Addicted to Breakthroughs
Three people died after participating in a sweat lodge at a nine thousand dollar “spiritual warrior” retreat led by James Arthur Ray, a self-appointed motivational speaker, who appeared in the law of attraction movie, “The Secret.” The allegations are that a culture of pressure from the leader to “break through limitations” coupled with a poorly […]
An Ode to Diapers: Finding What You’re Truly Passionate About
I opened the diaper, but I already knew it wasn’t going to be pretty. I had just rolled the inside of Sam’s shirt up so that I as I peeled it off him his head would remain cleaner than his bottom. Suffice it to say that the clean-up took a little while, and involved a […]
Canceling and Giving Back All of Their Money
If I have a trigger in my personality, it’s around integrity. I mean, most human beings have a thing about integrity and being honest, which is why I don’t worry about having generous refund policies and such, but I really get triggered. Triggered as in watching and squirming when in one of those silly comedies […]
Revisiting Moses on Teaching
This week the Heart of Business Momentum course began, AND we relaunched the Business Oasis (it was badly in need of a facelift since it’s original launch in 2005). Crazy busy. So I gave myself the mercy of reprinting an article. And it is a good reminder for me, because it’s all about teaching, getting […]
Spiritual Practice versus Processing/Healing
We’re nearing the end of Ramadan, which means that for the past month I, along with hundreds of millions of others around the world, have been fasting sunup to sundown this month. This will be the ninth year I’ve observed Ramadan. I don’t like to admit it, but I was complaining about Ramadan, and it […]
How to Receive Guidance for Business Decisions
When intuition strikes, it’s a wonderful thing. And when it doesn’t? You know, you’ve got a decision to make about what price to charge, or what topic to cover, or even where to spend hard-earned money on marketing design. The deadline can’t stretch any more than it already has, and you’re still dithering… which way […]
Having a Teacher
This weekend my spiritual teacher is visiting Portland as he does every year. It’s amazing to me for two big reasons. First, in the history of spiritual paths, usually the student has to travel to the teacher. Often at great personal sacrifice. The particular Sufi lineage I’m in has story from the earliest days of […]
Why You Repeat Some Business Mistakes
Why do you make certain mistakes over and over again? No matter how hard you try to fix or control the situation, they seem beyond your control. For instance, I was working with a client who has a number of staff working under him that he wanted to delegate to more efficiently. Despite his efforts, […]
Is Tithing the Road to Abundance or New Age Nonsense?
You may be familiar with the principle of tithing–giving a certain percentage of your earnings to those in need. You may have also heard that what you give will come back to you twice-over, three-times over, seven-fold, or ten-fold. Different traditions have different formulas. Some people swear by it. Others just end up swearing as […]
The True Measure of Money in Your Business
Shiny new cars. Big mansions. The good life. Even if you’re not a particularly material person, it’s easy to be caught by those images and to wonder, “Why don’t I have that? Is there something wrong with me?” It has become especially popular to equate material wealth with spiritual attainment. If you do good, and […]