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Your Destiny = Now

Mindie Kniss — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:17:31 +0000

None of us know how long we’ll be around… that means that RIGHT NOW is the time to activate your destiny.

What will your legacy be?

If you’re ready to activate your potential, let me help you! Check out my coaching options at Kniss Integrative Coaching. Consults are always free with no further obligation.

Filed under: Kniss Integrative Coaching, Life, Video Tagged: destiny, legacy, potential

Life as a Spiritual Path

Mindie Kniss — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:05:46 +0000

Life is a spiritual path. You may have heard people describing how they began their spiritual path, or found a spiritual path, but in reality, they’ve been on that path all along.

You cannot be on any other path except that of spirit, for, as Pierre Teilhard de Chardin noted, “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”

Who is more spiritual? A devoted monk or a successful businesswoman? A member of the clergy or a wilderness teacher? ”Spiritual” is not something you do, it is something you are. And we are all spiritual beings, regardless of the occupation in which we work or the belief system we’ve chosen. We are always on a spiritual path.

(This post originally appeared in ACM)

Filed under: Life, Quotes Tagged: awaken consciousness magazine, inspiration, Life

End Your Day with Gratitude

Mindie Kniss — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:27:45 +0000

End your day with gratitude — regardless of circumstance. Especially those evenings of days that don’t make sense, when nothing has gone right, when you cannot step from under the cloud that grayed your joy… this is when gratitude is most crucial.

There is always much to be grateful for, and every little bit helps to light your vision of a new day.

Filed under: Life Tagged: gratitude

The Primal Brain as an Overprotective Parent

Mindie Kniss — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:48:24 +0000

This week’s Kniss Connection episode: How our primal brain’s advice can keep us small…. If we let it!

Filed under: Awaken Consciousness, Life, Video Tagged: Life, overprotective parent, primal brain

Bird by Bird

Mindie Kniss — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:15:36 +0000

Here’s a short video on breaking down seemingly insurmountable tasks into smaller pieces… taking any project step by step.

And if you haven’t read Bird by Bird, it’s fantastic. I dare say “essential” for writers, but Lamott is so good, anyone can benefit from her insights on life.

Filed under: Books, Life, Quotes, Video, Writers Tagged: Anne Lamott, kniss connection

Keep Moving!

Mindie Kniss — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:22:45 +0000

On this week’s Kniss Connection video, I compare our life path to walking a trail… only occasionally do we see the markers that assure us we’re headed in the right direction. To get to the next trail marker, we need to keep moving.

Filed under: Life, Video Tagged: airport mesa, kniss connection, sedona, trail

Wise Words by Will Smith

Mindie Kniss — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:50:00 +0000

This is a great compilation of interviews with Will Smith. I didn’t know much about his philosophy apart from a few soundbites I’d heard around the time The Pursuit of Happyness came out, but check out what he’s got to say. His passion and his message provide a crucial voice for today’s world, where people often believe they are the victim of circumstances outside of their control (the economy, the government, et cetera). Will offers a different, and refreshing, perspective:

Greatness exists in all of us.

Lay one brick at a time.

Focus on making a difference.

Represent an idea.

You have to believe.

Nothing is unrealistic.

Be willing to die for the Truth.

Protect your dream.

And one of my favorite quotes: “Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.”

Filed under: Dreams, Life, People, Quotes, Video Tagged: dream, focus, pursuit of happyness, success, truth, will smith

The Present Moment

Mindie Kniss — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:40:42 +0000

This week’s Kniss Connection video focuses on the power of the present moment. As Chris Howard said, “Stop next monthing yourself.”

Posted in Kniss Integrative Coaching, Life, Video Tagged: chris howard, now, present moment

For 2010

Mindie Kniss — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:36 +0000

In 2009, I said, “Say less, Do more.”

For 2010, I say, “Do less, Listen more.”

Posted in Awaken Consciousness, Life Tagged: 2010, listen

Being Human

Mindie Kniss — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:36:25 +0000

I met my friend Sean Stephenson at his office today and couldn’t resist giving him a hard time about being a Sox fan. I grew up on the north side of Chicago, so my allegiance remains with the Cubs, even though I haven’t followed baseball in years. Throughout our conversation Sean, being Sean, asked some super in depth questions and, while they weren’t unexpected, they still tapped into a place in me that felt fragile. He reminded me of the normalcy of “being human.” Apparently, it is all too easy for me to forget…

Hence the topic of this week’s Kniss Connection video:

Posted in Awaken Consciousness, Life, People, Video Tagged: Chicago, cubs, kniss connection, Sean Stephenson, sox