Motivating ourselves, even in “normal” times can be challenging enough. We’re constantly talking ourselves out of doing the harder, brave work, or maybe we start it only to self-sabotage. But what about when the whole world as we knew it hits the pause button? Many of us have been realigning our schedules, figuring out how to stay productive with a houseful of kids, or reexamining our … [Read more...]

  As we navigate our current waves of uncertainty, we may confront our need for healing on some level. In more predictable circumstances, we can often get away without having to look in our darkest corners. Today's guest was on a collision course with childhood trauma, and once he was able to see it, his life had become dangerously unsustainable. By outward appearances, he was a successful … [Read more...]

What do you recall about being a teenager? Was it fun for you? I recall having big dreams, while also being relentlessly uncomfortable with myself. Many clients, friends, and fellow parents have taken an interest in our 15 year-old daughter Elliott's emerging career as a professional singer, and songwriter. Elliott first performed alongside me when she was 8, singing "Hallelujah" to our packed … [Read more...]

  I wonder how many more of us would become masters of our craft— if we only had the patience it takes to get there, while sometimes sucking at it. In the coaching industry over the last few years, there have been few people mentioned more often than Michael Bungay Stanier. Michael’s juggernaut success with The Coaching Habit inspired hundreds of thousands busy managers to ask better … [Read more...]

Every once in a while, someone nails an idea we desperately need to hear. How much of our lives are spent battling the clock? Time scarcity shows up everywhere, and once we're hooked into believing there's never enough time, we struggle, and the quality of our work follows suit. In coaching, just about every client I work with needs to work through time scarcity. Those of us who shift, or even … [Read more...]