by coachseattle | Jan 29, 2025 | Reflection
Lunar New Year The Year of the Wood Snake has started today and is expected to bring a year of transformation, renewal, and growth. Wood is one of the five elements in Yi-Jing (I Ching), and Snake is the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac. Combining them offers...
by coachseattle | Sep 21, 2024 | Personal growth & development, Reflection
Problem-Solving I have been involved in problem-solving and coaching processes for the last few months. My skills have been improving, but my mind has been unsettling. Today, I drew a card that spoke to my mind about bearing on my experience during the journey. I...
by coachseattle | May 12, 2024 | Personal growth & development, Reflection
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...
by coachseattle | Apr 15, 2024 | Coaching, Reflection
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...
by coachseattle | Dec 28, 2023 | Change, Coaching, Personal growth & development, Reflection
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...
by coachseattle | Dec 15, 2023 | Coaching, Personal growth & development, Reflection
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...
