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True story…I had a client a few years ago. He’d spent over a year seeking a new career in a field he was well trained for. But he found it hard slogging. The harder he tried, the more rejections he received. Eventually his self-confidence fell to a new all-time low. He became kind of desperate.…

Last year, I got to coach a client who, as it turned out, had made many of her previous career decisions out of fear, rather than imagination.  She came to coaching because as she described to me in our first session “ I’m sick and tired of cowering in the corner, fearful of what might…

I gotta say, I’ve had a bit of a rough go of it, medically speaking, this past year. And I know now, first hand, that one of the best “teachers” for appreciation of the simple things in life, is adversity. Our ability to identify and experience the contrast between what we are dealing with and…

We Coaches need to be fairly discerning folks by times. We get called or emailed by folks we have never met and have no knowledge of, asking if they can hire us to be their Coach.  While a first reaction for most of us might be “ well yes, of course, I’m in business aren’t…

I never expected this. My life script, that I had so carefully crafted and was pretty darn sure I was sticking to, did not include this. When the mammogram results showed abnormal cells in June of 2016… when the biopsy came back with the confirmation that I had breast cancer, I pretty much went into…

You’re probably asking yourself what kind of question is this? What does it mean to be a great coaching client, and why does it matter? Let me explain: First, let’s be clear on what coaching really is: Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal…

Last November, I realized I had lost a favorite necklace. It was a 20th anniversary gift from my husband and I adore it. But I all of a sudden couldn’t find it. I looked everywhere. For three weeks, I’d go to sleep each night and wake up each morning wracking my brain as to where…

A few weeks ago I popped into one of my favorite restaurants for a quick bite, and ran into two women I knew but hadn’t seen in several years. As we caught up on life and work, they asked me what kind of work I was doing these days. I told them I was an…

So often, a new client comes to the coaching relationship not realizing that they and they alone are responsible for setting the coaching agenda. That’s why I always start each first session with every new client, going over the basics… the roles and responsibilities of each of us… the expectations. And once we’ve covered those…

I helped a client uncover a hard lesson recently. I’d say many of us have been in a similar kind of situation so I’m sharing it with you as I think you may be able to relate to it. This client is a very action oriented leader. He can be direct and have a tendency…