Why sometimes it seems impossible to do what we should do

Improved leadership skills

Example is the most powerful form of leadership. Share with those you lead what drives you; what you value. Ask them to reciprocate in sharing what drives them. With that knowledge getting "buy in" is greatly enhanced. I offer coaching. To set up a free introductory session, reserve your time at https://calendly.com/scottfriedman40/30min [https://calendly.com/scottfriedman40/30min] My books are available on Amazon. You can find links to them on my website, www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com

Executive self awareness and leadership

You can only give what you have. To help people on your team take ownership and maximize the benefits of their talents, you need to be an example of making that work. You need to write down with as much articulation as possible what your talents are and how you use them to benefit yourself and others. Then you need to write down your weaknesses and how you design around them. Because example is the most powerful form of leadership, here's a list of what I perceive my talents to be and how I'm using them for my benefit and the benefit of others. Also, a list of my weaknesses and how I address them. I am a great meditator. In meditation I ask questions I want the answers to and listen for the answers to arise in my mind. I know acting on the thoughts in my mind that are uplifting will benefit myself and others. Everyone wants self acceptance, to be heard and valued. As I accept myself more and more, I provide an environment that supports others in accepting themsleves. I have a dogged persistance in accepting and aligning more and more with what's true. Again, that supports others in being more honest with themselves. Weaknesses of mine include being impatient, giving up focusing on what is true to adopt commonly held beliefs that are false. That includes going along to get along in an effort to feel more connected even though I know the only way to have the connection I desire is to be connected to myself. I know and have experienced that when I'm connected to myself I'm connected to everyone. Nevertheless, I still find myself falling into the destructive habit of adopting commonly held beliefs that don't work for me. When I do that I create stress for myself. That stress reminds me I've turned my back on what I know and it's time to recenter myself. You can schedule a complimentary coaching session to experience the benefits of coaching at https://calendly.com/scottfriedman40/30min [https://calendly.com/scottfriedman40/30min] My books are available on Amazon. You can finbd links to them on my website, www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com [https://www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com]

Claiming more of our power

Almost all of us agree that our mind has more power than we give it credit for. I want to accept and realize as much of my potential as I can in this life. Given these 2 facts, it makes sense that I want to claim more of the power of my mind. A few months ago I decided adopting a mantra would be one way I could have more conscious direction of my mind. I could consciously select more of the thoughts in my mind by adopting a mantra. I meditated and was inspired to adopt the following mantra, "I am the world". While that thought felt good, I had trouble relating to it. Because it felt so good to be repeating it in my mind, I continue to do that. Today I woke up with the thought that if I can heal the internal conflici I have around accepting my power that internal healing would be projected into the physical world and an end to the Russian and Ukranian war. It seems obvious to me that if Russia returned the land it anexed from Ukraine and Ukraine gave Russia unfettered access to ports on the Black Sea, the potential for them to live in peace is high. In war, everyone loses. If I create the world with my mind. If believe healing myself heals the world (which I and a great many others do). Then healing my internal conflict should be reflected as an end to external conflict. I've been wrong about lots of things in my life. Maybe this is one of them. HOWEVER, employing the mechanism I use to reliably determine what is true, I know if I can heal my internal conflict enough, that will be reflected back to me by the outer world. I believe our mind is all powerful. We have the ability to tap into that power and direct that power to benefit ourselves and ohers. I can help with that if you wish. For a free introductory coaching session, reserve your time at https://calnedly.com/scottfriedman40/30min [https://calnedly.com/scottfriedman40/30min] My books are available on Amazon. You can find links to the books on my website, www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com [https://www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com]

Creating wealth

We create with our mind. More specifically, we create by acting on our thoughts. Our thoughts can be conscious or unconscious, positive or negative, true or false. To make room for more conscious, true, positive thoughts we need to diminish the power of negative thoughts by accepting their existence and chooseing not to act on them. If my experience is any indication, the negative thoughts don't go away, just lose more and more of their influence. Fighting against them, or trying to deny them, only gives them more power. With enough clarity we can create great wealth in our life by seeing more clearly. Think of a time when you had an "ah ha" moment. The wisdom of that moment was always a part of you. When that wisdom went from the unconscious to the conscious, you were gthen able to use that wisdom more effectively for your benefit. With that added clarity you create wealth. Wealth includes money, peace, friendships, relationships, health, self esteem and more. Accept your thoughts more fully and you'll be able to create all the wealth you want in your life. I offer thought coaching in which you are supported in becoming increasingly conscious of your thoughts and the ability you have to choose which you deem as being accurate and beneficial to act on. To schedule a free introductory session, reserve your time at https://calendly.com/scottfriedman40/30min [https://calendly.com/scottfriedman40/30min] My books are available on Amazon. You can find links to them on my website, www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com [https://www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com]

Uncovering a negative thought

For more than 50 years I've had a cough when I've denied negative thoughts. It first occured when I was a freshman in college. I coughed so much that I would repeatedly start to pass out from lack of oxygen. Only as I was falling to the ground and about to completely pass out, would my throat relax and allow me to inhale. Years later I discovered I could stop the spasmodic cough by acknowledging the otherwise denied negative thoughts. Recently, I've noticed a more frequent recurrance of the cough. In today's meditation I heard that the denied thought that was causing me to cough now is "This isn't working for you". Upon accepting the existence of that thought, I immediatley started having thoughts about why that thought was not true. It is true that I have unrealized potential. AND, my commitment to being ever more accepting and in alignment with what is true is effectively moving me forward. Whenever I accept a negative thought that was previously denied, I feel my body let go of tension I wasn't even aware existed. This is the case with accepting the thought "this isn't working for me". We create our world with our thoughts. I offer thought coaching to assist in becoming aware of our thoughts and the power we have to choose to act on them or not. For a free introductory coaching session to experience the difference this can make in your life, reserve a time at https://calendly.com/scottfriedman40/30min [https://calendly.com/scottfriedman40/30min] My books are available on Amazon. You can find links to the books on my website, www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com [https://www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com]