Alchemy For Life Podcast – Listen on itunes, Spotify
Podcasts are every Sunday and are either a 10 minute short article that can help you, or a 45 minute interview with someone who has done amazing things! Find them on iTunes, Tunein, podchaser, podbean, last.fm, spotify and google musi
Everyone finds time for what they really want to do
"Everyone finds time for what they really want to do." My friend recently repeated this phrase to me in response to a story I told him. He finds perverse pleasure in doing that, since I coined the phrase some time ago. He likes to repeat it back to me, to use it as...
The relativity of balance and the unexpected clarity of transition
Aren't my titles long? I remember being privy to a conversation in email. One person was having an issue of a technical nature. The likes of this issue would soon pass. He wrote an email to his supervisor regarding the issue and after a bit of a rant ended it with...
The Flaw in the System
The Flaw in the System (& the Mechanics of Existence) I was chatting with a friend recently. He is constantly flying around the US selling the services of his firm. He relayed to me that he, unlike most people trying to do the same thing, had found the flaw in...
Coaching and Privacy
Privacy, Passive Listening and Forgotten Headphones As I write this I am listening, unintentionally, to someone who is obviously in a coaching session. I should not be able to listen to a coaching session, as privacy is extremely important. When I sat down (it is a...
Time Compression and Productivity – mindfulness of moments
I recently gave a talk to some very interested kids on writing fiction. One of the things I told them was that they had control over time. I explained that when writing a story, unless something interesting is happening, or important to the story, we typically jump...
Stress-Free Productivity
Not What You Think - revisited Back in September of 2016 I wrote an article called Balance Coaching is Not What You Think. In this article I attempted to articulate what Balance Coaching actually is. I did this because though the term "Balance Coaching" made sense...
Comfort zones, Omarosa and Progress
Comfort Zones You have heard lots of helpful phrases regarding your comfort zone. You've heard phrases like "move out of your comfort zone" or "nothing ever happens in the comfort zone" or "make it a point to move out of your comfort zone on a regular basis." You've...
New Year’s Resolutions, Balance, Goals and Systems
New Year's Resolutions. According to Wikipedia, about half of the US makes New Years Resolutions each year. Another study of 3,000 people sampled showed that 88% of those who set New Year resolutions fail. 88%. That's about nine people out of ten. That's a lot of...
Donating, the season of giving – time energy and resources
Donations When we think of donating to the poor or those in need we almost always exclusively think of it as monetary. Right? "Did you make a donation?" "No, I didn't give any money," you think in response to the question. Or, more likely, "Yes of course I gave a...
Balance and The Holidays
The holidays can be a wonderfully unbalanced time of year. According to Pew Research Center 90% of Americans celebrate Christmas, with about the same celebrating Thanksgiving. Don't forget New Years too. If you're not in that group you can still learn from what...
Balance and The Sliding Puzzle
Hey! It's a sliding puzzle! If you've heard me talk about how I find balance with Time Energy and Resources, you know I do it by shifting the things you overdo to make some room for the things you want to do more (or don't yet do because you can't). You have heard...
What do you get from Balance Coaching? Tangible Results.
"What do I get?" you ask. You may have read some of the other posts, and understand what balance coaching is and isn't. You may have read posts and understand a lot about finding balance. If so, great, I'm doing my job to inform you of my unique service. However,...
Alchemy and The Balance Flask
The Flask You hear me refer to a 'flask' fairly often when talking about balance. "What's this flask?" you may ask yourself if you're new to my articles. "What's a flask?" you may ask if you've never heard of one. Wait, why don't you know what a flask is? Anyway,...
Congratulations: You’re bored
Congratulations: You're Bored. No, I mean it. You're bored, that's a good thing. That's a very key element in seeking balance. Remember, as always, it's about Time, Energy and Resources. Tired of me saying that yet? Boredom has a stigma attached to it. Because the...
The Secret Balance Bonus of Sunday
Most people consider Sunday to be the off day, the Day of Rest, the day they tie up lose ends and wind up or down for the coming work week. If you work Sundays or have a non traditional work week, then just replace Sunday with whatever day is technically your Sunday....
Balance Coaching is not what you think
Balance just doesn’t cut it. It doesn't tell people about direction. It doesn’t convey the depth of understanding you’ll have in what you're spending your time, energy and resources on. It doesn't even explain that it's about time, energy and resources....
Why I started Alchemy For Life – balance
I started Alchemy for Life after a five year journey. Juggling a full time business, being a full time single dad with two kids, and even dating. How could I make all that work, or at least remain sane? What was the answer to that? I had run a tech business for 10+...