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This time of year, I am always reminded of heading back to school. Though school often begins in August, there is something about the week after Labor Day that brings back my school day memories.  In my memories of childhood and my experience with school, I was never too excited about some of the subjects […]

That is a quote by Maya Angelou. I was reminded of this quote when writing a recent article about my coaching journey. In my last post, I pulled out a section of this article which will be published for the Co-Active Training Institute in October about how important it is to get support. Especially for

I was recently asked to write an article for the Co-Active Training Institute on the topic of:  My Remarkable Journey Toward Becoming a Life Coach I looked at that title as the deadline approached and kept thinking,  What am I going to say?  What if nothing comes to me?  What’s so remarkable about my journey?”

In my last blog, I wrote about a trip I took to Lodi, CA and the song that I was reminded of with the same name – Lodi.  There were a couple of lines that stood out to me as I listened from the perspective that the story is one of feeling stuck and not

This line is from a song written and made famous by the band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It came on my radar last week as I was in Lodi, CA, the place the song is written about.  My dad lived in Lodi the last few years of his life, and the place has special meaning to

In my last blog, I talked about creating a working plan that keeps you in inspired action. Today I bring the second part of that message. As May comes to an end and summer is looming, it’s the season to stay in action even as you enjoy the summer sunshine.  When you enact your working

It’s May, and there is a sense of ACTION in the air. As spring ushers in warmer weather and flowers blossom. Now is the time to look at your dreams and your vision for the year and get into inspired action. The kind of action that is inspired and will move you forward with joy. 

You have probably heard this quote that has been attributed to an African Proverb.  Alone we go fast, together we go far.  I was thinking about this today as I look back on the workshop I led yesterday. A group of amazing coaches gathered to work on their business…TOGETHER.  I had great content, and I

I had one of those game-changer moments just last week that I will tell you about in a minute. A real game actually. But first, the story that came to me today – as I thought of all the moments in the last few years that were game changers – this one stood out.  It

This is part two of my Cleaning Out the Closet of Your Business series. The following is a continuation of the excerpt from my book Evolve Your Coaching Business.  “The next time this principle (cleaning out the closet) showed up in my life was when I was taking a class at my church. One of