Have you ever found yourself giving as a way to avoid taking?I find that it’s common among entrepreneurs, artists, and ministry professionals. Pretty much all of the people I coach.Taking up space. Taking your turn. Taking a chance. Taking your time. Taking the reins. Taking the high road.Those all sound important, but somehow doing them […]
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How often do you set aside time to plan?
Today I’m parking myself and taking off the sunglasses to look more clearly into the next 6-12 months. I’m balancing live musicals that take me out of town with leading various Lutheran events and retreats around the country, producing the web series, continuing VBS for grownups, launching new coaching groups, and time with family and […]
When have you worked on a team that is so committed to the vision and having so much fun being great, that the massive amount of work does not feel hard?
I went to (another) Marvelous Mrs. Maisel private event and was reminded of how excellence is the result of entire teams of people catching a vision. Although The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is clearly the brainchild of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Paladin, something so huge cannot become excellent without others not just understanding the vision, but […]
What’s your favorite part about dinner parties?
I firmly believe the world is a better place when there are more dinner parties. I love dinner parties, and I don’t even cook. For me it’s about a number of other things. Dinner parties are a chance to gather new combinations of people. I love to introduce my friends to one another and witness […]
Happy Memorial Day
Happy Memorial Day, Fleet Week, and northern hemisphere summer!What changes for you in the summer? What are you looking forward to? Where will you explore?What if you were more intentional this summer about infusing fun, discovery, and growth into every day?
Leading the change you wish to see in the world
This is my superhero pose. What makes you feel like a superhero?I’ve got all sorts of clients and friends saving the world every day through ordinary and extraordinary actions. We also need some people to step up and make extraordinary changes on a systemic level. The people who sit on the boards of charities, talk […]
Dream about what’s next
Are you at least a little bit afraid of winning? What does that mean when you’re not playing an actual game?Even when we’re not pursuing a sport or a job promotion or first chair in the orchestra, we all have things we’d like to “win.” An amazing relationship, your dream home, being known as the […]
Planes, trains, automobiles.
Planes, trains, automobiles. I’m traveling in all three today. When we get in any sort of vehicle, we know where we want it to take us. Are you living your life journey as deliberately as your commute? My Spring Jumpstart helps you ask those questions. Where are you currently headed? What do you want your […]
Is the story you are telling yourself about your life helpful?
Is the story you are telling yourself about your life helpful? Is it pulling your forward or holding you back?I know. The story of your life seems absolutely, totally true. I’m not here to bring doubt to the facts of your life, I’m here to help you questions whether maybe your interpretation of it needs […]
Are you preventing yourself from fully living your life?
Are you preventing yourself from fully living your life?First of all, be gentle with yourself if that’s true. You may not have been ready until now to make this shift. It’s a major shift. Stick with me for a glimpse of how I explain this shift to coaching clients. Early in our lives, we needed […]