One of the key conversations in my coaching work around finding a new position or career is about networking. How well does my client network with others? Networking is not what you know, it’s who you know. Who you know is key to creating a better future. “The key to networking is to stop networking. […]
USA Today/Ipsos released a poll recently offering two definitions of “woke.” In the poll 56% chose the definition of “to be informed, educated on, and aware of social injustices and 39% picked “to be overly politically correct and police others’ words.” The first definition is correct. The term originated in the Black community as a reference […]
This is one of my favorite questions to ask others. The responses are interesting. Then there is the follow-up question, “Why would you be that age?” “There is a certain part of all of us that lives outside of time.” – Milan Kundera, Immortality While I am completely at peace with my current age and […]
Whenever I facilitate a retreat, a workshop, or a program, I take along books that are relevant to the topic(s) and put them on a table in the room. I would refer to key New York Times best-seller books, asking if participants were familiar with such an author or book. Much of the time, I’d […]
As we come to the end of 2022, how you would answer the following questions? How would you sum up 2022 in 10 words? What is the most important lesson you learned this year? What was the failure that taught you a lesson? What accomplishment are you most proud of? What was your favorite memory of 2022? […]
Recently I was invited by More Fearless Change authors, MaryLynn Manns and Linda Rising, to be a part of a virtual Fearless Change Campfire. I was asked to share a personal story about personal fearless change. Reading their book, I recognized several patterns of implementing change in my life. My story began after I graduated […]
Recently, I received an email from a friend asking me about alternatives to the age-old-worn-out-daily-grind-rote-question, “How are you doing?” What would be your alternative to this boring, unimaginative opening question? Here are a few of my favorite “How are you doing?” alternatives: What has your attention right now? Why? Tell me more! (What has my attention is […]
We live in a time of darkness. That darkness is rooted in evil. The darkness seems overwhelming and feeds fear and breeds distrust. Besides the epidemics of opioids and COVID, we are also experiencing the epidemics of un-democracy, denial, ignorance, and assault weapons – all are rooted in darkness and fed by fear and distrust. […]
Potential coaching clients come to me with a problem or a desire to learn a new skill. In the initial session, we determine if I’m a good fit for them and what they would like to accomplish. If that shows promise, then the next session focuses on my knowing the individual’s history, including significant events, […]
What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? – George Eliot, novelist, poet After pondering Eliot’s quote, I’ve decided to add difficulty to my core values of compassion, justice, and humility. The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself. – Thales of Miletus Let’s admit, knowledge […]
