Right out of college, I took a job at a major publishing house in the children’s book production department in lieu of another offer in an adult editorial department because of my love of children’s books and illustrations, and more importantly because it paid a whopping $1000 more a year, which in 1993 and in the world of publishing was a big deal! When I told my other potential boss about my decision, she warned me about my new boss’s … Read more…
I am a big fan of reflection. In our Western Culture, we have this tendency to move so fast that once we finish one thing, we are off to the next. I believe that slowing down helps us speed up. In the Navajo tradition, they align the Four Directions with the Seasons, with each one symbolizing it’s piece in the balance of life and nature. The East symbolizes Spring where the warming Earth generates new life. Where seeds sprout into … Read more…
I am one of those people who is pretty decisive. I have strong intuition, which guides my decisions and helps me wrap my head around things with great certainty in a short amount of time. My husband refers to me as being “High Speed, Low Drag.” It is a great strength with an incredible Achilles heel. After all, I believe that intuition is always right, but my interpretation of it isn’t. In other words, when we get the niggle of … Read more…
I used to be the quintessential “yes” person. I was always game whether I was asked to a party, to go for a walk, or take on a project. I was very much wired to say “yes” because deep down I believed this helped me belong in the world. But I kept finding myself exhausted and feeling like I had to go to that party or on that walk because I had committed to it (and as a person of … Read more…
Everywhere I look these days, it feels like our old ways of doing things are breaking down. What got us here ain’t going to get us where we need to go. Although this is the water we swim in as coaches, the elements around us are creating some really choppy water, and finding a way to help both our clients and ourselves to dry land can feel a bit daunting. I feel the call for Breakthrough Change. For the last … Read more…
