A few weeks ago I got a thank you note from an individual I had coached for a six-month period of time. She wanted to let me know what the coaching experience had done to change her world, her life, her self. Here’s an excerpt of her note: “I can never thank you enough for…

Yesterday was a fun day for me. I got to rent a car and drive down to another part of the province where I had five meetings lined up with employees of a large manufacturing plant that is in the process of closing down. I’m their career transition consultant. My job is to help them…

So often, we dream about what might be.After all, what a wonderful and delicious topic to give thought to… our future. But too often we do so without honoring the past. Here’s my take on that. Sometimes we believe that if we ‘dwell’ in the past, we can’t move forward. But there’s value in honoring…

I recently saw a video blog post on Youtube from the Harvard Business Review. It features Professor Dorie Clark, of Duke University. This 3 minute post is so good, I’m planning to incorporate it in the Effective Job Search workshop that I facilitate at the company where I do some career transition consulting work (Knightsbridge…

Ever wish that something about your life situation was different than it is? If you said ‘no’, I’m going to question how honest you are being with yourself! Let’s face it, most everyone wishes for something better than we’ve got, at least once in a while. A better job, more income, a lottery win, a…

Years ago, a very wise person asked me why I worked so hard all the time. My initial and somewhat flippant answer was ‘because others expect it of me’ and the work needs to be done. But the more truthful answer was that it was my own expectations of myself. I had gotten so good…

I just had to post this article because I couldn’t have said it better myself. If you’ve ever wondered what’s so great about having a Coach, this is a must read… found it in Duct Tape Marketing- thanks to author Robert D. Smith.

Check out this recent posting by the ICF (International Coaching Federation) that sheds some light on research about the real, tangible benefits of coaching.

Many of my coaching clients discover that they wish they were more confident in themselves. In their skills, abilities, character, ability to make tough decisions… And sometimes, the direction of a coaching conversation comes around to learning how to ‘practice’ building the self confidence muscle. Here’s one of my favorite stories from a wonderful book…

A few months ago I had a birthday and I decided to use one of my coaching sessions with my coach, doing a blue-sky of what I want my next 12 months to be like. Normally I save this kind of thing for my New Year’s Resolution, but it just felt right this year, to…