Insights & Practices
The TED* Blog
Stories, frameworks, and practices for shifting from drama to empowerment.
Get new articles by email
Stories and practices, delivered to your inbox.
Disrupting the Human Need to Feel Important
There’s a very human part of everyone that wants to feel important. We may not need to be famous or admired by the masses. Just important—respected, valued, seen. Doesn’t everyone want that? Over time I’ve realized how…
I AM Worthy
The other night, a friend and I were watching a romantic comedy. It wasn’t a profound movie—just light, entertaining, and easy to enjoy. But in the middle of it, there was a moment that stayed with us. Two young adults,…
Energy Flows Where Your Attention Goes
There’s an old story about a man searching for his car keys under a streetlight. A passerby joins him. After a few minutes the passerby asks, “Are you sure you lost your keys here?”“No,” the man replies. “I lost them in…
There’s Always a Commitment Behind Your Complaint
I admit I have caught myself complaining a lot lately. If I am uncentered and reactive I can complain about everyday situations like the weather, too much noise as well as significant and critical issues -- injustices,…
Powerful Challengers in a Time When Truth Feels Relative
I don’t know if I’ve ever experienced a time when truth has felt so relative. Facts are debated. Motives are assumed. The unraveling of truth seems to be everywhere. And when truth becomes relative, we lose trust—trust…
You Cannot Not Create
One of the most surprising lessons of this past year—through grief, reorganizing companies, and forming new partnerships—was realizing that something was being created whether I was aware of it or not. One of David’s…
The Hard Wall of Judgment
Of the many people I’ve talked with over the last two decades—through professional coaching relationships and through teaching The Empowerment Dynamic (TED*) —the number one complaint I hear people make about themselves…
Ending the War Within
For the last decade or so, I have been aware of my ongoing deficiency story that quietly but clearly operates in the background of my consciousness. It sounds like this: “When am I going to get this figured out?” It’s…
The Hidden Arrogance of the Rescuer
Thank you to those who have subscribed to our new Creator Community. Our first live call together was powerful and insightful. Join our community and the live session with Donna on Thursday, Feb 5 at 8 AM PST. We’ll dig…