Tag Archives: discern

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 […]

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 […]

Be brave today.

Everything you want, that you feel called to do, all starts with being brave.⁣⁣Asking for help. Stepping up for that promotion. Breaking a habit that has kept you safe but unhealthy. Being the first to say “I love you.” Saying it back. It all starts with being brave.⁣⁣We’re called to big things. Take the next […]

Stop to strategize an everyday situation.

Today is all about connecting with people who signed up to talk after this congregational retreat I led last weekend. What’s on your plate?⁣⁣As I connect with people who attended this retreat, it strikes me how each of them are positioned to be leaders in their own way, in their own context. They are not […]

What do you love about winter?

Spending the weekend in Minnesota.⁣⁣I get to spend 24 hours with a coaching client in Minnesota who is making a big decision about her career, and then another client who is recalibrating into a new chapter of life after getting a graduate degree.⁣ I’ll love that part.⁣I also can’t wait to lead a Friday/Saturday women’s […]