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Unshakeable Confidence: Facing Fear, Taking Risks, and Surviving the Falls

Posted on July 29, 2011 by in authentic, choice, commitment, confidence, decisions, fear, purpose, self care, taking risks

ziji (zē’jē) n. 1. radiant inner confidence I’m writing this sitting on a plane ride from North Carolina en route to Ashland via San Francisco. Sitting next to me is Fred, a Texan hydrogeologist. He tells me a story. It starts with a dream. Back in the day as a single man, he promised himself [...]

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Knock Kock-It’s Time to Wake Up!

Posted on March 11, 2011 by in cancer, clarity, confidence, death, decisions, fear, gratitude, purpose

As you may or may not know, I have a history of cancer (twice! and all clear for several years now), and I probably think about living fully, death, dying and such more than the average person. I got a pretty clear message the other day, and thought I had to share. I get annual [...]

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Peak Experiences and Feeling Connected to Your Purpose

Posted on January 24, 2011 by in clarity, climbing, confidence, entrepreneur, gratitude, purpose

I like thinking about the happy places…the special moments in the mountains when the light is just right, mountains towering above (or below!), perfect silence pervading, and feeling strong and centered and surrounded by beauty, like everything was perfect and I knew it; The crazy moments being taken up in the ocean’s swell on a [...]

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