Have you ever had what you thought was an amazing conversation about a coaching or consulting project with a client that ended in them asking you to send a proposal, and then when you sent it, you hear crickets? A week later when you check in, and you still hear nothing back. Then, your Saboteur goes wild with assumptions. Maybe you think, “How could I have been so wrong? I thought this was going somewhere! I’m going to have to … Read more…
Several months ago, I received a message from the father of one of my childhood friends who I haven’t seen in over 30 years. I spent a lot of time at the Banks’ house back in high school, and we had many fireside chats through the years. It was an unexpected delight to hear from him. In his message to me one of the things he said was “You know what I remember most about you? You listened to people.” … Read more…
As a coach and mentor, I wear many hats. I love to share the wisdom I’ve gained over the course of 23+ years of working with high-level clients who are eager to reach the next level in their business and lives. Sometimes, my clients don’t know what they don’t know, and it’s very fulfilling to share with them my knowledge and what I see. When I can help them see a situation in a new light, with a new understanding, … Read more…
More and more of my clients are very experienced coaches who have been in business for a long time and have reached a point in their work where it’s more than fair to say they have achieved mastery in their craft. They coach with ease and competence, and their clients rave about how they help them. Most people who are interested in the coaching field are naturally drawn towards learning and growth themselves; we are seekers at heart. So how … Read more…
Every morning I look at the news on my phone for fifteen minutes. I read The Skimm and CNN’s 5 Things To Know for that day. It’s amazing how much I can absorb in such a finite amount of time. And as an Empath, I mean that not only intellectually but physically. I take it all in…and then I meditate and do breathing exercises to shed the emotional toll of literally taking in the news of the day. It’s difficult … Read more…
I have been playing with this concept of Superpowers for almost a decade. I first had an epiphany about this when I pointed out to my uber-talented client, Emily, that her approach to Networking was a Superpower. Her initial response was “What?!?!” As it turns out, she didn’t think her approach was that special. “Doesn’t everybody do it this way?”, she asked. “It’s just common sense”. Maybe it was to her, but for most coaches, networking is mystifying, uncomfortable and … Read more…
