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title: Presence
url: 'https://tonypiper.coach/tags/presence'
updated: '2026-04-27'
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# Content Tagged "Presence"

## Articles

[     ![A person in a blue shirt and tie holds an open binder, gesturing with one hand as they explain something. The binder has blank pages, and a name tag hangs from their neck.](https://tonypiper.coach/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=1024,height=1365,fit=crop,gravity=0.6x0.43,quality=85/images/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668837.jpg?v=1737642540)   

### The Hidden Trap of Rehearsal: Why Preparing for Difficult Conversations Often Makes Them Harder

Presence Communication Leadership 

](https://tonypiper.coach/articles/the-hidden-trap-of-rehearsal-why-preparing-for-difficult-conversations-often-makes-them-harder) [     ![A tabby cat with striking green eyes sits calmly on a carpeted staircase. The cat has a white chest and paws, with its tail curling around the edge of the step. The background features plain walls and soft lighting.](https://tonypiper.coach/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=1024,height=1363,fit=crop,gravity=0.48x0.29,quality=85/images/pxl_20230521_072652024.jpg?v=1736251118)   

### Don't Look at the Finger: The Dreamies Lesson in Personal Growth

Presence and Clarity Presence Personal Growth Mindset 

](https://tonypiper.coach/articles/dont-look-at-the-finger-the-dreamies-lesson-in-personal-growth) 

## Quotes

> “As soon as you stop thinking a thought, it's gone.”

— Michael Neill   > “Attention is oxygen.”

— Michael Neill   > “Our eyes are the windows to the soul, and only when our eyes are free of yesterday's scratches will we see today with any clarity.”

— Sydney Banks   > “We are made to live in a river of insight. We don't need to grab each one and mount it on the wall to remind us of it. Because when we do that we step out of the river.”

— Michael Neill   > “What is, is. what isn't, isn't.”

— Unknown   > “When you fell out of your head you wound up in your heart.”

— Unknown   > “You don't need internal dialogue to navigate life”

— Don Miguel Ruiz   > “You're in your thoughts or you're in your life.”

— Bill Pettit