I cannot tell you how often coaching clients are working towards something, and a better opportunity comes out of left field. But I can tell you it is not random. Here’s how I think about it: They are on a path through, say, a forest. They have decided where their destination is, and that this […]
Tag Archives: Calling
Ever put on last year’s clothes from a particular season and they fit, but they don’t fit?
This is not a post about physically outgrowing a fall jacket. It’s a post about life from a year or two ago just no longer feeling like it fits. We’ve all been through a pandemic. We’re all emerging out of it. Some things about our old lives will fit. Some won’t. Maybe we can just […]
After a year of disconnection, this is a chance to know and be known.
After a year of disconnection, this is a chance to know and be known. After a year of the world shifting, this is a chance to faithfully consider how we have shifted.After a year of responding to each crisis as it arises, this is a time to step into our gifts and skills to move […]
Are you ready to take the risk to be changed, but in a safe, supportive environment?
Sometimes your calling is about how it changes others. Sometimes it’s about how it changes you.Many of my coaching clients have an inkling that they want to do something different, but they don’t honor it because they feel-self indulgent. They think they should focus more on what everyone around them wants them to do.They end […]
What abundance is up ahead for you?
Sometimes you can see that abundance growing up ahead, but walking that last few yards feels like a country mile. What helps in these situations are three things:1. Remind yourself what’s up ahead and WHY you want it, because maybe you don’t anymore, but if you do, it’s worth continuing to move toward it in […]
Stepping out of our existing calling.
I coach church leaders, small business owners, and artistic folks to fully step into their calling. It sounds great, but it often starts with gathering the bravery to step OUT of our existing calling. Why does it require bravery? Because we feel boxed in by the weight of expectations. We feel safe in our current […]
Serving and connecting with your community this summer.
Last Saturday we handed out groceries to more than 500 of our neighbors on the Upper West Side. What matters most is fighting food insecurity with nutritious options, but beyond that I love the camaraderie of being involved.It’s a truly multi-generational experience, with meaningful jobs for people of all ages. We have music playing, appetizers […]
You don’t need to know your entire calling before you take the next step.
Take it from The Unsinkable Molly Brown: You don’t need to know your entire calling before you take the next step. We all know Molly Brown as the outspoken woman who survived the sinking of the Titanic, and advocated for the wives and widows upon arrival in New York. She was so crazy qualified for […]
Start to prepare now.
The pandemic makes us feel like we’re living in a small box, and yet now more than ever the world needs people to build a new box, not just think outside existing boxes. We’re spending more time at home, which can make us feel boxed in. We’re seeing others in the little boxes on Zoom. We’re […]
What story lives inside you?
I’d like to help you tell it not just for fun, but as a way to live your true calling. Maybe that means writing a book or a screenplay. I work with all sorts of authors and artists to both solidify their storyline (after all, I’m an actor and an English major) but also implement […]