Always, Always Ask This First
Shifting out of the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT)™ toward the more resourceful roles of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)™ requires that we always, always start with one important question. We will...
View ArticleCreate a Dream by Harnessing Dynamic Tension
As Creators, our dreams often take time. This week marked the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther Kings “I Have a Dream” speech. (We encourage the reading of the text of the entire speech, by clicking...
View ArticleTelling the Truth
There is a common belief among a number of people around the world that you just set and hold an intention, it will manifest. Whether it is the practice of “creative visualization” or tapping into the...
View ArticleWorking without Resistance
When we resist seeing a situation as it really is (in the TED*™ work, we call this “telling the truth about current reality”), our focus is on blaming, wishing it were different, complaining and other...
View ArticleFantasizing About the Future
Donna has never bought a lottery ticket. When she hears about huge lottery games that reach mega-millions, she notices that she sometimes gets lost for several minutes fantasizing about what she...
View ArticleHolding Dynamic Tension
We humans don’t like tension – unless we are at a sporting event or a movie, in which case we know that the tension will be resolved by the end. But the capacity to engage, hold and utilize tension is...
View ArticleYou Don’t Have to Have it All Figured Out
We are in Amsterdam this week – both to celebrate a milestone birthday for David and to present the first TED* workshop in Central Europe! The other day we spent with our colleague, friend and host,...
View ArticleHow We Turned “Oh No” Into “Yes!”
We just returned from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, celebrating David’s 60th birthday and sharing the TED* work with a group of coaches and consultants. After two excellent weeks we were on our way home...
View ArticleThe Zen of Current Reality
A corporate executive (Jack Welch, former CEO of GE) once wrote: “What determines your destiny is not the hand you’re dealt; it’s how you play the hand. And the best way to play your hand is to face...
View ArticleVision or Resignation
One of our favorite Challenger quotes comes from Helen Keller, the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree: “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.” It is...
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