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In the last episode of the Life Compass Living podcast, George and Dr. Amy began to share some stories of people in the Life Compass Community. They continue to share in this episode stories about procrastinating or putting off those important conversations or tasks. How many times have you said, “we can do this later”? George and Dr. Amy talk about why would not want to put those conversations off until later. We all long for something different than we have, and when we put off these tasks we end up with more stress and less time than we otherwise would have. Having essential conversations is the place to start; that is where success begins. get your free download                         Life Compass Living news

“If only I had enough money…” How many times have we said this, or heard someone say this? While having enough money will often help, it is no substitute for a good plan.  George is back with Dr. Amy to share the stories of different people who have experienced the benefits of planning, and what happened with those who did not plan.  When you don’t have a plan in place it creates chaos for everybody. Having a plan can help to avoid unnecessary suffering and chaos. It’s not just about what the other person wants, but it’s also about what I want to be to that other person. Who do I want to be to that person? What is my role to them? get your free download                         Life Compass Living news

What if you could have clarity about who you are to the people in your life, and who they are to you? What if those relationships could be guided by that clarity in very practical ways? We have differing levels of connection to the people in our lives. In this episode, George talks with Dr. Amy about the overlapping, concentric circles of connection. You will hear a little about family systems, how essential conversations can help you get clarity about your circles of connection, and the difference between emotional and practical connections. Make sure to sign up to our email list and get your free PDF for this episode. get your free download                         Life Compass Living news

In this episode, George takes some time to talk about something really important and fundamental to the Life Compass Community. Life Compass Living is built on a few assumptions, and one of them is that we are all in this together. In order to get through crises together, we need to slow down and take time to have those essential conversations with those people we care most about. The crisis will be dealt with by taking the time to find what we already know have but stopped seeing. Plus, George also gives us a number of practical ways we can begin this process every day. get your free download                         Life Compass Living news

This is another special episode, where we’ve combined the 4-part Essential Conversations series into one episode. Essential Conversations are a critical part of the Life Compass Community, so it is worth revisiting and reviewing. There are 4 parts to having Essential Conversations: discovery: entering into the adventure each person has in their own life compass determining how you want to be in each other’s lives defining the roles you have in each other’s lives delegate the work that needs to be done get your free download                         Life Compass Living news

This is a special episode of the Life Compass Living podcast. We just finished our kickstarter campaign,which includes a Life Compass book, as well as an online course. So we wanted to give you an easy way to review the elements that make up the Life Compass.  The goal is to have Essential Conversations guided by the Life Compass. The three elements of human flourishing are: person, people, and place. That is, the Life Compass will help you discover and live into the best version of yourself, to identify your core relationships, and the place where your story and contribution are significant.  get your free download                         Life Compass Living news

What is the role of compassion in the Life Compass? In this episode, George talks about the need for a vocabulary that can be understood and shared with all traditions, how compassion can help us with the baggage in all relationship types, understanding our shared humanity and interdependence, and having compassion for ourselves and others.  How will we be towards one another? Life Compass Living uses The Charter for Compassion as the ideal.  Compassion can help us form the Life Compass Living community Compassion can help us have essential conversations Compassion can help us imagine the potential of the Life Compass We know we must start where we are. We know that we are only able to change in small steps. We know there is a lot of anxiety produced as we have essential conversations. This is why it’s important to communicate that we want to be together in a way that is guided by compassion. get your free download                         Life Compass Living news

George and Dr. Amy look at a concept from the book, Getting to Yes, in this week’s episode. The difference between positions and interests can help us gain harmony in all of our relationships. We are really good at digging into our positions, but it is much more difficult to question why we hold our positions. When we dig deeper into the why, we find our interests. what am I holding on to? why do I hold that position? If we only try to resolve conflicts at the position level, more conflict arises. How can we manage these conflicts to create win-win situations? Plus, we revisit the L.E.R.A. framework and how it can help find the interests behind the positions. get your free download                         Life Compass Living news

Dr. Amy is taking the lead again in this weeks episode of the Life Compass Living Podcast. She talks about the difference between things that are urgent, and things that are important.  It is increasingly difficult to get things done when we are being pulled in so many different directions. Most challenging are those things we know we should get done. Knowing the difference between urgent and important matters can help us focus on what really matters in life. Learn about what the difference between important things – those things we should get done – and urgent things. The Life Compass Community is really about helping with those important things in life. what are those things that need to be done so that we can have peace of mind and intentional relationships? how do we get those important things done that, in the moment, don’t feel urgent? get your free download                         Life Compass Living news

In this episode George and Dr. Amy take a look at the two lies that keep us from flourishing. They create crises that are avoidable and give us an experience of life that was not what we sought. Exposing these lies and moving beyond them are a central part to having essential conversations. Dr. Amy and George also look at who and what a thought partner is, and how they can help address these lies. get your free download                         Life Compass Living news