I’m often asked, “yeah, but how do I really let go?” The million-dollar question! The simple answer, It’s a decision. The long answer, long meaning over time, is to learn how to explore your own beliefs, assumptions, values, biases, attachments, experiences and perspectives. Hidden somewhere is one of those is the root to your pain. […]
This morning I was driving home from the gym around 8:30 am and just as I crossed a major intersection, I noticed an older woman walking toward that intersection. That sparked my curiosity-what would a woman her age be doing walking at this time in the morning with a purse and what looked to be […]
Restlessness use to me my middle name! I was always running to the next challenge, idea or crises! In a positive light, it supported my constant improvement and achievement. In a negative shadow, it created an incredible amount of chaos in my life and exhausted me. I would probably still be somewhat lost in […]
Letting go of 2020 and Welcoming 2021 Year 2020, a culmination of many disruptors and a ‘world tsunami’ (pandemic) that has left many fatigued and surviving. I think we can all agree that the year has been extremely challenging. And with challenge comes deep learning, shifting and creating new ways of being. We are […]
In the sport of gymnastics, gymnasts perform routines. The routines consist of skills that the gymnast receives a score for in competition. In the gym however, the gymnast will ‘drill the skill’ and work toward mastering the flow of the routine. Being able to perform that routine at its highest and best is the gymnast’s […]
What’s the difference between Mentor Coaching and Coaching Supervision? In my years of working with coaches, I’ve been asked this question often, so I thought I would clarify the two. While this reading may be a ‘bit dry’, hopefully it will help you to understand the definitions and differences as laid out by the International […]
I love hiking! Last summer I hiked a number of trails in Colorado. My favorite, although hard to choose, was the American Trail outside of Aspen. Aspen forests, pine forests, open prairie, rock terrain, this trail had it all and climaxed at the top with a beautifully serene aquamarine lake. The hike was about 6 […]
Three simple words. They carry a message of; I care, I see you, I’m acknowledging the importance of our relationship. In the coaching world, we are taught to ‘check in’ periodically in the coaching session as well as throughout the coaching engagement to make sure that we are working toward what the client wants. What […]
I’m reading a fiction book titled, Three Wishes. The main character, hit by a car, has a ‘out of body’ experience while surgery is being performed. She meets up with a very bright, very warm presence and is given three wishes, and then she is returned to her body. From there, the bulk of the […]
Coronavirus, the topic is everywhere, and with good reason. We check the news, wash our hands, purchase our sanitizer and hope that it doesn’t visit us or anyone we love. The other day I was at the hair salon, the perfect place to hear opinion on a wide range of topics! Of course, coronavirus came […]