Happy Mother’s Day Being a mom takes work. There are many transitions in parenting; we go through each with courage and mixed feelings: joy, shock, disappointment, happiness, anger, and fear. From telling transitions to receiving feedback, advising transitions to...
Darkness Some darkness has challenged me in the past few months. As coaches, we work with our clients, assuming that everyone is doing their best within their capacity. When I repeatedly witnessed unkind and insensible behaviors, I questioned this assumption and...
Change and Transition On the way to the gym, I told my daughter, “I should get a correction on my back from our chiropractic doctor.” She responded, “Does it hurt?”. I said, “Not really, just when I get up from sitting..” Suddenly, it clicked. I looked at her, “That’s...
2023 Reflection and 2024 Theme In the movie Maestro, Serge Koussevitzky advised Leonard Bernstein to conduct his life in such a way that when he came out of the stage to lead his orchestra, he could truthfully say to himself, “My life and my work are clean.” As a...
Who You Choose to Be in the State of Unsettlement We are in a state of anxiety, conflict, and unsettlement after the pandemic. The bully culture runs high. People are more emotional and want to attack others who don’t share the same thoughts or beliefs. They either...
Coaching as a Profession Coaching is an unregulated profession. Everyone can claim to be a coach. Many people jumped onto the wagon with little training. When untrained coaches floated the market, I was concerned about consumers and the profession’s reputation....
