How to Let Go of Perfectionism in Work to Perform Better

  • Post last modified:April 13, 2024
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Executives, creatives, and high achievers all frequently suffer from the self-imposed stress of perfectionism. Striving for perfection is one thing, but when not reaching the impossible ideal of perfection causes stress and anxiety, then it no longer serves our highest interest or our best work. Luckily, the curse of perfectionism in high performance individuals can be overcome.What is the Curse of Perfectionism in High Performance Individuals?Oftentimes, the people who are…

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Path to Peace How to Stop Thinking You Are Unloveable and Unworthy

  • Post last modified:January 5, 2024
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Send me a message Is it possible to show love and forgiveness to those who have committed the most hateful and unforgivable sins? We've seen it time and time again, when the pope washes the feet of criminals. When victims forgive their perpetrators. And when brutal war gives way to peace. If all of these people deserve a chance at happiness, surely we do too. In my latest podcast, I…

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Where to Focus Your Attention in Meditation? Within or Out?

  • Post last modified:June 5, 2024
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When we meditate, where is the best place to put our focus? Within or out? This is a common question and the answer isn't as simple as one or the other. Mindfulness is about becoming aware of both. But if that's the case, how do we divide up our attention between the two? Sometimes we can be so lost in our mind that we are completely unaware of our surroundings.…

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When Your Child Gets Bullied

  • Post last modified:August 25, 2024
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Q: Dear Todd, what about bullying especially as a child? My daughter has a great beautiful heart, but over 4 years now she is bullied and it has changed her really. Do we have something inside that makes such things happen on the outside? I am quite desperate to learn how to handle all that and hope for impulses also from the spirit world cause I learned the most happened…

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Path to Peace How to Handle Interactions with Difficult People

  • Post last modified:December 6, 2023
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Send me a message Difficult people. We have all dealt with them, we will all surely deal with them again, and chances are very good that we've even been that person from time to time. So, how can we better deal with people who push our buttons? How can we prevent our own buttons from getting pushed?  Luckily, the answer is the same for both. An interaction between difficult people…

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Is Smoking Addiction Because Of Oral Fixation?

  • Post last modified:October 20, 2024
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Q: Dear Todd, Is Smoking Addiction Because Of Oral Fixation?TODD ANSWERS: If oral fixation is the problem, switching to gum would be an easy task. But, there is much more to smoking addiction than oral fixation. Oral fixation, which can have many causes, is always exacerbated by smoking.Smoking doesn't just reinforce the fixation either. It makes it stronger due to the nicotine withdrawal, which creates added stress and anxiety which…

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Path to Peace How to Be Satisfied in Life Part 2: When Your Family Doesn’t Support You

  • Post last modified:November 5, 2023
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Send me a message The world is changing faster than ever. Today's generation is growing up totally different than their parents.  Not everyone will understand the changes, and not all changes will be beneficial to human flourishing. When we stay balanced on our middle path, we can take into account our family's feelings, but we can also live our own life, our way and on our terms. We can welcome…

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Aren’t We Just Making Excuses For Mean People?

  • Post last modified:October 8, 2025
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Q: Dear Todd, if mean people who hurt others have a "disconnect from infinite joy and peace within", then what about those people who have had horrible lives and yet don't hurt people or lie, cheat, etc…? Aren't we just giving these mean people a free pass? Making an excuse for them? TODD ANSWERS: I definitely don’t give them a pass, but I just don’t know what good comes from…

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If We Are All God Then There’s No Need to Stop God in Form of Hitler

  • Post last modified:October 28, 2023
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Q: Dear Todd, if you're really to consider Non-Duality on a deep level you'll come up against the idea that free will is just an illusion, and so is morality, and if we are all God then there's no reason to stop God in the form of Hitler from committing atrocities. And a whole lot of other stuff.TODD ANSWERS: I don’t see a tiger fighting a buffalo and think to…

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Teaching Children Mindfulness: Fun & Easy Ways

  • Post last modified:October 27, 2023
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Kids are much smarter than most people realize. They have a deep understanding of their feelings and an awareness and sensitivity to the world around them. This is why children are never too young for mindfulness and meditation. Young children may not understand big words like interconnectedness and consciousness. But, they do understand the meaning behind these terms when explained to them properly. Better than even some adults who have…

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