The Numina Blog
Unleashing Hidden Potential
What do you do when someone else tells you they aren’t good at something? One of the most common interview questions is “What do you feel is your greatest weakness?”. Whenever a person identifies weakness, there is likely a false belief that the individual has been...
Seeing with a Clear Mind
Many professionals think that they would be better off if their minds were more alert and they were less distracted. The first fallacy that I’ve learned is that people think that there is an ideal mind and that their mind is not living up to the standard. The truth is...
Turn Failure Into Your Superpower
I have been suffering a case of writer’s block. I have conjured every excuse imaginable, rather than write this blog. So I have taken the opportunity to explore the pattern here. Perhaps what I realized will also be useful to you. I suspect we each have a failure of...
New Trend—Do Your Retreat At Home
We seem to be hitting a nerve. People don’t want to go a resort or workshop to clarify the next chapter of their lives. They want to do it right here at home. I am so proud that, as a leader in this trend, the Numina Transformation Retreat was just featured in Elle...
To Get Better At Predicting The Future, Do This
Transformation happens when a person changes their relationship with the future. For example, it is my 64th birthday tomorrow. Contemplating that yesterday, I realized the way I show up in my life now is impacted by how I see myself 20 years from now. When I see...
What To Do If You Are Languishing
The New York Times suggested this week that languishing may be the dominant emotion for 2021. Therapists speak of a spectrum from depression to flourishing. In the middle are these feelings of stagnation or emptiness, which some call languishing. Apparently over the...
David Lesser
Founder CEO
David is a social entrepreneur who believes the best way to change the world is to empower people to be more fully themselves. He has guided people and organizations through crucial transitions for over 35 years, acting as coach and confidant to CEOs and senior executives aspiring to the highest levels of personal growth.