Author Archives: ENL

Motivated by a suggestion I heard at a workshop I attended recently, I began keeping a nightly Success Journal.   So what is a Success Journal?  It is a special place where I record what I choose to call my successes for the day.  They could be as simple as making a particular phone call or as complex as advancing a challenging personal or business project.

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On that particular morning the sun was shining, the sky was clear and the word NOW appeared in my hand.  I propped the card against our shrine and continued to focus on my breathing.  Spontaneously, my eyes read the letters in the word from right to left and saw the word WON.  I started to laugh.

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Travelling to India to teach the Systems Perspectives coaching course to business coaches, I had a long layover at Heathrow Airport in London.  In the course of the day I was inspired by the power of commitment highlighted by two distinct experiences—the first in reading a book, the second in conversation with a colleague.

In the first instance I went searching for something stimulating to read during the early morning hours waiting to meet a local colleague for brunch before my long flight to India.  Most titles in the bookshop were unfamiliar to me until I discovered Richard Branson’s Screw Business as Usual.  It had recently been highly recommended by a client, so I was eager to learn what was behind such a provocative title. I found myself being moved by one message in particular:

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