Live in Discovery®

Category: Techniques

  • Clearing the Logjam Part II

    How to identify the logs of your logjam, which are the unexamined stories, beliefs and patterns that may be directing your current choices. This is part 2 of a story telling podcast to support you in clearing out any logs which may be interfering with your potential. If you’re currently reading Leaving Shore, you may…

  • Clearing the Logjam Part I

    Today is another story telling blog which I hope will help you identify some of the patterns within your own life. If you are currently reading Leaving Shore, you may want to look at the chart at the end of Chapter 3. In Chapter 3, I outline a variety of strategies such as, reflecting, redefining,…

  • Internal Advisory Committee

    I’d like to talk to you today about your Internal Advisory Committee, which for the purposes of this blog, I will refer to as “your committee”. In case you didn’t know it, we all have one. So today, we will take a look at your committee to be sure it’s up to date. Often this…

  • Dismantling the Automatic Trapdoor in Our Mind

    Today I’d like to talk about dismantling the mind’s automatic trapdoor. I’ll explain more about that in just a moment. Our current world is unlike anything any of us have previously experienced. We all find ourselves navigating unfamiliar territory in uncertain times. The current challenges provide us opportunities to dismantle the automatic trapdoor within our…

  • Intentional Resilience

    Today I’d like to talk about intentional resilience. I’d like to first begin by talking about what life is like without intentional resilience. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be able to identify with at least some parts of this description. It may sound bleak, and even way too familiar, but hang in there with…

  • Dismantling the Go-To-Excuse File

    What is the Go-To-Excuse File? Our Go-To-Excuse File contains patterns and automatic excuses that we can grab when we are facing something new, feeling unsure of ourselves, or offered opportunities that feel beyond our current capabilities. The excuse file is also used to keep life familiar, safe, and comfortable. If you look at the wonky…

  • Redefining Brave

    One of my braves was an outcome of a course assignment. There was a requirement to get a piece of writing edited by a professional. This was something I would not have chosen to do in this lifetime and was far outside my comfort zone. Anyone who knows me knows I love to talk about ideas, see patterns, and…