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…

Hiring a Coach, to those who have not yet had that experience, can be a bit of a mystery. Here are my five easy steps to help you hire your right Coach! Step # 1: Get clear why you are in the market for a Coach.  What’s the situation you are wanting to evaluate or…

A couple of years ago I got the chance to coach a marvelous woman.  We’ll call her Vanessa.  Vanessa was a highly educated, super star in her field.  When she started her career she loved her work.  She loved everything about it.  But 15 years in the thrill had worn off.  She was bored, un-motivated…

Sound hokey?  A bit of an oversell? Actually, not. I’ve coached a few hundred clients in the 10 years since I took my year long training to  become an ICF certified Coach, and I don’t think I’d be lying to say that easily 90% of them would describe their coaching experience as life changing. Change…

Last week when I was visiting my family, my son-in-law gave me a gift. It was a book called “Mindset” by a Psychologist. It’s not a new bestseller or anything… it was published in 2007. But he thought the book might be helpful for my coaching practice. That was a Tuesday morning. Four hours later,…

When you hear the word “soft”, what does it conjure up for you? What words would you use to describe what soft means to you, in your life? What connotation would you attach to the word soft? I had an interesting experience a few weeks ago in a coaching session. My client was describing how…

The other day I was in the midst of a coaching session helping a client sort through a particularly difficult work relationship. She looked at me and asked me a question that kind of surprised me, because it was the kind of question that spoke volumes about her own belief system, her level of self…