Posts Tagged ‘a.h. almaas’

Inner Productivity, Part Three: Listening To Ourselves

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

In the last post in this series, I talked about the ways of thinking that tend to block us from developing what I call “inner productivity,” or the mental and emotional state that helps us to be efficient and produce our best-quality work.
As I said, in our culture, we’re conditioned to ignore or push aside [...]

Don’t Wait To Do Your “Real Work,” Part II: Finding Real Security

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

(This is the second part of a series I began a few months back with “Don’t Wait To Do Your ‘Real Work’,” an article about overcoming the fears that often hold us back from pursuing work that genuinely excites us.)
Much has been written about the importance of finding work that not only supports you financially [...]

What To Do When Affirmations “Don’t Work”

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

If you’ve read personal development literature, you’re probably familiar with the idea of affirmations.  When we say an affirmation, we affirm some positive quality we have—examples would include saying “I am lovable,” “I am powerful,” “I am charismatic,” and so on.  The idea is to convince our unconscious minds to adopt these beliefs, and ultimately [...]