Self-Esteem: The Magic X-Factor

Written by Anthony on June 22, 2009 - 23 Comments

Self-esteem is one of the most important aspects influencing your performance and success in many areas of life. It can help you get a job (and keep on getting promotions!). It can help you make friends and get dates. And people with high self-esteem generally feel happier, healthier, and more stable and secure.
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When to Let the Voices in Your Head Speak

Written by Anthony on June 15, 2009 - 21 Comments

Hi everyone, hope you have been making it a great summer!  Today, I wanted to address what I believe are some misunderstandings that arose after I published “Can We Be Authentic and Spiritual at the Same Time.”
There appears to be some confusion as to what I was trying to say.  Seems that many of you, [...]

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We’d Rather Be Ruined Than Change

Written by Anthony on June 10, 2009 - 13 Comments

Hi everyone!  I am going to make today’s post short and sweet.  A few years back a well known Zen teacher shared this poem by W.H Auden with me.
At the time I was having some difficulty in my practice and was on the verge of what I now jokingly like to call my nervous-breakthrough.  It [...]

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Can We Be Authentic and Spiritual at the Same Time?

Written by Anthony on June 8, 2009 - 13 Comments

I heard someone speaking the other day and he mentioned being spiritual.  Now normally, that statement would not have even elicited the raising of one eyebrow, but in this case it was a two eyebrow raise because he also used the word authentic.  
For some reason as soon as he said that, it became evident [...]

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Podcast – Intelligent Questioning While Driving In a Torrential Downpour on I-79

Written by Anthony on June 2, 2009 - 19 Comments

Greetings everyone!  Check out my latest podcast.
This was an interesting one for me.  Recorded this blogcast at midnight while driving in a torential downpour on I-79!  Couldn’t get to my laptop but thanks to my handy, dandy Olympus voice recorder I have no excuses!  Great toy!  
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Pleased to Meet Me?

Written by Anthony on June 1, 2009 - 18 Comments

Hi everyone!
I was doing a bit of traveling and did a few audio blogs and for some reason (actually, a specific reason I just can’t seem to figure out. Where is Craig Ernst when you need him!) could not get them into mp3 format and on into my blog.
My apologies for being an absentee blogger. [...]

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