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Kids Taking the Lead

I decided that this leadership stuff can be quite heavy, important and Serious so I’m going to attempt to shed some Lightheartedness onto the topic. This article is full of quotes from some other famous people ~ my kids!

Posted in -Berick, Contributing Writers | October 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Leadership ~ Communicate

Another crucial trait of effective leadership is communication. Communicating is the vehicle to relate to others. It is respecting others (See the good ole Guidelines for Growth) enough that we keep them informed of what is on our mind.

Posted in -Berick, Contributing Writers | September 26, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Leadership ~ Tell the Truth

For my next series of articles, I will take a journey with you to explore Leadership within Self. Waith described leadership in his Spiritual Leadership Convocation in 1999 in this way ~

“Leadership Within Self means the ability to make decisions within Self about Self.”

So, strengthening as a leader is accomplished by making many internal decisions […]

Posted in -Berick, Contributing Writers | September 12, 2007 | 6 Comments »

OPA Revisited ~ Labors of a Junk Furniture Builder

We’ve all worked at mastering various skills during our life. One that I have had experience with is in building junk furniture. It’s the stuff that you grab off the shelf and that you can always seem to load into your car ~ and, it’s CHEAP. Here are some important tips that I learned from […]

Posted in -Berick, Contributing Writers | August 8, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Trusting in The Universe, Part VI ~ Your Kids’ Development

Even when a lot of things can go your way, when you have kids, it is hard not to absorb yourself worrying about them and about how they will turn out.

Posted in -Berick, Contributing Writers | July 18, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Trusting in The Universe, Part V ~ Things Are Not What They Seem

Three experiences touched me recently and taught me that often there is a silver lining in what befalls us, i.e., The Universe delivers in ways we don’t expect.
The first story takes us to my driveway at home where, during six months, my wife and I went from 4 cars to one. We lost two […]

Posted in -Berick, Contributing Writers | July 4, 2007 | 6 Comments »

Trusting in the Universe, Part IV ~ Trying to Help Someone

Have you ever become involved in really trying to help someone and, yet, did not know when to stop? If not, feel free to skip this article. However, at least one person has, as evidenced in a Waith Public Session during 1989 ~

Posted in -Berick, Contributing Writers | June 20, 2007 | 6 Comments »

Trusting in the Universe, Part III ~ Star Wars

Back to some of the lighter stuff on Trust. Does Star Wars live the philosophy of trusting in The Universe? Trusting in The Universe begins with trusting Self. Here are some examples from Star Wars that I believe exemplify this ~

Posted in -Berick, Contributing Writers | June 6, 2007 | 8 Comments »

Trusting in the Universe, Part II ~ Trusting in an Intimate Relationship

This is the difficulty, however, in the acceptance, in the trusting in Self. There is no other trust issue ~ it is the trusting of Self, for all are connected, and in the ability to trust Self, you connect with all other energy forms and you then will be able to trust in another’s trusting […]

Posted in -Berick, Contributing Writers | May 23, 2007 | 11 Comments »

Trusting in The Universe, Part I ~ A Journey to Best Buy

I want to talk about Trust. Trust in Self. Trust in The Universe ~ seven words that are easy enough to say yet, as Waith says, can occupy many lifetimes working towards.

Posted in -Berick, Contributing Writers | May 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »

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