The Safety of "I Can’t."
There is a lot of safety in saying, “I can’t.” It is easy to validate, and it requires no risk or work on the part of person saying it. A...
Time Management: How Do You Deliver the Goods?
Back when I was manning front desks, one of my many duties was handing off and signing for packages. Over the years, I had many chats...
Motivating Yourself and Others
I just finished Michelle Obama’s memoir Becoming and the one part that stood out the most to me was a story she told about the connection...
Just Listen.
I recently completed a cross-country trip solo...sort of. I brought my friend Woody. On those long stretches through New Mexico and Texas...
How Can I Make Time When I Don’t Have Time?!?
We’ve all been there. The spiraling trap of not having any time. You’re eat crappy grab-n-go food because you don’t have time to grocery...
Inner Wisdom or Inner Critic?
We all have two inner voices that speak to us when we reach a fork in the road. One helps us strive to reach our potential and the other...
It is what it is....Or is it?
A former colleague used to like to say, “It is what it is.” She said it so often that I bought her a small ceramic plaque with this...
I Am Back with Lots of Great News!
My last post was more than three months ago and so much has happened since then. It all started last fall when I decided to move out of...
Gray Area Between Therapy and Coaching
A question I get asked a lot is, “What is the difference between coaching and therapy?” A fellow coach and trainer put it this way:...
Homework Assignment: Visualize Your Next Job
If you don’t want what you have, but you don’t know what you want next, take out a piece of paper and your #2 pencil. Here is a...