How do others' thoughts impact your state?

Willpower is needed if it’s a desire from the head.

Willpower is not needed if it's desire from the heart.

Close your eyes and you think of the things that you feel are most perfect in the world.

We might think of a flower. A scene. God. An amazing product. A person who inspires us.

These are all more an expression of connection than perfection.

People who struggle with paying attention: what was the quality of attention you got as a kid?

What brings someone to Master Class? What’s the impact that the course has?

Joe Hudson sits down with three people who went through AOA's Master Class to learn about their experiences. They discuss what it meant to each of them before, during, and after their journeys.

If you are trying to help an addict you will inevitably feel like you have done something wrong.

Obligation, guilt and shame are very closely related.

If I guilt you, it is to make you feel obligated to do something.

If I shame you, it is going to make you feel an obligation to be a certain way.

That's the whole idea behind guilt and shame: to create a sense of…

Some folks refuse to get angry because they had a parent who raged and was abusive. Well they refuse to get angry at others, at least... They'll get angry at themselves all day long.

'How do I do the things that I enjoy?' is an eddy that I see people get caught in for years. 'How do I enjoy what I'm doing right now?' always pays off.

What creates stillness in you?

Oddly we think the cure for self doubt is will power. But that’s a temporary bandaid. The real cure is an open heart. Try it and see for yourself.

Internally, resiliency is created by allowing the emotional experiences we have instead of managing and constricting them.

This doesn't mean you get to hurt people with your emotions!

People who are exhausted all day are often in the habit of beating themselves up or telling themselves how they should be.

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Blame points to dysfunction, not to who made an error.

Has any one ever said, “The best team I have ever been a part of felt very disconnected from each other.”?

If you can say that, please tell me the story – I'd love to hear it.