We’re getting set for today’s CHI FOR YOURSELF interview with William Martin, author of The Activist’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for a Modern Revolution. Be with us at 4pm Eastern, 1pm pacific time at www.chiforyourself.com!
JohnK 6-9-2016
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“Quiet Revolution”: Today on CHI FOR YOURSELF
We “Do the Tao Now”: This Week on CHI FOR YOURSELF
It’s more than 2-thousand years old, but our next CHI FOR YOURSELF guest says it’s just what we need to make positive change in our troubled world.
The Tao Te Ching is known for its enigmatic wisdom and yet William Martin says Taoism’s simplicity can be subversive and its flexibility a potent force. Martin is the author of The Activist’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for a Modern Revolution.
William Martin is our scheduled guest on this week’s CHI FOR YOURSELF. Be on the call with us Thursday, June 9th at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific time for a different approach to modern times. You’ll find us at chiforyourself.com.
William Martin
JohnK 6-6-2016
Overheard:
“There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true self.”
~ William James
“Stop Being Lonely” (a how-to) and 2 CHI FOR YOURSELF replays
Hard to believe loneliness could be a reality for many of us given that we are sooooooo connected, followed, friended, and liked. But on our next CHI FOR YOURSELF we’ll hear from someone who specializes in helping lonely folks. In fact, Kira Asatryan has been there herself and she’s put her findings into a book called STOP BEING LONELY: Three Simple Steps to Developing Close Friendships and Deep Relationships.
Kira Asatryan
Join us on the call for CHI FOR YOURSELF and guest Kira Asatryan on Thursday March 24th at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific at chiforyourself.com.
If you missed the last two editions of CHI FOR YOURSELF you can get caught up here…
Listen as “Peaceful Warrior” Dan Millman talks about his book THE FOUR PURPOSES OF LIFE: FINDING MEANING AND DIRECTION IN A CHANGING WORLD.
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Dr. LeslieBeth Wish is an award-winning, nationally honored psychotherapist and author of her research-based book, “Smart Relationships: How Successful Women Can Find True Love.”
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JohnK 3-7-2016
Overheard
“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”
~ Mother Teresa
Dan Millman on CHI FOR YOURSELF and- A Valentine’s Day “2-fer”
He’s a former world-champion athlete and college professor, the author of numerous books, including Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior, The Life You Were Born to Live, The Laws of Spirit, and The Journeys of Socrates. Dan Millman is our scheduled guest on CHI FOR YOURSELF this coming Thursday February 18th. Dan will talk about his book The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and Direction in a Changing World.
Dan Millman
Be with us Thursday Feb. 18th at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific for Dan Millman.
We couldn’t let Valentine’s Day slip by without a look at relationships from our “Conscious Talk” point of view. So…..a couple of love offerings to honor the day!
In Love Cycles, veteran couples therapist Linda Carroll presents a groundbreaking model of the five natural stages of romantic relationships — the Merge, Doubt and Denial, Disillusionment, Decision, and Wholehearted Love — and a guide for navigating through them toward lasting love. Love Cycles helps readers understand where they are in the cycle of their relationship and provides a clear strategy for how to stay happy and committed, even in difficult times.
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Long-term happiness in love depends on a couple’s ability to repair the inevitable rifts and differences, large and small, that occur in any relationship. Neuroscience suggests that relationship upsets are best mended quickly, or they accumulate in long-term memory, increase reactive communication, and become harder to repair successfully. And good repair takes five minutes or less! The book Five Minute Relationship Repair from Dr. Susan Campbell and Dr. John Grey offers practical tools and suggested scripts for resolving problems and having your needs met.
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Be Well!
JohnK. 2-12-2016
Overheard
Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.
˜ Mother Teresa
What You Nееd tо Knоw Abоut Crеаting Chаngе in Your Life
Chаngе can be diffiсult. Okay, we got that out of the way. It can be even more diffiсult whеn thе сhаngе is big. Again, no surprise. Let’s say уоu wаnt to brеаk uр with someone you love. You may be thinking оf lеаving уоur old job tо mаkе a transition tо a different job. Maybe you’d love to start your own business.If уоu саn оvеrсоmе thе fear of fаilurе whеn you set out to make change, thеn a huge portion of the job is done. Bеlоw wе’ll look аt some hеlрful tiрѕ to guidе you through trаnѕitiоn.
You Nееd tо Truѕt Yоurѕеlf
Trusting yourself iѕ vеrу imроrtаnt in making аnу mеаningful change. It’s оnе оf the bеѕt things you саn do for уоurѕеlf in any area of life. Sеlf belief рuѕhes you to dо what nееds tо bе dоnе.
Bеliеvе thаt you саn dо it. You’ve done thingѕ оn уоur оwn that уоu (and maybe others) never thought уоu соuld.
Onе Chаngе аt a Timе
Thiѕ iѕ whаt I call change mаnаgеmеnt. Lifе сhаngе can be vеrу stressful if уоu attempt multiple changes at one time. You may еnd uр nоt асhiеving аnу. Focusing on a ѕinglе tаѕk makes success more likely when you take up your next lifе changing project.
Think of the сhаngеѕ thаt уоu nееd to make. Write them down if you have to. Then choose to work on them in sequence. This will leave you with mоrе drivе. And it will еliminаtе any роtеntiаl blосks to сhаngе уоu may encounter.
Mаkе Time tо Wоrk оn Chаngе
Take thе timе that you need tо work оn the сhаngе(ѕ) you рlаn tо mаkе. Remember the old saying “failing to plan is planning to fail”. Allowing enough time lets you take care of all the details involved with less stress.
You made a list of the changes you want to make. Very good. Now уоu саn also writе dоwn thе ѕtерѕ to tаkе to achieve your best rеѕult. Cоnѕult experts or mentors. Aѕk questions. Plаn the wауѕ you’ll асhiеvе уоu aim.
This is by no means the only list of tips. But it can help you start out with more confidence as you begin to mаkе important сhаngеs in your lifе.
JohnK 1-18-2016
Overheard
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself”
˜ Andy Warhol
Questions and Actions- You Can Help Make CHI FOR YOURSELF Even Better!
CHI FOR YOURSELF is always working to come up with new offerings that can contribute to your transformation. Today I’m asking you to give your own suggestion. Here’s a question for you- What one area of your life do you most want to improve? The answer could point to your relationships, your work, your spirituality, or your finances. You know in your heart where you want to bring about change.
The answers to this question will greatly help CHI FOR YOURSELF in bringing you future articles and guests. Please take a moment to use the following email address to send your answer:
questions@chiforyourself.com
You can give a one word answer, or more if you need to explain. Either way your response will be a great help in carrying CHI FOR YOURSELF’s work forward. So… What one area of your life do you most want to improve? Send your answer to:
questions@chiforyourself.com
…and thank you for being a part of the CHI FOR YOURSELF community!
Be well,
When Good Prayers Go Bad
On the heels of the US visit by Pope Francis Chi For Yourself looks into the power of prayer. When she talked to us in 2012 August Gold reminded us that since the beginning of time men and women everywhere have prayed — millions of prayers daily and yet only a handful of those prayers are answered. August suggests that prayer is something that everyone wants to do but a lot of people have confusion or concern about because they think they don’t know how or that they’re praying incorrectly. August Gold is the co-author (with Joel Fotinos) of The Prayer Chest.
(Still) Unstoppable Frankie Picasso!
I love a good “overcoming obstacles” story, and that’s exactly what we got on last week’s CHI FOR YOURSELF with Frankie Picasso Frankie sketched out a period in her life when just about everything was going wrong. But she looked inside to find a way to work through that period and go on to have a life that really is Unstoppable! If you missed the interview you can get caught up by clicking on this player:
- Frankie’s near-fatal motorcycle crash
- Things happen for a reason
- Putting setbacks into perspective
- Dealing with death’s eventuality
- Handling negative thoughts
- Today’s “mid-life” issues
- Following the early-in-life calling
- Fear of going inside
- Knowing our life’s purpose
- Fear of failure AND success
- A look at relationships today
- Whether to attract or pursue a companion
- Animal communication and how we benefit
- A takeaway message
Be well,
JohnK 5-11-2015
Overheard:
If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present
Lao Tzu
This Week’s CHI FOR YOURSELF: Frankie Picasso
A quick invitation for you to join us on the call when CHI FOR YOURSELF welcomes Unstoppable Frankie Picasso. Frankie’s specialty is bringing the impossible to life! We get underway today at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific time at chiforyourself.com
Frankie Picasso
JohnK 5-7-2015
First Place For a First Rate First Responder
CHI FOR YOURSELF is delighted to tell you that a past guest on the show has taken top honors in New York City. Captain Dan Willis was with us in the fall of 2014 to talk about his book First Responders. Now, Dan’s book has landed a Books for a Better Life award.
Read the announcement from publisher New World Library and see a short video by clicking here:
Congratulations Dan!
Well despite a problem with the YouTube screen the interview with Susan Anderson made it to the CHI FOR YOURSELF Start page. Our topic was what Susan calls the “outer child”. Her book is Taming Your Outer Child: Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Healing from Abandonment. Check out some of the talking points from the show:
- Personal challenges that moved Susan toward writing the book
- Outer Child and Inner Child
- Abandonment fear
- The Outer Child’s entry and when we might first see it
- Teaching parents to work with their kids and the Outer Child
- The Outer Child’s effects and PTSD
- It’s not about will
- Society’s reluctance to “go inside”
- Giving ourselves more self love
- Consciousness and Outer Child Work
You can hear the CHI FOR YOURSELF interview with Susan Anderson by clicking on this player:
Be well!
JohnK 4-20-2015
Overheard..
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
∼Eleanor Roosevelt
The Susan Anderson/ CHI FOR YOURSELF Re-do
My apologies to you if you were on the chiforyourself.com Start page today, expecting to hear the interview with Susan Anderson, and instead getting an unresponsive YouTube screen.
Susan joined us to talk about her book Taming Your Outer Child: Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Healing from Abandonment. The interview was recorded and you can hear it now by clicking on this player:
JohnK 4-16-2015
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