A Thought for the Holiday Season
A friend is a loved one who awakens your life in order to free the wild possibilities within you. -John O'Donohue. . . It is easy to take one another for granted. Our friends, family and co-workers [...]
How to Avoid a Fight
The words “I disagree with you,” are a great way to pick a fight. It’s basically a statement that voids the other person’s opinion and can leave the receiver feeling a little defensive-- if not downright angry. When the declarative is spoken most people will either shut down [...]
Do What You Love
If you read my weekly post, sometimes you find a best practice tip, sometimes a thought-provoking slice of life and sometimes, like today, a little something about a person achieving their personal best. It's all meant to inspire and this week I was inspire by Gustavo Dudamel. I [...]
What makes success?
What makes success? The other day in my busy neighborhood, I passed a young girl sitting at a folding table in her parents’ driveway. A few feet from the curb was a big sign that read “Girl Scout cookies for sale.” I continued on my way to the [...]
Creating Quality Failures
A while ago, I attended a continuing education workshop. The leader, a brilliant man in his 60’s, used the group to simulate real life scenarios to teach us new coaching techniques. He then encouraged us all to fail. “Fail and fail again” he said. No pressure, right? For [...]
Steady at the Helm
I went sailing over the weekend. Somewhere in the midst of the rocky seas the captain of the small boat asked me to take the helm (probably to keep me from getting sea sick). The growing swells were pitching and rolling, the winds gusting, and to keep our [...]