by Alexander Dunlop | Jun 11, 2021 | .
I want to tell you a story about Joy. She’s a 62-year old grandmother who loves her family and loves her grandkids. And yet, she felt completely dissatisfied with her life. She had this nagging feeling that she was supposed to be doing something bigger with her life and it was “grating on her like a piece of sand inside the oyster shell.” Growing up, she’d had so many interests and talents that she’d put on hold for the sake of getting married and having a family. Then, through her adult life, she’d dabbled in various business projects, but mostly as an outlet for her personal creativity. Now, she had an idea to start a big business, a real business. But she doubted herself. She questioned whether or not she could really do it. Her family doubted her too. They thought it was just another one of her passing interests. And yet, when she first came to see me, it wasn’t to talk about becoming an entrepreneur, it was out of desperation: She came because she wanted to figure out a solution to her nagging dissatisfaction, which was only made worse because she felt guilty about feeling dissatisfied with her family life. As we spoke, however, and as I shared with her the meaning of her Birth Card, the Jack of Diamonds, she opened up and confided in me that what she really wanted to do was start a business that would truly help people. The problem was she didn’t have confidence in herself. She didn’t see herself as the kind of person who could start and run a...
by Alexander Dunlop | Sep 28, 2020 | .
Meet Karen. She’s 52 years old, in a relationship for the past 10 years, and the mother of three grown children. She runs a division in a large organization, and she wasn’t getting the results she felt she should be getting. The problem was she kept getting “push-back” from other departments that was blocking her from actually doing her job. She found it impossible to get “a seat at the table” so that she could get the “buy-in” and “engagement” she needed. She told me that she couldn’t get past the “gatekeepers.” Just last month, for example, she had a big meeting where she tried unsuccessfully to ask for a project for her team that she knew was right for her team. She was told that “someone else would handle it.” And when she asked if she could at least listen in on the calls, she was blocked from that too. In despair and frustration, feeling stymied at every turn, she reached out to me for a Soul Attunement consultation. She’s born to play the 9 of Diamonds. And I explained to her how she personally, based on her cards to play, could best operate and what her best practices should be. And in that one consultation, she had a massive breakthrough. She reached out to someone in a different department who had previously blocked her efforts, only this time she approached him completely differently, based on the strategy I taught her to play her cards right. And presto, as if by magic, she got a completely different result. He said “Yes,” and she got what she wanted. Buoyed by...
by Alexander Dunlop | Oct 8, 2019 | .
I want to tell you a story about Mitch. He’s 54 and the co-owner of a boutique creative agency. He came to me as a coaching client after he’d heard me give a talk at an event. He said he felt incomplete and unsatisfied with his life. He hadn’t achieved the success in his career that he felt he should have. He told me that he would inadvertently sabotage himself by saying the wrong things at the wrong times. And just as he was about to close a big deal, for example, he would shoot himself in the foot. He had had enough success to support his family well, put both his kids through private schools, and take his family on wonderful vacations. Still, however, he felt a real sense of lack. It had been a struggle. He had regrets. And he was often secretly depressed. But he didn’t know how to break these patterns, not for lack of trying. In fact, over a 20-year period he had been to see three different therapists, two life coaches, and even two spiritual gurus. But still, he felt incomplete. And still his business didn’t gain the traction he knew it could. Over the course of several months of deep coaching work, I helped him identify exactly what was missing. As an eight year old boy, he had felt different, unaccepted, and unseen. And he carried that inner pattern of insecurity with him even into the corporate boardroom. And despite all the therapeutic work he’d done, he had never actually uncovered the root of this recurring pattern. The difference, he said, was that with...
by Alexander Dunlop | Sep 18, 2018 | .
I want to tell you a story about Rena. When she first came to see me for coaching, she was 35 and feeling hopelessly depressed. She’s an Ivy League graduate and had a great job in the financial services industry. And yet, she felt like life was passing her by. All her friends were getting married and moving on. She felt left behind. She desperately wanted to find love but was, in her own words, “bitter and angry with men.” All the bad experiences, heartbreak, and disappointment she had had with men, she explained, would make any woman cynical and jaded. At the same time, she felt like she was getting too old for a man to like her. She felt like she wasn’t attractive anymore. Worse, she admitted she felt like there was something specifically wrong with her. “Love might be for others,” she said, “but not for her.” And yet, despite it all, she yearned to find her soulmate. Our work together progressed slowly. She challenged me at every turn. And at several points in the coaching program she was ready to quit. She proclaimed, “it’s not working! This isn’t working for me!” But to her credit, she returned to the work and, despite some initial resistance, was willing to look deeply within herself to see how she was creating reality in her own image. Her first big ah-ha moment came when she found out the full meaning of her cards to play. She realized she’s not playing a traditional game of love and that it’s OK for her to approach love differently than her...
by Alexander Dunlop | Jul 4, 2018 | .
A Birthday Wish For You Each year on the day we are born, we are realigned with our primary energy pattern. This realignment opens a portal of possibility. It means we get a wish fulfillment on our Birthday. Watch the video for an example from my own life of a wish fulfillment that came on my Birthday. And may you find wish fulfillment on your own Birthday. with love, Alexander What’s In The Cards For You This Year? Did you know that each year on our Birthday, Life gives us new Cards to play? What fun! A new game to play! So, I bet you wanna know what Cards you’ve been dealt this year… Hop on over to the Life Elevated Players Club to find out! Click Here For Your Free Birthday Reading Receive Life Elevating content, right in your inbox. Be the first to hear about special events, classes, or workshops I'm hosting. And receive inspirational articles about once a week. Select Your Birth Date:-JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec/-01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031/-1900190119021903190419051906190719081909191019111912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 I respect your privacy. I'll never share your email with anyone. And you may unsubscribe at any time. Profound Daily Guidance! This is a separate email list to find out the Cards of the Day. This is like a Daily Horoscope, but much, much better. Receive game-changing guidance in your inbox each morning. Start your day with conscious awareness. Select Your Birth Date:-JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec/-01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031/-1900190119021903190419051906190719081909191019111912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 I respect your privacy. I'll never share your email with anyone. And you may unsubscribe at any time. Search for: Recent Posts Meet A Grandmother Who Launched A Successful Business Because She Learned How To Play Her Cards RightKaren’s Success...
by Alexander Dunlop | Jun 14, 2018 | .
Drugs Did Good Things For Me My Spiritual Awakenings from Ecstasy and Cocaine I started taking drugs in 1999, at age twenty-six, when I moved to New York City to work as a consultant on Wall Street. I had just graduated from the Weston Jesuit Seminary in Cambridge, MA, where I acquired a master’s degree in Roman Catholic Theology. Before that, as a Harvard undergrad, I was a student pastor in an Evangelical Christian organization, leading prayer groups and Bible studies on campus. My gateway drug was Ecstasy, then Marijuana, then Cocaine, then everything else. All told, I ended up trying every single recreational drug imaginable, sometimes all in one night, including GHB, Ketamine, Crystal Meth, and drugs you’ve probably never heard of unless you know what 2cB is or 2ci. I even smoked Crack and tried Heroin. Although to be fair, my Heroin usage was accidental. A friend of a friend gave me a pill in a club that I thought was Ecstasy. Once I took it, however, something different came over me. I still remember how each time I puffed on my cigarette; it sent waves of tingling pleasure through my whole body emanating directly from my chest. I had to go sit down it was so orgasmic. I lost contact with my friends. And I had their coat check tickets in my pocket. They went home in the bitter, cold morning without their winter coats. I only found out later it was Heroin I had taken. I attended Catholic school while growing up in Fort Lauderdale, FL. In retrospect, it was pure torture, the agony...
by Alexander Dunlop | Apr 28, 2017 | .
In our Western Judeo-Christian tradition, this week is both Passover and Holy Week. It is the week we celebrate our passage from slavery to freedom. It’s the week we celebrate our passage from death to new life. But why this week? Why is this week so special? Historically speaking, we don’t know the exact time of year that the Exodus happened. Nor do we know exactly when Jesus’ death and resurrection took place. We do know that both religious traditions focused on the Spring time of the year as a time for these celebrations because Spring is the time of the first fruits of the harvest, a time when new life comes again from the Earth. And, for that reason, both the Jewish and the Christian traditions are actually in harmony with the Pagan traditions as well. But still: Why this week? Of all weeks, why is this the week, historically speaking, that we celebrate our Soul’s immortal freedom to live in harmony with all the fruits of the Earth? Simply put: This week is different from all other weeks because we have collectively decided that it is. It is our shared intention that makes it so. And with continued focused intention, over time, this week materializes in our consciousness as a holy week… It’s not unlike when the Hopi Tribe gathers for a rain dance with the intention to make it rain. And, after they dance, it rains. So it is for us: we have historically intended this week to be a special week of holiness and it is. For no other reason than we have intended it...
by Alexander Dunlop | Mar 28, 2017 | .
If you are not satisfied with what you have, you won’t be satisfied with what you’re gonna get. ~ Oprah Happiness. A floating whisper of energy. Like sunlight through a window. Like the scent of a rose. Like the laughter of children. You wish you could just grab it… and keep it. Like playing hide-and-go-seek. Now you see me. Now you don’t. And maybe you think, “Once I make that money or find my soul mate, then I’ll catch hold of happiness. As soon as I figure this out, solve this problem, and reach that goal, then I’ll have what I need to be happy.” Isn’t it like chasing after something we never quite reach? Does it make us like dogs chasing after our own tails? And maybe, just maybe, it’s the chase we really like. Maybe after all that’s why we keep chasing. It could be the thrill of the hunt that we like. Like chasing our prey through the forest, over hill and dale, romanticizing our noble quest… chasing after the elusive prize called happiness. Unless, of course, the chase is exhausting and frustrating. Unless, of course, we’ve put the proverbial cart before the horse, thinking it’s something else that will drive our happiness… not realizing it’s really our happiness, or lack thereof, that drives our whole life. Have you noticed that… anything you say you want in life is because you think it will make you happy. But nothing makes us happy, unless we first choose happiness. And the biggest thing we don’t realize is that happiness is a choice. Try this. Try simply saying...
by Alexander Dunlop | Mar 28, 2017 | .
In this video, Alexander Dunlop explains what it is that really drives our success in life. He explains the number 1 thing we need if we want to be successful in life. This is the core mechanism that drives our growth and advancement in life. He teaches exactly what we need to do if we want to have this core mechanism of life working in our favor, supporting us to reach our goals. He also explains what it is that saps our energy, de-energizing us. And, he explains exactly why we get stuck in this low-energy pattern and, more importantly: how to shift it so that our engine is working at optimal levels. Receive Life Elevating content, right in your inbox. Be the first to hear about special events, classes, or workshops I'm hosting. And receive inspirational articles about once a week. Select Your Birth Date:-JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec/-01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031/-1900190119021903190419051906190719081909191019111912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 I respect your privacy. I'll never share your email with anyone. And you may unsubscribe at any time. Profound Daily Guidance! This is a separate email list to find out the Cards of the Day. This is like a Daily Horoscope, but much, much better. Receive game-changing guidance in your inbox each morning. Start your day with conscious awareness. Select Your Birth Date:-JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec/-01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031/-1900190119021903190419051906190719081909191019111912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 I respect your privacy. I'll never share your email with anyone. And you may unsubscribe at any time. Search for: Recent Posts Meet A Grandmother Who Launched A Successful Business Because She Learned How To Play Her Cards RightKaren’s Success Story: A Massive Magical Breakthrough In Her CareerMitch’s Success Story: It Would Be A Cliché, If It Weren’t So True...
by Alexander Dunlop | Mar 28, 2017 | .
In this video, Alexander explains why we can’t use the mentality of Peak Performance or High Performance as the strategy to blossom into the full expression of ourselves. He explains that if we want to fulfill our Soul’s potential, then it’s not about trying to ‘perform’ our way into the fullness of who we are. The fullness of who we are is actually realized in another way entirely. And when we do realize the fullness of ourselves, we connect with our optimal flow state, which is our state of being in which we are happiest, most at peace, and most productive. Receive Life Elevating content, right in your inbox. Be the first to hear about special events, classes, or workshops I'm hosting. And receive inspirational articles about once a week. Select Your Birth Date:-JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec/-01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031/-1900190119021903190419051906190719081909191019111912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 I respect your privacy. I'll never share your email with anyone. And you may unsubscribe at any time. Profound Daily Guidance! This is a separate email list to find out the Cards of the Day. This is like a Daily Horoscope, but much, much better. Receive game-changing guidance in your inbox each morning. Start your day with conscious awareness. Select Your Birth Date:-JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec/-01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031/-1900190119021903190419051906190719081909191019111912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 I respect your privacy. I'll never share your email with anyone. And you may unsubscribe at any time. Search for: Recent Posts Meet A Grandmother Who Launched A Successful Business Because She Learned How To Play Her Cards RightKaren’s Success Story: A Massive Magical Breakthrough In Her CareerMitch’s Success Story: It Would Be A Cliché, If It Weren’t So True Live An Elevated Life We realize our full potential in life, not...
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