It seems obvious that a Life Coach should have a relatively high degree of Genuine Learning and Wisdom. But what is WISDOM? Through the millennia, the term has been hard to define. Philosophers have worked on the problem of defining what constitutes real “Wisdom”:
More recently, Academics and Social Scientists have studied what the elements of Wisdom are. More about that later.
EARLY 1970’s, I PRAYED FOR WISDOM:
My interest in Gaining Wisdom began in my early teens. I remember praying to the Lord to give me the Wisdom to direct my life. Much more recently, (40 years later) I was participating in a Church group. That was around 2015. A woman, whom I respect, challenged me and said: “Rich, I am going to give you an assignment, of sorts. I want you to research what WISDOM truly is.” I knew, even before then, that Wisdom and Truth are vitally important. They are critical to your overall happiness and success.
THIS WEBSITE IS THE RESULT OF MY RESEARCH ON WISDOM, AND IT’S APPLICATION TO THE PROBLEMS OF EVERYDAY LIVING. I CALL THIS APPLICATION, “SAGECRAFT“
Wisdom can enhance performance in your workplace, your organization, and your business. I have learned that Wisdom can soothe your anxieties, calm your fears, and lift you from depression. It can guide you in a new direction that can revolutionize your life. Wisdom can do this for me, for YOU and for those you love; –Rich Dallas-Author/Editor of SagePath.
In addition to defining Wisdom, and trying to gather it for me, I wanted to gain insight into how to help OTHERS apply Wisdom to their own lives. I have come to a couple of conclusions. What is Wisdom? MY definition is simple:
“WISDOM IS THE PERCEPTION OF TRUTH“
Wisdom is the ability to discern TRUTH about yourself, about others, about the world, and God. It is only by determining Truth, ALL Of IT, that you will ever have even the slightest chance at real, lasting happiness and success. Basing your life, or business decisions on anything else is to court disaster and mediocrity. You must look for Truth about your every situation, condition, thing, person, place, or process. And, if you are Wise, you will help others do the same
“Truth or REALITY exists outside of any human consciousness. It is “Mind Independent”. Truth is absolute. It is incumbent upon each of us to adapt our perceptions to that reality therefore, Wisdom is the Perception of Truth”– Rich Dallas
STRATEGIES FOR DISCERNING TRUTH
I was a Criminal Justice and Police Sciences major. I also studied “Introduction to Philosophy” in College. I’ve learned a lot through coursework in Logic & Critical Thinking.
I also have logged 650+ clock hours of education, in Mental Health, Counseling, and Life Coaching Studies. Certainly, that’s enough to have established at least a MINOR in Psychology.
I served as a Military Policeman, and later I was a Licensed Private Detective …
…I learned strategies and approaches to search out TRUTH, even when others are trying to hide or distort it. So, what is “Truth”?
“…Truth is the property of being in accord with fact or reality. In everyday language, truth is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise correspond to it, such as beliefs, propositions, and declarative sentences.
“Most commonly, truth is viewed as the correspondence of language or thought to a “mind-independent world”. This is called the correspondence theory of truth.”– Wikipedia
LIFE COACHING TOOLS TO HELP OTHERS
I also concluded that to best serve others, in discovering Wisdom and applying it to their own lives, I needed some effective TOOLS to help them do so. I began to study this concept of