Tag Archives: life coach

Consider why you were born.

“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why.”⁣⁣That quote was near the end of the production of “Church Basement Ladies” that we closed yesterday. It’s the sixth in the series, so regular audience members definitely know the characters, and enjoy seeing them […]

Sunflowers and your right to be heard.

Earlier this week, my mom and I learned that sunflowers were once the symbol of womens’ fight to be heard in public. ⁣⁣These particular sunflowers are located in upstate New York, near the home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the writer and idea-generator behind the women’s movement and organizer of the first Women’s Rights convention in […]

Mrs. Maisel

Mrs. Maisel. She’s not just a bunch of pretty dress designs. She’s also learning to design a life.⁣⁣This week I worked in a crowd scene being filmed for season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and then attended the opening weekend of a Mrs. Maisel exhibit at the Paley Center. Both experiences were an immersion […]

A marvelous costume fitting…

Had a marvelous costume fitting this morning, and thought back to some favorite costumes over the years. ⁣⁣And then I thought about other aspects of life that need to be “fitted” to us. What aspect of your life might need a bit of an alteration?⁣⁣Costume fittings are unique because they are the exact opposite of […]

When do you feel most connected to the majesty of the earth?

Last night just before sunset, I emerged from the subway to discover that all of New York was lit by this vibrant color of rose gold.⁣⁣I’d been inside (in air conditioning!) at a church meeting, working with an exciting and insightful group of people to apply design thinking as we create our strategic plan. There […]

Life doesn’t need to be as chaotic as we make it look onstage in “Church Basement Ladies.”

I’m performing in Church Basement Ladies again this fall, so heads up that I won’t be taking new coaching clients in the fall. ⁣⁣⁣⁣Translation: If you’ve been curious about how to feel less busy, less exhausted, less drowning in everyone else’s needs while you ignore your own, let’s talk soon. ⁣⁣⁣If you’ve wanted to feel […]

Don’t give as a way to avoid taking.

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 […]

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 […]