Sunday morning, I was quietly meditating--- and sobbing in the dark--- backstage in upstate, NY. Four hundred and thirty Campers, and our teams of staff and volunteers were on the other side of the curtain. Our host, and visionary maker Jonathan Fields was delivering the final keynote: Spark Your Life. This was our final presentation in our 5th and final year of Camp Good Life Project. Camp … [Read more...]
Read Before Quitting Your Job
No matter how many of us dream of striking out on our own, teams and orgs still make the world go around. Many of my coaching clients who work in companies weigh going into business for themselves, or answering a life-long dream. That was definitely the case with me. I loved the companies I worked in. I loved what we did, and the values we lived every day. And yet, there was always a call to … [Read more...]
Playlist For Transformation
The most direct route to your goals is found in what I call your "integration points". This is where we can stack our daily practices to weave together the 5 Non-Negotiables (Soul, Vitality, Family, Art, and Work.) In the Framework Manifesto I outlined the Lens, and the Non-Negotiables. I've always intended to dive deeper into Full-Life Integration. There are 10 integration … [Read more...]
No Time + Too Many Distractions?
Across my coaching clients, and in looking at my primary challenges, there are 3 primary challenges that mess with all of us. They are particularly challenging because they can seem paradoxical in nature. Do any of these apply to you? Paradox #1. We need to accomplish, or achieve more, with less time to do it and more distractions. Paradox #2. Multitasking becomes necessary, even … [Read more...]
Processing Massive Change – Part 1
The first three months of 2016 have felt like some insane spiritual obstacle course. We closed on our dream home on January 15th, two weeks after I left my corporate career. As you’re about to read, the double whammy of full-scale home, and career renovations is not for the faint of heart. It took me past the brink in a few different ways. However, there were plenty of laughs and major … [Read more...]
