Musings on Coaching and Leadership.
Informative Articles I Hope Will Inspire You.
TRUST YOUR GUT: The Leadership Superpower You May Be Overlooking
“It seems like it only takes you 46 seconds to get to the heart of the matter.” My client and I laughed, but the truth is—it’s not speed; it’s intuition.As leaders and coaches, we often rely on data, strategy, and experience. But what about that gut feeling, that instinct that nudges us in the right direction?It’s not magic—it’s a skill. And just like any skill, it can be trained.The Art (and Science) of IntuitionMany think intuition is some mystical superpower, like Superman’s X-ray vision....
Four-Year-Olds and Living Authentically
“It is naive to think that self-assertiveness is easy. To live self-assertively--which means to live authentically--is an act of high courage. That is why so many people spend the better part of their lives in hiding--from others and also from themselves.” ―...
Endless Possibilities
It was a sensational Colorado summer afternoon and we were enjoying a day at the pool as a family. My daughter Alexa was just a one-year-old toddler, gleefully running barefoot in her swimsuit across the cement into the wading pool. Her Dad and I were dutifully...
Discovering Your Life’s Work
There’s a big difference between being good at something and discovering your true passions and life’s work. While I think I intuitively already knew this, I didn’t realize how large the chasm between the two is until I experienced it firsthand for myself. Despite...
Service With An Open Heart
I grew up working in a family-owned retail business, an 11,000 square foot variety/drugstore. My first job was sweeping the cigarette butts from the red and white checkerboard floors at the tender age of ten for just 25 cents an hour. I soon graduated to running the...
Leading with Love in the Workplace
I have a fire burning in the very depth of my soul and it has been burning for a very long time. During my time as a leader inside corporate, as an employee engagement facilitator, and as an executive coach, I have been privy to the immense stress, intimidation, and...
The Art of Intuition
“It seems like it only takes you 46 seconds to get to the heart of the matter,” my client said to me. We enjoyed a good laugh and I knew the speed was the result of my keen awareness and ability to attune to my client. Time stands still when we are connecting and...
True Power Comes From Within
It feels as if I’ve spent an entire lifetime learning about power. I excelled early in my career to positions of leadership. I was very successful at managing teams, creating long-standing relationships and even hitting revenue targets that others deemed impossible. I...
Integrity – It Starts With “I”
I was in conversation with a new coaching client the other day. We were committing to our spoken agreements between one another. When we landed upon the topic of integrity, it sparked a conversation between the two of us. He brought to light his opinion that many...
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