I just received an email with the introduction of Eckhart Tolle TV, which he opens with the Headline “Welcome to the present moment”. It’s an attempt to use the internet more to teach spirituality and the growth of consciousness.

-> Take a Look at Eckhart Tolle TV.

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“Success is a journey, not a destination.” Ben Sweetland

Phew it’s been a while … :) I quit the job at my own company now and looked to start something new and make sense of how the personal and spiritual growth fits together.

One nagging issue I had was the seemingly conflict between the drive to success and spiritual being – I posted about it several times, not only on this blog … and I want to give some insights about this topic that I realized over the last view weeks: Read more…

Washing the dishes Zen style? Read on to make sense of it.
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Questioner: “How do you take on the bureaucracy that damages so many organizations?”

Jack Welch: "Damages? How about deadens?
That’s a better word to describe what bureaucracy does; it sucks the life out of a business … Kafkaesque … kick bureaucracy: At every chance, poke fun at anyone who tries to install process for process’s sake; rib people who get all puffy about their positions or titles.What you want is…A business where an idea’s value has nothing to do with the stripes on the shoulder of the person behind it…" (source)

I recently made some changes in how I approach my daily work life. I switched more to a result-oriented thinking. Again. Since I already learned the value of result-oriented thinking when it comes to getting things done. If the productivity and time-management information is not really working for you it may not be the technique but the engine running it …

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Hotei pointing with the finger to the moon

The nun Wu Jincang asked the Sixth Patriach Huineng, "I have studied the Mahaparinirvana sutra for many years, yet there are many areas i do not quite understand. Please enlighten me."

The patriach responded, "I am illiterate. Please read out the characters to me and perhaps I will be able to explain the meaning."

Said the nun, "You cannot even recognize the characters. How are you able then to understand the meaning?"

"Truth has nothing to do with words. Truth can be likened to the bright moon in the sky. Words, in this case, can be likened to a finger. The finger can point to the moon’s location. However, the finger is not the moon. To look at the moon, it is necessary to gaze beyond the finger, right?"

The finger pointing to the moon is not the moon is the essence here. But what does this mean on a deeper level? How does it relate to todays everyday life? How can we understand the meaning in an useful manner?

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One of the blogs in the personal development field that sticks to it’s name is ThinkSimpleNow.com run by Tina Su. In this interview, as a part of the AwakeBlogger Interview Series, I talk with Tina about her blog, her philosophy towards life and of course about personal and spiritual growth.

Photo of Tina from the Happy Birthday Post of Think Simple Now

Hi Tina, could you please give us a small introduction about yourself and how you came to blogging?

I am the Chief Happiness Officer at Think Simple Now – a highly practical blog on personal happiness and fulfillment. I wanted to meet others interested in personal development and wellbeing, so I started writing as a way to share life lessons I’ve learned, hopefully to connect with others who are also working on their own personal development.
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"To comprehend a man’s life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone. There is a limit to the work that can be got out of a human body or a human brain, and he is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted; and he is till wiser who, from among the things that he can do well, chooses and resolutely follows the best." ~ John Hall Gladstone

Time-Management is not only something for managers and leaders. It is a topic that everyone can benefit from, especially if we want to get ahead and make a difference in our lives: "Where should I spend my time on? What is important?"

On the other hand we have questions like "How can I spend my time in the best way possible? How can I get the most out of it?"

It is the the art of focus and decision-making combined with effective productivity.

In this post I want to take a broader look on the topic and give an overview about time-management …
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"It doesn’t matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going." ~Brian Tracy

Does your reality look like you envisioned it 10 years ago? Have you created and expressed what is inside of you? Have you mastered the art of conscious creation?

I think it is very helpful to really know the process of how we manifest the things around us into existence. If we want to improve our life and get the things we are looking for, it is necessary to become totally aware of the process and then use it in our favor. If we can master it we can progressively produce the life we desire. I am a huge fan of proactivity, of acting from our desires in opposition to reactivity, and this post delivers the mechanics to do this. Anthony Robbins called the process the success-formula, consisting of 4 steps.

The thing is – and that struck me once I realized it – if you can think what you want, then it is a matter of mechanics to create it. Sure it will not be overnight, but within this thought is the seed to use this 4-step process and create the reality you want.

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