FEAR and WORRY
Stuck? 3 simple ways to create wiggle room and get moving.
Cindy and I met for the first time at one of my satellite offices that smells intensely of espresso and sounds like the melding of a steam train and a jet engine with a splash of Bonnie Raitt hovering high in the corners. I started our meeting as professionally as I do with every client:…
Read MoreConfessions of a Niche-less Coach (or How I Discovered I am a Scanner)
There are two questions that can set me in a tailspin faster than gas through a Hummer: 1. What is your favorite (fill in the blank)? (color, food, team, facial-wax product…) 2. What do you do [for a living]? On any given day, my answer to the first question will be different because I just…
Read MoreAre you playing “Seek and Go Hide”?
Standing with my hands in the dish water yesterday, 8-year old Aiden burst through the door, grabbed a drink and spun to make a mad dash back outside. Jerking to a halt, he looked at me sadly and declared, “I’m glad I’m not a grown-up. They don’t get to play any games.“ and with that,…
Read MorePlay Your Game “Right Now!”
Life throws its curve balls. My 10-year old son’s little league team recently came face-to-face with their first loss in a double elimination play-off series. Having been in first place all season they knew they had the skills, but their overconfidence and wandering focus led them to defeat. The team was devastated and tears were…
Read MoreThe Power of “WHY?”
What kind of “why” questions do you ask yourself, and how are you acting on the results? You may be smarter than a 5th grader, but do you conduct research better than a 2 or 3-year old? “Why?” is a powerful research tool; one highly recommended by the leading 2 and 3 years olds across the…
Read MoreYou Be the Judge – Because You Are
OMG! She’s so judgmental!!! I can’t believe she would say that to someone! Who does she think she is?!” You’ve heard something like that before, haven’t you? I heard it again today and seriously started laughing out loud; even snorted a little. The sheer oxymoronishness of the statement would generally have been enough to send…
Read MoreTo Do, To Don’t, Ta-Da!
You wake up in the morning, stretch, feet hit the ground, and immediately your mind starts rolling thoughts of all the things you have to do today. “I have to do the laundry, get the kids to school, pay the bills, and work out. Oh, and I have to take the car in for an…
Read MoreThe Wisdom of Peas
Out of all the scary, creepy, spine-chilling, sweat-inducing, tear-causing, worrisome, phobiotic things that people are afraid of, what’s the number one answer people finally get down to when asked the simple question, “What are you really afraid of?” Being alone. Seriously – that’s it. Not the kind of being alone when everyone’s out of the…
Read MoreStep Up to the Plate
My son Blake played little league this spring; his first year in the minors which is kid-pitch instead of machine-pitch or coach-pitch. Things can get a little wild at times with 8 to 11-year olds winging the ball at the plate with the ambition of a big-leaguer but the accuracy of a blindfolded Isaac Newton.…
Read MorePersonal Economic Forecast: Richer than Ever!
A mortgage-broker friend called me today, despairingly. “I know you don’t read the newspapers or watch TV or anything, but did you hear what’s happening out there?!” My first thoughts were “Something’s on fire? George Clooney is getting married? They’re going to stop making orange juice?” Remembering her livelihood is deeply entrenched in the state…
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