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Coach or Consultant?
Learn how to tell whether you need a coach to help you find your answers or a consultant to give you theirs.
Feelings Aren’t Failures, They’re Feedback
There will be days like this. Here’s what we can do about it.
How Do You Want to Feel When You’re Done?
If you’re unsure what to focus on, consider this question to guide your productivity and peace.
Finding a Good Coach is About Asking the Right Questions
There are several questions you should ask any prospective coach. Here, I share them (and my answers).
You Must Always Be Available
How going from anxiety-driven to strategic scarcity helped me set boundaries, avoid burnout, and attract aligned clients.
Which Question is More Helpful?
Proof that you can always learn new and useful tricks, no matter which thinking chair you’re in.
Making Sense of a Messy Career
For over 25 years, I thought my career path was messy and meandering. Here’s how I made sense of it.
Nobody can waste your time (and how to make that true)
Stop tilting at windmills. Here’s how to combat time-wasters and other thought gremlins.
What That Psychometric Test Doesn’t Say About You
Most psychometric tests are nonsense. It’s what you do with it that matters.
Dare to Create a List of 100 Things You Want
Here’s what happened when I created a list of 100 things I want. Plus, what I’ve learned since.
What it means to look
We learn by looking at the art, not the artist. A mini-meditation what it means to look, inspired by a recent group mentor coaching session.
What professional coaches know that other “coaches” don’t
Professional Coaches know that this work can be both serious and fun. Here’s a bit of insight on how I manage it.
What does it mean to end your year well?
How do you want to end your year? Choose your difficulty level — easy, intentional, or intensive.
Glimmers and Getting Unstuck
A short list of insights and learnings about people and business, gathered from over 800 hours of coaching sessions.
You are the material
I believe in regular coaching supervision. In addition to monthly sessions, I’ve gained countless valuable insights from 3D Coaching’s Masterclasses.
Games for Life
Whether it’s a quest adventure, a turn-based strategy, or a word puzzle, games have always been a part of my life. As is seeking help through their challenges.
What you can’t help doing
“What is it that you can't help doing?” It's the question that opened up new worlds for me. Maybe it does for you, too.
Unpacking the past vs. planning a meaningful future
The past can be a useful guide for planning a meaningful future. The trick is not sitting in it.