“Now that I am trying to change, I don’t like who I am.” At some point, many of my clients say this or something similar. When they finally see a new way to be, but are not yet capable of acting that way, they begin to attack themselves. “I am a horrible person.” “Being this […]
I watched a wonderful film the other day, Opening Our Eyes: Global Stories about the Power of One. The movie shows individuals all across the world and close to home who are making a difference. Whether they are opening orphanages and schools in Nepal, providing clean water in Peru, or helping the teen homeless population […]
The other day I was chatting with two friends. They both mentioned being asked what life coaching was like. Neither had an easy time explaining the coaching process. It got me to wondering how many others are not really sure about the process. There are many different coaches out there specializing in different goals and […]
One of my favorite clients visited me recently. The sessions are a lot of fun for both of us because we toggle between business planning and personal growth. What I noticed recently is that my client also toggles his personality depending on which subject we are addressing. We talk about personal goals and he is […]
There are probably thousands of articles which talk about how to work more efficiently, to keep all departments focused on a singular goal, and to help us stay motivated no matter how daunting the task. But I am learning about a new tool which can accomplish more than I ever did before and with much less effort.
An MBA graduate shared a question which was presented in his training. “If you had to decide to increase revenue or save lives, which would you choose?” The answer seemed pretty clear to me, but the MBA graduate said, “There is no right or wrong answer.” Really???
I have come to see that Work-Life Balance is a misconception. I think we should stop thinking of “balancing” these seeming dichotomies and instead look at “amalgamation.” To amalgamate is to combine into a unified or integrated whole. Work and life should not be balanced but united.