Here come the holidays! As a coach, interfaith minister, and someone who’s walked with people through every kind of life challenge, I know this time of year can stir up a lot. We “plan” to celebrate, to rest, and to reflect every year. But we tend to end up feeling more depleted than restored every…
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Start So You Can Finish
I’m in the midst of witnessing one of my favorite things about my job right now. It’s nothing new; I see it all the time, but it never gets old. I’m observing the beginning – the start of something good. And it makes me crave more – more beginnings, more emergence, more movement. Because the…
How Committed Are You?
A wise yoga teacher once said to me: “Who you are on the mat is who you are in life.” She wasn’t calling us a pack of downward dogs. She was holding a mirror to our souls. In the moments when your body’s screaming to quit, when your legs are shaking, when your breath is…
Grace Under Fire (When the Pressure’s On)
Lately, I’ve been having a familiar conversation with clients over and over again. They’re stepping into new roles, new markets, and new strategies, and they’re feeling the heat. They’re hopping on sales calls for the first time, making high-stakes presentations, testing new offers, and launching new things – all in this wildly unpredictable world. The…
Perfectionism: The Smart Person’s Trap
Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot from clients who are wrestling with perfectionism. Some of them don’t even realize it’s at the root of what’s draining them. If you’ve ever felt like you need everything to be flawless to feel okay, welcome to the club. Here’s what I’ve learned over decades of coaching (and living)…
Is It Time for a Reframe?
You’ve probably heard that mindset can make or break you, but it’s really just about how you frame what you’re seeing. This has been a theme in recent coaching sessions, so I wanted to break it down. Think of those old black and white prints: Two people can look at the same image and see…