There are two sides to strengths. On one hand, they create value, thus creating a gateway to being accepted, belonging, and being of value to others. But strengths can also have a dark side if they are over-used. Instead of helping, they end up hurting … instead of...

Our theme for the month is CONNECTION. Especially as many are still experiencing shelter-in-place conditions, or navigating the after-shocks of the pandemic and societal shifts. Like many of you, I sit alone in my home office many hours each day. Despite the Zoom...

Nature always teaches. Observe it and find the next lesson to learn. This picture of Horseshoe Bend speaks to what wants to happen. That's how the bend was formed. Water flowing its natural path. There's a bend in our country right now, as the conversation on racism...

The last few months with the pandemic have been full of polarities and paradoxes. Slowing down, speeding up. The Slow Down We’ve had to slow our lives down. And we’ve had to do that slow down FAST. Overnight, everything stopped. No extra trips out-and-about for...

The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is allowing ACTP/ACSTH training organizations like ours to change its proportion of live learning hours. Due to COVID-19, ICF recognizes that the world, now more than ever, needs coaches as we navigate the pandemic. Career...

What do you want? Human beings were put on this planet to create! If we are not creating, we are stagnating and atrophying. Our “wants” are an individualized expression of our unique DNA, and they happen to be a beautiful vehicle for creating. Give your wants some...

Picture this: You’re working at full tilt, nose to the grindstone, and you hear some version of the message, “you need to do more with less.” You think to yourself, I’m already maxed out! I don’t have time for this! There are plenty of formulas for managing time and...

Welcome to a brand new decade! We’re guessing that goals are likely top of mind! Have you ever thought about your goals as a form of change? Change is constant, as we all know. And yet it feels easier to embrace change when we’ve chosen it. You’ve chosen your goals....

Uncertainty. We all face it—both the people you coach and you, personally. We catch a glimpse of a dream. We set a goal. We lay out strategies and action steps. And yet somewhere along the way, concerns arise, such as: * How will I ever get there? * How do I get...