Over the last couple of weeks, many of my coaching clients have been walking through some painful endings. Honestly, all of America seems to be walking through a painful ending.Whether it’s time to end a job, a destructive habit, a relationship that isn’t going to work, or an embedded belief about racism, it’s going to […]
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Start living your story. Even if it’s awkward.
Last night, we celebrated storytelling in America. Our main shared cultural story vehicle is film, and the Oscars are the most highly-acclaimed award associated with that storytelling.Stories are how we learn empathy. Stories are the conveyor of shared cultural values. Stories are the way our brains are wired to retain information. (They worked pretty well […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]