One day when my son related the story of Jonah to Fred the green rabbit I was struck by how close to home the story strikes--for Noah, for me, for all of us.
Posts tagged as “success”
Human life is fraught with adversity -- both physical and emotional -- although each person's experience varies greatly. In order to survive adversity, to overcome loss and difficulty, and to succeed in life a person must have inner resources to draw from.
One of the most memorable quotes that I heard from a trainer came from a man I knew named Rizal:
As trainees, you are supposed to interrupt me if you dont understand something. You are supposed to ask questions. But you are not to go ahead of where we are in the class. All of the sections will be covered in due time.
As a trainee, I could not have agreed more with Rizal. He made an impact on me. He was one of the best trainers I have ever known. What made him a great trainer was that he loved his career. (Notice I didnt say job.) I knew he viewed his classroom as more than just a place to go to work everyday.
Most people plan to fail by never expecting to succeed. When you count your chickens before they've hatched you start to create a sense of excitement and enthusiasm that has immense power to motivate you to achieve whatever you desire.
Are you successful? What does that word mean to you? Unlimited wealth, toys as far as the eye can see, or family gatherings at your cottage on the lake? Success is a state of mind, and I would like to help you Succeed!
Are you upset when you run into obstacles on the way to your goal? Dont be! Kabbalah explains that growth and success are not meant to occur in a smooth linear path, but in a 3-fold process of light-darkness-light. In working with the nitty-gritty details and obstacles along the way to fulfilling a vision that you reveal G-d and your own Divine power in every aspect of your personal life.
Forget Christmas, the New Year is fast approaching and with it comes another 12 months of doing what youve always done. Now Im not sure about you but I know that next year will be different for me.
For the last 35 years, I have been working with individuals, couples and families, as well as business relationships. I have 8 published books on relationships and healing, some of them best-sellers. In the first half of my career, I worked as a traditional psychotherapist, and was not happy with the results.