Are you celebrating Christmas, Winter Solstice, St. Nicholas Day, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day Hanukkah, or something else right now??? My guess is no matter what holiday you celebrate you can relate to being so busy this time of year you forget whether you are coming or going. It seems like busy has become a new badge…
Because Your Brain Wants to be Right! I recently told a family member who is learning to cook that I would share a recipe with her. In fact, I told her I’d do a video showing her how to make the recipe. Filming the video was fun, and once I was finished, I had…
I won’t mince words: 2020 was a real shitshow. We all experienced trauma. If you’re leading a team, you’ve surely seen some effects, at least in your organization’s collective mindset and likely in your enterprise’s productivity. A coach-on-call (COC) program is an effective way to provide professional, personal consultation and guidance for your team members…
Conjunction junction, what’s your function? Do you remember the Schoolhouse Rock jingle? I know I’m probably dating myself. Here’s a refresher if you need it. “And, “but” and,” “or” – conjunctions are effective little vehicles in the English language. They smartly tie together related and diverse concepts in the English language; but, the conjunction “but”…
People ask me, “What does a personal coach do?” There is certainly curiosity in the spoken question, but often I am actually answering an unspoken question: “Could I benefit from personal coaching?” The deceptively basic answer to the first question is that a personal coach assists the client in achieving greater potential. Using proven, science-backed…
I received a phone call from one of my former clients last week, a part-time working mom with two school-aged children. She wanted to discuss a subject I suspect many of us are currently struggling with – how to manage professional responsibilities while navigating our children’s virtual learning. There’s no easy answer here and no…
Ever woken up on the wrong side of the bed and realized your funk carried over to your spouse? And children? And the office? Have you ever gotten off a call that upset or frustrated you only to transfer that frustration over to your following meeting? Or how about this one – have you…
I recently came across an article from the Wall Street Journal featuring a firsthand account of an individual living through Hurricane Irma, which hit Miami in 2017. The author highlighted the ways in which she became a stronger, more confident person after living through the frightening events of preparing for and then riding out the…
This blog was written before the COVID-19 pandemic. I think more now that ever it highlights the need to focus on the present. We are now dealing with circumstances that are forcing many to slow down, or at the very least stay home. What values can you honor right now in these unique circumstances that…
Psychologist Elliott Jaques coined the term “midlife crisis” back in 1965, describing it as a time when adults grapple with the emotional turmoil associated with an unavoidable understanding of a finite number of years left for not only professional productivity, but also for simply living. Though certainly not funny, his research and concept have become rich fodder…