A Coaching Lesson from the Client’s Perspective- Samantha One of my recent posts was about some of the lesson’s I’ve learned on my journey as a Coach.  Here’s the next in a series of big lessons learned… Names have been changed to maintain the absolute confidentiality of coaching- a cornerstone of our Code of Ethics.…

I recently read something (honestly, I wish I could recall where) that provided me with some illumination around the differences between decision and choice. So, I offer my ‘take’ on the subject. The word ‘decision’ comes from the latin… the act of or need for making up one’s mind: The root word cis and its…

A Coaching Lesson from the Client’s Perspective- Bob One of my recent posts was about some of the lesson’s I’ve learned on my journey as a Coach. Here’s the next in a series of big lessons learned… Names have been changed to maintain the absolute confidentiality of coaching- a cornerstone of our Code of Ethics.…

One of my recent posts was about some of the lesson’s I’ve learned on my journey as a Coach. This post is about one big learning that a client had as a result of being coached. Her name has been changed to maintain the absolute confidentiality of coaching- a cornerstone of our Code of Ethics.…

Ten years ago, when I started my journey to become a professional Coach, I had no idea how much I would learn. Sure, I figured I’d learn how to be a Coach. I’d learn some key coaching skills and tools. I’d learn how to develop a coaching business… But I had no idea how much…

The Value of Practice So often, when I’m in a coaching conversation with a client, they’ll make a statement something like this: “I wish I was better at ________”. I mean really, you can fill in the blank from your own life I’m sure. Better at being a loving partner, better at being a good…

The other day I was taking a walk and encountered a woman walking four dogs. We got to talking and she told me a bit of her story. You see, she walks dogs for a living. Several of them in fact. It’s her business now. But dog walking wasn’t always what she did. She had…

Funny thing about having a Storm Day. We can turn it into whatever we want it to be. It can be such a gift. Or create a crisis. We can see it as a good thing or a not so good thing. It’s really all about perspective, isn’t it? I recall a ‘storm day’ last…

Recently I’ve been learning a lesson that in some ways I wish I had learned at a younger age. But perhaps I wouldn’t have appreciated it so joyfully if that had been the case. You’ve heard the expression, “We are Human Beings, not Human Doings”. I’m talking about stepping away from the pace of work,…

One of my clients once said to me:  “Wendy, what’s the relevance of doing an exercise to uncover my values when I’ve hired you to help me figure out what’s the right next job for me?” I was so glad he asked me that question. Because we were in a coaching session and involved in…