I saw a friend post a question asking what was your best Christmas gift ever. I didn’t think of the material things I had accumulated over the years – although those suede boots in junior high were pretty snazzy, and of course the plane tickets to see my college roommate one year was pretty fantastic. …
Every once in a while I run into the closet stomp-my-foot-throw-a-fit-because-it-isn’t-going-my-way person. You know the type: they are all sunshine and rainbows as long as things go their way, follow their expectations and little effort is needed in order for things to run smoothly. But the moment dynamics change, a policy is updated …
I facilitated a workshop the other day. I love facilitating workshops. I always ask the attendees what they hope to get out of it so I can tailor the presentation to their needs. This means that it is not scripted and often that much more unique. I also warn the attendees of a few …
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There are some things in this world that I am very, very good at; and some that should come with a warning label just for me. Cars – I should definitely be restricted to only driving them and not attempting to describe anything about them. Directions – okay no. Just no period. …
My best friend and I have this common trait – we are never at a lack of words. It normally isn’t that we forget to say something; it is normally struggling not to say something. That is why we have conversation recaps so that we can say the things that we were thinking but not …
Something is always motivating us. If we are taking action toward a goal or being stagnate either way we are being motivated to do so. I have clients that are motivated by various reasons: some simply want more money no matter the duties and others want to a new position where they feel they …
We really never see our own behaviors until we see them in someone else. I was out one night with a friend and a very petite (code word: short) woman walked in and I said something to my friend about how tiny she was. My friend laughed at me and said, “She’s your size!” …
Perspective – Pointing out What We Don’t Want To See Read More »
Someone told me the other day that no one really knows us; it is only what we want them to see. I would have to disagree with that premise. First of all it implies that we are all acting all day long and I don’t know about anyone else, but I just can’t keep …
I had a coaching session recently and my client and I were discussing next steps. I had suggested an avenue to take, ways to approach it and a couple places to begin. After a pause he said, “I’ve done that before and it did not generate any results.” I know it was the …
I went out Wednesday night and met a friend for cocktails. Before I left I was talking to a girlfriend who said she was living vicariously through me because it was a “school night” and I was going out past 9. I don’t have “school nights”, not because I am not in school but …
