Gratitude
A Thanksgiving Gratitude Game
The more we bring our attention to what we have to be grateful for, the more our appreciation appreciates.
Calman Hilkert
What Do You Do When You’re ON?
Those days you’re ON...you’re energized, joyful, grateful, generous, loving...what are you doing? Our actions drive our feelings, not the other way around. Make the implicit, explicit. Write down — right now if you feel so inspired — what you DO when you’re ON. I ________________________________________________________. I ________________________________________________________. I ________________________________________________________. I
Ritual
From Excuses to Rituals: Building Consistency
There are always so many reasons to not do the things our highest selves are calling us to do.
Attention Is a Superpower
Do it if you decide to — just do it with all your attention. Following the Packers improbable win against the Cardinals, I was excited to watch Aaron Rodgers’s post-game press conference. Typically I watch this while doing other things, meaning I’m distracting myself from something else and
Acceptance
The Second Arrow and the Power of Choice
Come back to this moment, the only one we have control over.
Strength
Strength From Weakness
We all have the capacity to turn our greatest weakness, the thing that holds us back, into our greatest strength.
Assuming is Dangerous
"It is always better to ask questions than to make an assumption, because assumptions set us up for suffering."
Let Your Colors Show
On a walk today I saw the exact tree pictured above. My immediate thought was that we're all like trees in early Fall. We have beautiful colors we're wanting to share, but we largely keep them hidden out of fear, worry, or as a way to
Gratitude
Living the Dream Life
Take at least a moment every day to truly appreciate what you have. We're very lucky.
Celebrate by Making the Connection
I speak often of the concept of celebration [www.calmanhilkert.com/tag/celebration/], but until recently, I wasn't sure what my definition for celebration was. Here's what I came up with: > The ability to consciously recognize, celebrate, and build off of actions that support positive
Trust
Ask Yourself First
Choosing to ask ourselves these questions instead of seeking an immediate answer is difficult, but I find it to be a worthwhile exercise.
Curiosity
Start With a Flashlight, but Bring a Hammer
Instead of assuming that one factor led to a certain result, use the flashlight to gain the perspective needed to make an honest evaluation of what happened and how to improve moving forward.