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Staving off the Hungry Thief

I had a super consciousness raising weekend starting on Friday when I attended a macrobiotic conference in Palisades, NY. The opening lecture, Living from the Soul, was given by Tom Monte who connected how we eat with our thought patterns.

I wanted to share a phrase he used which struck me the most deeply. He talked about the mind as a Hungry Thief–what he dubbed “The Story of No”–that contradictory force within us that opposes intuition.

In coaching we refer to it as the gremlin or saboteur. Tom Monte filled in that picture by referring to this phenomenon as an archetype (already it sounds much more important!) inside us. The soul is inspired and the mind says, “I cannot do this.” “It won’t happen for me.” “I’m inadequate.” In short, he called it the battle between the ego and the soul. Read more on my blog and discover my advice for staving off the hungry thief.

Eliminating Addictive Behaviors

In my years as an entrepreneur I have come to understand the enormous impact of personal dysfunction in a business. I talk about this in Lesson 88 in my book, Soul Proprietor, 101 Lessons from a Lifestyle Entrepreneur – “Set aside childhood behaviors that impede your success”.

Eliminating my addictive behaviors helped me uncover the motivation behind most of my actions. When I become keenly and often uncomfortably aware of why I am behaving a certain way, I am more likely to change that behavior and do the right thing. When I was in an addictive mode, I would use a substance (sugar), a person (a phone call), or an action (procrastinating) to alleviate any discomfort a situation created.

Today I no longer medicate feelings. I experience and analyze why I’m feeling it. Then I move swiftly and directly to deal with its cause. Are you ready to set aside behaviors that impede your success?

A Special Thank You

In my last ezine I asked for your help to determine which headshot I should use in my marketing materials. I’m deeply grateful for your input, support, kindness and time.

The overwhelming feedback from you turned into a very close race between #1 and #4. You can visit my blog to see the final three entries with some background changes.

Regards,