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The Power of TED author David Emerald discusses The Drama Triangle, Victimization vs Victimhood, Viktor Frankl, anxiety, creating passion, being a creator, dealing with tension, and the choices you have in any given moment.

2012-12-12 – A Forgiving Heart – Living with chronic blame or resentment is a trance that confines us to a limited fragment of what we are. This talk looks at the ways this trance is fueled and the process by which we release the armoring around our h…

I recently began managing a project for an Atlanta-based charity, 21st Century Leaders. Actually, the team is made up of very smart, very talented volunteers, so “coordinating” would be more accurate than “managing” in this case. Most…

This week, Velociteach was honored with Georgia Trend’s and the Cobb Chamber of Commerce’s Business Community Service Award. The award is given each year to one large business and one small business for service to the non-profit community. This year’s …

Many of us find ourselves dealing with dilemmas. Many options. But which one to choose? Try this: A Maybe is a No. If one of those options isn’t a “hell yes!” to you, then don’t choose it. “BUT! BUT! BUT!” I hear you. You may miss out. You may end up a…

2012-11-28 – Guided Meditation – A Forgiving Heart – Forgiveness is the letting go of armor we have erected around our heart. While forgiving is a life-long process, it can be engaged and deepened by practices such as the one offered here. The best att…

2012-11-21 – Gratitude and Generosity – Markings of Inner Freedom – Those who are genuinely happy, are also naturally grateful for life and generous in living. This Thanksgiving Eve talk explores key ways we block the arising of gratitude and generosit…

I was recently staying overnight with a loved one in the hospital.  She was recovering from an accident, on heavy pain meds, and not fully alert.  We had 2 unusual instances occur that taught us a lesson.  First, we had an encounter with an over-confid…

Frederick Taylor gets a bad rap these days. As you’ll remember, he started the whole Scientific Management movement. Unfortunately, his conclusions are also credited with the onset of sweatshops and inhumane working conditions. Recently I was in a meet…

I’ll bet not.  Yesterday, I voted in my district for 17 candidates and 2 constitutional amendments.  Out of 19 decision points or positions, I did not get everything that I wanted.  The results were not 100% aligned with my requests.  Not too sho…

2012-11-07 – Practical Dharma for Stressful Times – When we are caught in a stress reaction, we are in a trance that cuts us off from our creativity, full intelligence and capacity to be loving. This talk explores the flags of the stress-trance and th…

Patricia Ryan Madson author of Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up discusses improv for your life, Saturday Night Live, Stephen Colbert, Will Ferrell, trusting yourself, accessing your true power, letting go of victim mentality, gratitude, zen m…

There are a lot of men and women who are on the fence about their relationships. I’ve been one of them, and it’s painful for everyone involved. “Should I stay? Should I go? Am I settling?” When it’s good it’s really good. But a lot of the t…

2012-10-24 – Wise Investigation: Dissolving the Trance – If we are suffering, it is because we are believing something that is not true and caught in emotional reactivity. A key tool in meditation is investigation–actively inquiring into what is happe…