My family and I have been contemplating a decision for YEARS. So, it struck me as a face-palm moment when I saw a post in a coaching forum asking for …
Intentional Story-Moments
When we look back on significant change or transformations in our life and our organization, we tell the events as stories. It’s much easier to see the beginning, middle, and …
Why we must stop saying “change is hard”
Why not instead: “Change is fun.” “Change is growth.” “Change is progress.” “Change is the opposite of stagnation.” “Change is always happening.” “Change is life.” “Change is the goal.” …
risky rides
“The last thing you want to do is hitch-hike your way to success.” His words hit like summer lightning followed by the deep resonance of unapologetic thunder. The wisdom …
7 Gifts of a Layoff
Seeing the news of tech layoffs in the last few weeks prompted me to write about the gifts my own layoff in 2021 brought in the past twelve months. Some …
Three Tools for Always-on Anxiety
Not sure about you, but I recently realized I’m carrying a bag-full-of-low-level-worry around pretty much all the time these days. And, that is coming from someone who doesn’t watch the …
Claim Your Knowing
Throughout our life, it’s likely we’ve sensed what was right and true for us. I call this our ‘knowing’. I’ve always known I will write a book, for example. While …
Light from a different angle
He told me a story of a photographer’s gift. “The light is always better in the morning.” You’ll see [things] differently. The [object] doesn’t change. The direction of the light, …
What are you tolerating?
We can work around a lot of things, and still make it work, can’t we? This week a friend and I caught ourselves laughing at how much bad behavior around …
Illusions
Beautiful in its red plumage, unaware. We watched in shock as it moved from the magnolia tree and flew straight towards the window. With certainty, it used its beak to …