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Directing Desire
One never really gets to the point in their life where all desire goes away. As my guru says “desire is life”. I often hear older people say I don’t have desires any more. I beg to defer. You do have desires. You just no longer desire what you use to desire. You have new desires. As you mature your desires, the focus of your energy, change causing you to leave old desires and create new ones. But we are always desiring something or another. To live without desire is impossible. The goal is therefore to learn to direct desire.
One way to direct desire is to identify all your needs and wants. Needs are items that are non negotiable. Examples of needs are such as food, rent, vacation (if you are a hard working individual then it is good to take time out for yourself and with your family), utilities, etc. These are not really even a desire rather more a necessity. But it is still good to list them as sometimes we categorize some wants under needs.
Wants on the other hand are desires. Are your wants under your control? It’s ok to have wants. Too many wants however lead us to have a very scattered life. Our energy gets scattered and when this happens it is much more difficult to gather enough will to manifest things in our life. A rewarding life is a concentrated life. To lead a more focused life keep your wants to a minimum. Clearly discriminate between your needs and wants. By doing so you will be able to direct your life in a much more focused and rewarding way.
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Coffee Shop Talk in the Virgin Islands
Last Friday night I had my very first coffee shop conversation. It took place at the Barefoot Buddha in St. Thomas in the beautiful US Virgin Islands. An unscripted, 2 hour open conversation about life and the spiritual path. Attendees asked questions and our conversation explored the topics of l...
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Mastermind Talks 2013 – Toronto, Canada
Last week I spoke at the MasterMind Talks event in Toronto, Canada which was hosted by Jayson Gaignard and his wife, Kandis. This invite only event is designed specifically for entrepreneurs who seek high value learning through direct access to brilliant minds, and peer to peer experience sharing...
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Your Greatest Asset
In the spirit of Know Thyself, know that you are your greatest asset.
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Exploring Balance Living in Portland, Oregon
Last weekend (May 3-4) I had the wonderful pleasure of spending it with members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) in Portland, Oregon. The event was the inaugural chapter retreat for EO Portland. The focus of study was “The Art of Balancing Life”. The event was geared towa...
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Lesson Noted, Lesson Learned
A couple of weeks back I was speaking with someone who shared with me that she got involved in a personal issue with her client that she should have stayed out of. At that time she felt it was harmless to get involved in the conversation but later the whole thing played out unpleasantly. I…
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Meditating with Entrepreneurs
I spent last weekend at Skamania Lodge on the border of Oregon and Washington. The Portland chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) were having their inaugural chapter retreat and I was invited to present to them. Friday night was an informal gathering with the members where I brief...
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