MY FIRST COACH – JUDY BILLMAN
This week I’d like to introduce you to a special person in my life — my first coach, Judy Billman. Remember, my Inherited Purpose is “I have to be smart and know all the answers (or pretend I do), work really hard to make it in life so I will not be poor and so…
FORGE A PRACTICE ON PURPOSE OPERATING SYSTEM
We’re all familiar with the importance of our computers having a dependable operating system, if for no other reason than we may have experienced the contrast of NOT having one. Operating systems are foundational to building a strong practice and life on purpose. While this article is about building such a system in your practice,…
Develop a Championship Team by Creating a Coaching Climate (Part 2)
BUILDING A PRACTICE ON PURPOSE SERIES PART #5Develop a Championship Team by Creating a Coaching Climate (Part 2) By Dr. W. Bradford Swift Turn low-performance players around Remember, your job as a coach is to enhance your players’ performance. To do so, you’ll need to take…
Top Ten Steps For Freeing Ourselves From The Downward Spirals Of Life By W. Bradford Swift Some people call them vicious circles or cycles. I prefer to think of them as downward spirals of life. Those periods that we can all become trapped in like the whirlpool of water as it drains from the tub.…
What We Can Do to Transform our World On Purpose
What We Can Do to Transform our World On PurposeBy W. Bradford Swift I recently read an interview of Marianne Williamson as she discussed her new book, The Gift of Change. During the interview she talked about the happenings around 9/11 and that we had an opportunity to engage in an authentic inquiry into such…
Why We Feel Worse as Our Lives Improve:
Why We Feel Worse as Our Lives Improve: An Interview with Gregg Easterbrook by Barbara Stahura Over the last half-century, life in the Western world has been improving steadily by nearly all measures. We now have the best healthcare the world has ever seen, the highest real incomes in history, easier access to higher education…
My 3 Hours In Court
Yesterday I spent 3 hours between 1 and 4 pm learning firsthand about our judicial system. It felt more like being back in Civics class than being on jury duty with one gentleman lecturing to us about the importance of this civic service than showing us a video on the subject hosted by Charles Kuralt.…
My Day(s) in Court
Well, after 56 years on the planet and 11 years here in Flat Rock, NC, I’ve finally been called to serve on jury duty. It all began about 2 weeks ago with my receiving a postcard alerting me that I would need to call on Wednesday, July 6, to find out whether I’d actually need…
Edwene Gaines: Prosperity Plus
I recently spent an afternoon with one of the people who’s made a profound and lasting difference in my life over the past 11 years as Edwene Gaines conducted a workshop on integrity at our local Unity Center. I love how Edwene introduces herself: “I am a woman of power.” She then goes on to…
The Land of Purposeful Paradoxes
THE LAND OF PURPOSEFUL PARADOXES — THE BIRTHPLACE OF YOUR DIVINELY INSPIRED LIFE PURPOSE “I have heard it said that heroism can be redefined for our age as the ability to tolerate paradox, to embrace seemingly opposing forces without rejecting one or the other just for the sheer relief of it, and to understand that…
Isn’t it Time You Knew Your Purpose?
