. You came off your high horse and admitted your part in the fiasco. And, you …
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“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” -Abraham Lincoln I was just performing a hypnosis show for a group of Orthodox Jewish kids at a summer camp in Pennsylvania. They dress so differently and have such different lives from mine that it was initially a little strange. It didn’t take long, though, to discover that these were just kids like any other. They’re enthusiastic, alive, inquisitive and delightful. Once I …
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“Awareness is the alchemy that transmutes fear to power, labor to laughter, and anger to love.” -Dr. Steve Taubman I don’t usually take requests…but a wonderful and devoted fan of my work asked if I’d say a few words about my understanding of transmutation; a fascinating power we all possess yet seldom use. I jumped to the task, because this is a topic that lives at the core of my teachings. …
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