Intelligent Intoxication

In Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life, author Byron Katie teaches what she refers to as “The Work” - four simple questions that will enable you to see your circumstances in a different light: Is it true? Can you absolutely know that it’s true? How do you react, what happens, when you believe the thought? Who would you be without the thought? Loving What Is by Byron Katie I in...

I encourage you to read Mo Gawdat’s Solve For Happy: Engineer Your Path To Joy. If we agree with Gawdat that our default state IS happiness, in order to return to that state more often, we must be willing to manage our minds.    I invite you to consider these questions: What beliefs prevent you from feeling happier or more joyful? Which habits or routines prevent you from feeling happier? Solve Fo...

I encourage you to read Mo Gawdat’s Solve For Happy: Engineer Your Path To Joy. The author inspires the reader to complete this prompt: “I feel happy when… “ I invite you to complete these prompts: “I feel happy when I’m in these places… “ “I feel happy when I’m with these people… “ “I feel happy when I’m doing these activities… “ “I feel happy when I’m collecting these things… “ Solve For Happy:...

I encourage you to read Mo Gawdat’s Solve For Happy: Engineer Your Path To Joy. The author states: “Success is not an essential prerequisite for happiness.” I invite you to consider these questions: How do you define success? Where did you get your definition for success? What do you expect to feel once you are “successful”? Which “success boxes” are you hustling to check in order to feel happy? H...

I encourage you to read Mo Gawdat’s Solve For Happy: Engineer Your Path To Joy.   The author states: “Happiness is your default state.”   I invite you to consider these questions: What do you need to get rid of? What do you need to stop doing or give away? What do you need to close or finish? What do you need to break up with? What have you outgrown? What feels burdensome, heavy, or suffocating? W...

I encourage you to read Mo Gawdat’s Solve For Happy: Engineer Your Path To Joy. The author states: “Happiness is the absence of unhappiness.” I invite you to consider these questions: When you notice feeling unhappy: where are you? what are you doing? who are you with? what are you thinking or believing? I invite you to complete this prompt: “I feel unhappy when… “ Solve For Happy: Engineer Your P...

I encourage you to read Mo Gawdat’s Solve For Happy: Engineer Your Path To Joy. We don’t earn happiness or joy WITH success. We must commit to being happy and joy NOW.  I invite you to consider these questions: When do you notice feeling happy? When do you notice being in a state of joy? How can you be happy today? How can you be joyful NOW?   I invite you to complete this prompt: “I’m happy when…...

If you really want to get a sense for how intoxicating your life currently is, you must be willing to ask and answer a list of questions.  QUESTION #9: Are you empowered or dramatic in your relationships? If you answered yes, you are likely in deeply connected, mature relationships. If you answered NO, you may be playing the role of Victim, Rescuer, or Persecutor. All of these roles are fueled by...

If you really want to get a sense for how intoxicating your life currently is, you must be willing to ask and answer a list of questions.  QUESTION #8: Are you PRIORITIZING rather than BALANCING your life.  “Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.” Greg McKeown.  Essentialism When we try to “balance” our lives, we are saying that everything matters the same. When we pri...

If you really want to get a sense for how intoxicating your life currently is, you must be willing to ask and answer a list of questions.  QUESTION #7: Are you living your purpose? Are you BEING your purpose? We are our purpose when we’re utilizing our inherent talents and pursuing our passionate talents to create a deeply fulfilling life.  I invite you to consider these questions: What are your i...

If you really want to get a sense for how intoxicating your life currently is, you must be willing to ask and answer a list of questions.  QUESTION #6: Are you fulfilled? In order to feel fulfilled, we must be: making continuous progress and growing making an impactful contribution to others I invite you to consider these questions: Are you making continuous progress personally and professionally?...

If you really want to get a sense for how intoxicating your life currently is, you must be willing to ask and answer a list of questions.  QUESTION #5: Am I devoted to what really matters? I invite you to consider these questions: If you answered NO, where are you leaking energy and time? If someone looked at a log of your typical day, could they determine what you’re devoted to? What do you want...

If you really want to get a sense for how intoxicating your life currently is, you must be willing to ask and answer a list of questions.  QUESTION #4: Is your life frequently enjoyable? I invite you to consider these questions: If you answered NO, what is preventing you from feeling this way?  How willing are you to prioritize enjoyment? If you answered YES, what are you intentionally thinking, f...

If you really want to get a sense for how intoxicating your life currently is, you must be willing to ask and answer a list of questions.  QUESTION #3: Are you frequently satisfied, successful, peaceful, or delightfully surprised in your life? I invite you to consider these questions: If you answered NO, what is preventing you from feeling this way?  When do you notice being stuck in frustration,...

If you really want to get a sense for how intoxicating your life currently is, you must be willing to ask and answer a list of questions.  QUESTION #2: Do you only say YES To What Really Matters To You? I invite you to consider these questions: If you answered NO, what is preventing you from saying NO? If you answered YES, what really matters to you? What are you really devoted or committed to? Do...

If you really want to get a sense for how intoxicating your life currently is, you must be willing to ask and answer a list of questions.  QUESTION #1: Are you lit up, alive, and inspired in your life? I invite you to consider these questions: If you answered NO, what is preventing you from feeling alive, animated, and lit up? If you answered YES, what is fueling your aliveness, animation, or ener...

According to Tony Robbins, we all have 6 basic human needs: certainty variety significance love and connection growth/continuous progress contribution Take the 6 Needs Quiz here: What Drives You Quiz We can meet these needs in our relationships in DRAMATIC or in EMPOWERING ways.  When we’re dramatic, we unintentionally play the role of: Victim Rescuer Persecutor Read more about the Drama Triangle:...

According to Tony Robbins, we all have 6 basic human needs: certainty variety significance love and connection growth/continuous progress contribution Take the 6 Needs Quiz here: What Drives You Quiz We can meet these needs in our relationships in DRAMATIC or in EMPOWERING ways.  When we’re dramatic, we unintentionally play the role of: Victim Rescuer Persecutor Read more about the Drama Triangle:...

According to Tony Robbins, we all have 6 basic human needs: certainty variety significance love and connection growth/continuous progress contribution Take the 6 Needs Quiz here: What Drives You Quiz We can meet these needs in our relationships in DRAMATIC or in EMPOWERING ways.  When we’re dramatic, we unintentionally play the role of: Victim Rescuer Persecutor Read more about the Drama Triangle:...

According to Tony Robbins, we all have 6 basic human needs: certainty variety significance love and connection growth/continuous progress contribution Take the 6 Needs Quiz here: What Drives You Quiz We can meet these needs in our relationships in DRAMATIC or in EMPOWERING ways.  When we’re dramatic, we unintentionally play the role of: Victim Rescuer Persecutor Read more about the Drama Triangle:...

According to Tony Robbins, we all have 6 basic human needs: certainty variety significance love and connection growth/continuous progress contribution Take the 6 Needs Quiz here: What Drives You Quiz We can meet these needs in our relationships in DRAMATIC or in EMPOWERING ways.  When we’re dramatic, we unintentionally play the role of: Victim Rescuer Persecutor Read more about the Drama Triangle:...

According to Tony Robbins, we all have 6 basic human needs: certainty variety significance love and connection growth/continuous progress contribution Take the 6 Needs Quiz here: What Drives You Quiz We can meet these needs in our relationships in DRAMATIC or in EMPOWERING ways.  When we’re dramatic, we unintentionally play the role of: Victim Rescuer Persecutor Read more about the Drama Triangle:...

According to Tony Robbins, we all have 6 basic human needs: certainty variety significance love and connection growth/continuous progress contribution Take the 6 Needs Quiz here: What Drives You Quiz We can meet these needs in our relationships in DRAMATIC or in EMPOWERING ways.  When we’re dramatic, we unintentionally play the role of: Victim Rescuer Persecutor Read more about the Drama Triangle:...

When you feel “off”, it’s because you need to create some space in your life and schedule.  The first step to creating more space in your life is to STOP THE FLOW of anything new or extra coming in.  The second step is to TAKE OUT THE OLD by ditching anything that’s “leftover”, that you’ve had “enough of”, or that has “expired” because it no longer serves you.  The third step is to PREPARE by REST...

When you feel “off”, it’s because you need to create some space in your life and schedule.  The first step to creating more space in your life is to STOP THE FLOW of anything new or extra coming in.  The second step is to TAKE OUT THE OLD by ditching anything that’s “leftover”, that you’ve had “enough of”, or that has “expired” because it no longer serves you.  The third step is to PREPARE by REST...