Maintaining inner peace is important for everything that I do. It is important for my health. It is important for my relationships (including my long partnership with my wife of close to forty years). And, it is important for my vocational success. Everything in life goes better when we are able to maintain a sense of inner peace. We see better. We hear better. And, we appreciate better all that life serves up to us. For me, inner peace is so important that that it … [Read more...]
Power of Gardening
June 3, 2011 By
Over 35 million Americans report that they enjoy gardening. Well, in my case, I don't just enjoy gardening, it is an important part of my life! If you are not into gardening, and have never given it a try, then perhaps my sharing what it does for me will inspire you to give gardening a try. When you live as my family does on a 100+ acre farm (in the beautiful Berkshires in western Massachusetts), one is blessed with abundant space for all kinds of gardens. And, over … [Read more...]
Passionate Purpose
January 9, 2010 By
This blog post was written by Dave Carpenter. Dave is a prolific author, inspiring speaker, and well-known consultant to professional service firms. Besides writing regularly for this blog, Dave’s writing can be seen in leading business and personal development publications. He is the creator of the Accelerate Success program which helps high performers to improve results in any aspect of one’s life, while also uniquely benefiting one’s favorite charity. You can follow … [Read more...]
The Prayer, Lyrics by David Foster
December 31, 2009 By
As I described in Step 29 of the 2010 Plan process, I am a huge believer in the importance of surrounding oneself with all dimensions of support so as to minimize the risk of being derailed from one’s Life Purpose by any of the bumps of life. (If you don’t yet have a personal plan for success in 2010, it is not too late to build one in January. Read about this free process here.) One of the support elements that I carry with me is a laminated card with the lyrics of … [Read more...]
One Man’s Search for Meaning in Life
December 9, 2009 By
Over 50 years ago, Viktor Frankl wrote the powerful book Man’s Search for Meaning. If you have never read the book, I highly, highly recommend it. It is a classic, for good reason. Well, this blog post is certainly not likely to be a classic ala Frankl’s book. My purpose in writing this post is not to proclaim some uncommon insight on this subject. Instead, I am writing about my own life purpose solely as an aid for those who are involved in my annual free personal … [Read more...]
Passionate Purpose
December 6, 2009 By
At the risk of being negative for just a moment, imagine your funeral service. What will the speakers say about you? "We gather today to honor Jerry who had three beautiful homes and always drove a new Cadillac." Or, "we gather today to honor Sally who was the highest female executive at ABC Company." Or, "we gather today to honor Robert who traded in his wives and cars on a regular basis." ??? Or an even more sobering thought, who will want to be a speaker at your … [Read more...]
Abundant Energy
December 5, 2009 By
This blog post was written by Dave Carpenter. Dave is a prolific author, inspiring speaker, and well-known consultant to professional service firms. Besides writing regularly for this blog, Dave’s writing can be seen in leading business and personal development publications. He is the creator of the Accelerate Success program which helps high performers to improve results in any aspect of one’s life, while also uniquely benefiting one’s favorite charity. You can follow … [Read more...]
Abundant Energy
December 2, 2009 By
The very essence of life on earth is energy. Every single thing that we do either brings us energy or causes us to lose energy. Our food, our relationships, our thoughts – everything either adds or subtracts energy. To understand this truth is to understand one of the most powerful paradigms of life. Because we have choices with regard to our food, our relationships, our thoughts and so much more, we can choose to continuously add energy so as to live life to the … [Read more...]
Blissful Peace
November 6, 2009 By
What do the Bible, the philosophy of Yoga, the philosophy of all of the martial arts, the latest thinking on how to reduce illness and disease in this country, and the fundamentals of high performance in athletics all have in common? All are premised on the overriding importance of peace to our mind and body. Peace is the natural state. It is man that undermines the natural state of peace. Man undermines the natural state by letting his (or her) ego careen out of control. … [Read more...]
Blissful Peace
November 1, 2009 By
This blog post was written by Dave Carpenter. Dave is a prolific author, inspiring speaker, and well-known consultant to professional service firms. Besides writing regularly for this blog, Dave’s writing can be seen in leading business and personal development publications. He is the creator of the Accelerate Success program which helps high performers to improve results in any aspect of one’s life, while also uniquely benefiting one’s favorite charity. You can follow … [Read more...]
