What we call an ending often obscures a beginning. We like to think that when something ends—an opinion, a project, a conversation—it has finished saying what it came to say. Often, it has only changed the terms of the conversation. Some things do end, and should. But what feels like closure is often just a threshold:…
When I coach, I listen for one governing note beneath all the noise: Will this fulfill? Whether I am guiding someone through an intimate relationship, a new partnership, the birth of a product, a passage from one season of life into another, or any decision that asks to be made, I return to that question…
Life is not a mystery, but it certainly can be filled with surprises. People’s behavior, their actions, reveal what’s important to them. Where they spend their time, what they’re attracted to, what distracts them, and what appears as obligatory or what implies something about them, all point to it. When looking at one’s life, this…
We have been told from very early on that we are the sum of the parts. That our influences, the people we surround ourselves with, determine much of our life. Opportunities, character development, and love are all a result of who we rub shoulders with. There are elements that are seemingly out of our control:…
Like many, I have lived through many iterations, different lives. I have had so many influences, different mentors that have guided me and directed me through challenging times. It all seems divine. I can’t recall strategizing or planning the next step, the next turn. It feels mystical in the way that I have moved from…
LOVE: to override logic and linear thinking and go to the irrational Heart. Another year. Another line etched on our faces. Another year of fighting the good fight. It seems this year has been a grind, not that there haven’t been significant moments and individual attempts to bring light to some darkened corners of our…
MOBILITY: the power of forecasting change and then changing. Successful transitions are one of the major cornerstones of a successful life. Whether it’s as simple as waking up in the morning and brushing your teeth, transitioning your baby from a crib to a changing table, or relinquishing an opinion to see someone else’s point of…
MIRACLE: a product of talent, skill, resources, and dedication that all come together in one seminal moment. The most important part of that description is DEDICATION. You can develop skill, you can find mentors, but it’s the power of routine, the day-in, day-out practice, that makes those skills, talents, and miracles show up. There are…
The cultural pull when fear and concern are at an extreme high is to withdraw, to isolate, to hold back. Entitlement and hair-trigger behavior are at an all-time high, regardless of your circumstances. What is there to do? To be generous, to be kind, to look for where you can help. We all have different…
Looking for a moment of silence. A place to reside where less is more and my needs outweigh my wants. Where I can think straight, get my bearings, and slow all this down. There are those outliers who are off the grid, but that doesn’t seem possible, certainly not probable, and not really desirable. The best…