Dharma, Karma and Grace
Dharma, Karma and Grace is not a heavy metal band. They are a rockin’ trio, though. Dharma is your essential character, your own nature. WHO YOU ARE. Who you are speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say. Karma is a cosmic principle that you reap what you sow according to your deeds, what [...]
NEW Leadership… Optimism, Pragmatism, Humanism
“Hope is a great thing to have and to feel. ‘I hope’ is not a good thing to say. The hardest commitment is to lead your life from the inside out, not from hope but from trust, willingness and commitment in the spirit of optimism, pragmatism and humanism.” – Mitch Axelrod, 30 Years, 30 Lessons [...]
Are You Choosing the Evil of Two Lessers?
“With a place to stand I can move the Earth.” Archimedes On November 2, 2004 before leaving my house to vote, I wrote this Blog post to express my feelings about the choice for president… “The Evil of Two Lessers!” “The Evil of Two Lessers” is a rigged, LOSE-LOSE game. Even if you win, you [...]
Are We All Americans Today?
On September 12, 2001, people from all over the world proclaimed, “We are all Americans today.” This expression of global solidarity demonstrated the power of human compassion and revealed the depth of our spiritual connection. We rose above ideology. We extinguished borders. We lay down our weapons. We put aside our differences. We declared, above [...]
9/11 – A Call for Peace
Reprinted from September 11, 2002 You can read more of my 9/11 writing here… Reprinted from September 11, 2002 “Imagine all the world living life in peace? You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope some day you’ll join us, and the world will live as one.” “Imagine” [...]
What Are YOU Waiting For?
I never bought into the mantra, “When it’s your time, it’s your time.” Today, I am a hard core convert. Call me a true believer. On Thursday August 14, what would have been my Dad’s 90th birthday, Charles Nystrom – the Weapon System Officer who flew the F-111E during the Persian Gulf War and made [...]
So Much Yet, So Little
Have you noticed how we have so much and yet, so little? So much spin, so little truth. So much talk, so little listening. So much conversation, so little understanding. So much fluff, so little substance. So much hype, so little trust. So much information, so little insight. So much knowledge, so little wisdom. So [...]
Values and You
If you are for enriching your life, enlivening your livelihood and enjoying a more prosperous living, this conversation is for you. So much rich content I can’t detail it all. Got stress? We talked about how to identify and isolate it in 15 minutes, and how to reduce it with one simple shift in thinking. [...]
Values and Coaching
Today is Values and Coaching day. If you coach, consult, teach, train, counsel or speak don’t miss today’s Play the NEW Game. At 1pm eastern, Dave Buck, CEO of Coachville and I discussed values, assessments and coaching. You can listen to this conversation here: Or, download by clicking here… We continued the Values and Coaching [...]
Values and Money
Money is a loaded topic. We spend a lot of life earning, spending or investing money. We discuss the difference between net worth and self worth, and the big distinction between financial independence and financial freedom. Financial freedom is a state of being, a state of mind. Financial independence is a statement of account. FI [...]