On a recent call with a group of coaches from several countries around the globe, I was reminded that the differences between our ways of interpreting the world - our cultures – in no way outnumber our commonalities. For example, we all want to be happy and we all enjoy feeling valued by others.
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I love documentaries! Nothing captures the complexity of the human spirit better. In fact, I never fail to get inspired by stories about people who overcome adversity and doubt in their lives.
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Over the past month, I have noticed an unusually high volume of change in my environment. It has been as if the lives of everyone around me were in a constant state of flux.
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Greetings! I had originally planned to offer you a different entry today, but like many things in life, a series of unanticipated events changed my plans. To start, I traveled between three states (Ohio, Pennsylvania and Colorado) in the past seven days.
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. I’ve heard from elders, teachers, and historians that our most ancient civilizations destroyed themselves or became vulnerable to others when they prioritized acquisition (wealth, knowledge, resources) over cultivation (education, values, self-mastery), things over people.
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. I get genuinely excited about writing for Coach’s Corner! Doing so invites me to examine my own life on a regular basis, employing the ontological model for living the life of my dreams and sharing my experience with you in hopes that you will find value in my offerings.
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Hello and welcome to BBN’s Coach’s Corner. Thanks for making time in your schedule to read this account today.
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In the last entry, we confronted sexual abuse in our communities. We offered rejecting Denial as a first step for individuals to effectively address this issue.
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Some of you may have noticed that I have dedicated several entries to exploring how people relate with sexuality. Why? To be able to discuss some uncomfortable topics within our communities from a position of strength and wholeness.
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In past entries, I described how “playing it safe” in relationships can unintentionally result in confusing intimacy with sexuality. We learned a three-step process for preventing this from happening to you.
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In past writings, I suggested that all human beings have a deep desire for intimacy. Indeed, we all desire to be in relationships where we are loved for who we are, regardless of what we say or do.
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In my last entry we began to explore how sacrificing your needs for someone else ultimately leads to feelings of resentment, unless given from a place of abundance. And I observed that, culturally, we have been taught to put the well-being of others before our own.
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For nearly four years I served as a community organizer in the Bronx, New York, where I partnered with neighborhood residents to address issues in their community. Like many neighborhoods, Highbridge was originally settled by European immigrants in the 1800’s.
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I watched a movie the other day, “Hustle and Flow,” (Craig Brewer, Director; John Singleton, Producer) which is a story of a small-time pimp and drug dealer in Memphis, Tennessee who wants to make it big as a rapper. As I watched it, I noticed that despite not having anything obviously in common with the character, I could relate to his sense of urgency to change his life conditions.
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Last week I shared a formula for producing the results you want in your life (The OAR Model: Observer +Action = Results). This life formula illustrates that awareness of your body, language and emotions is critical to determining the actions you take and the results you produce when interacting with others.
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BBN’s Personal Coach forum is not merely an intellectual exercise! Nor, is it an advice column in the traditional sense. For me to simply offer advice and send you away would make this an exercise about me being right, and less about helping you shift your perspective, which is the primary role of the “Ontological Coach” - the technique I practice.
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“Life is not a problem to be solved; it is a mystery to be lived” -Kierkegaard

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My name is Marcus F. Walton, and I am very curious about Life, the people who experience it, and the seemingly limitless number of scenarios that we create when we interact.
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