Psychological “Personal Trainers”

- Reg Harris
The only real difference between up and down is in our understanding of a situation and our capacity to deal with it. ~ Swami Chetanananda ~ The Paradoxical Nature of Resistance by Reg Harris In his wonderful book, Will I Be the Hero of My Own Live?, Swami Chetanananda refers to a Buddhist scripture from […]

Resilience in the Hero’s Journey

- Reg Harris
When we are resilient, we are able to respond quickly, creatively and effectively to external events, whether everyday challenges or life-changing crises. ~ Linda Graham ~ Toward a Transformation of Consciousness Joseph Campbell intended the Hero’s Journey to be more than a heuristic for studying myth: he meant for it to be a guide for […]

How We Mortgage our Present

- Reg Harris
Let’s not demean ourselves, demean our dreams by pushing them off on some list of things we want to do before we die…the promise of this moment is all we have. ~ Charlie Wittmack ~ The Journey Begins with a Single Step Some 2600 years ago, the Chinese philosopher Lau Tzu wrote, The tallest tree […]

Millennials and the Hero’s Journey

- Reg Harris
We in industry have a responsibility to help this amazing…gen- eration build their confidence, learn patience, learn social skills and find a balance between life and technology. ~ Simon Sinek ~ Four Challenges to Fulfillment We never take our journeys in isolation. They are always taken within a context: a culture, a family, a social […]

Michael Crichton on Climbing Kilimanjaro

- Reg Harris
After climbing Kilimanjaro, I had to acknowledge that I was mentally and physically tough. I was forced to redefine myself. [It] was the hardest thing I had ever done…but I had done it. “I had defined myself too narrowly” In his wonderful book Travels (1988), author and director Michael Crichton describes his ascent of Mt. […]