coaches

I want to begin by saying I do not like to fail. Just ask anyone who has played Yahtzee with me! I don’t like to lose.  What I have learned, though, from countless games and years in business is that it is inevitable!  Sometimes, I lose by just a little. Say 5 points, or my […]

When I was recording my very first podcast a couple of weeks ago with a very successful coach, I had expected we would be talking nuts and bolts kind of stuff.  Ann Farrell, my guest on that show, is someone I admire for many reasons. She has built her executive coaching institute to be one

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