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Dave Smart - ArticlesDave Smart had training and graduated from The Coaches Training Institute, studying Co-active coaching. He has had experience in mystery schools such as Pathways Institute, where coaching is involved in the study of Jungian psychology and the values of tribal societies. He has had extensive experience in coaching people escaping from cults.
When We Open Our EyesWe are always putting up and then taking down our emotional and spiritual defenses. Leaving them up when we would gain by taking them down can lead to victimhood. Taking them down can be an act of naive innocence, or it can be the place from which true learning and growth of selfhood happen. Many factors govern when is the right time to do this but in any case, some risk is always involved. The Dark Side of Pharmaceutical Company ExecutivesAll of us develop opposites in ourselves that tend to negate our efforts in our chosen jobs. However in the current health care reform debate, the pharmaceutical and health care insurance executives are finding out that their opposites are aiding efforts they are making to disrupt the debate process with misinformation, heckling and dirty tricks. But, the rest of us must identify our opposites and find other places in our lives to honor them. Connecting With Those We Like - and Our PoliticsWe prefer others to the degree that we connect with parts of ourselves we accept - and dislike others to the degree that we are disconnected with parts of ourselves. The way this relates to our politics depends on what political theory we believe in. Some theories emphasize an "us versus them" stance that encourages enmity, while others demand accountability and so connecting with all parts of ourselves. Spengler's View of World Culture RevisitedOswald Spengler's views on world culture, written in 1918-23, have relevance today. From his model of changes in our culture and others in world history, come predictions - many of which are being fulfilled today. These include tendencies for a superpower to become an empire. But ordinary people, emboldened by the communications opportunities today, can maintain and practice the values of tribal societies which empires and states conquered. Competing to Win or Taking an Opportunity?When we find ourselves in competition in some way, our Warrior archetype takes over, and he is concerned with winning - with honor. When an opportunity presents itself and we seek it, our Opportunist takes over. These two very different archetypes are present in situations that are a combination of these two circumstances, and we need to understand how their differences, especially in matters of honor and fairness, shape our decisions in life. Transformation - what is it?Public speakers, including politicians, find that there is virtually zero tolerance for mistakes at the lectern. The discipline that is required of them results in the energies of opposite archetypes, and they deal with them successfully, or unsuccessfully. Their experience in so doing highlights the challenge all of us face in dealing with our opposite archetypes, which we can own and honor in our lives; or disown - but at our peril. Perfection in an Imperfect WorldPublic speakers, including politicians, find that there is virtually zero tolerance for mistakes at the lectern. The discipline that is required of them, results in the energies of opposite archetypes, and they deal with them successfully, or unsuccessfully. Their experience in so doing highlights the challenge all of us face in dealing with our opposite archetypes, which we can own and find a place in our lives; or disown - but at our peril. When You Think it is Time to Give Up Your GoalsSetting goals tends to be effective only when done from the centered position within oneself. The centered position is where one hold all parts of themselves present, considering them nonjudgmentally. When, as so often happens a few weeks into the new year, one is about to give up the goals and new year's resolutions that he has made, he needs to replace those goals with others made from that centered position. How Dream Symbols Help Us Understand Ancient LegendsPsychological terms that we describe human interactions and relationships are generally absent from ancient languages that tribal legends were written in. The ancients turned to metaphor and symbolism to describe these things. This symbolism occurs in our dreams and, as it helped them, it can help us understand ourselves, our relationships, and our interactions with others as a modern expression of timeless legends and of Bible stories. Standing Up to Propaganda With Descriptions We Can EmpathizeWhat enables us to empathize with a description of an activity is whether we can relate the words used to parts of ourselves. If we can, we FEEL that description; otherwise it's just words like defined in a dictionary. This tactic is used by advertisers and propagandists alike. We can use it too, by deciding which activities to really LIVE and which to merely define.
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