The longer I work the more I realize that one of the most important aspects of business are the relationships we build with our colleagues, our competition, and most especially our customers. I also realize that even though I own my own company and hire contractors to work for and with me, I am not…
I am passionately curious about people. I love learning what motivates them, what challenges them, and what inspires them. So, I listen. I listen in my coaching practice. I listen during my workshops and seminars, and I shamelessly listen to conversations around me when I am working at coffee shops or when I’m walking down…
I wrote the following to a friend. And I decided to repost it here. For anyone who is going through a long, dark night of the soul right now, I send you my love. — It sucks to be laid bare. It sucks to have to face the biggest fears of your particular spirit (and…
You know those seeming coincidences that knock us upside the head and that bring clarity to murky situations? Or the ones that bring us to decisions or actions that must be taken in that instant if we know what’s good for us? They appear to give us an “I could have had a V-8” moment…
I took the bus home from a day-trip to New York last night. While riding back to DC, I posted an image last night of a person who was driving while texting. I called him a dipsh*t because he was driving and also doing something on his phone. In my mind, if you are driving…
I’m lucky. When I have the energy to work, I can work almost anywhere. My various jobs allow me freedom of movement. And I am grateful. Here’s the problem. I’ve been finding there is one place I don’t work well. And that’s my home office. Too many distractions, chores, and cats who must sit on…
My good friend John is an Olympic class skier. I am strictly a Bunny Sloper. I don’t mind going fast. I don’t mind wearing skis. I like being on mountains. I’m just not terribly good, and I’m okay with that. When we were in college, we took a weekend and headed to Georgia Bay in Canada….
I spend a healthy chunk of my time feeling like I’m a little hamster in a wheel. I’m running, running, running, but I’m getting nowhere. I step off, and it feels like I’m in the exact same place. Oh, the frustration of those moments. “Crap!” I cry out. “Nothing has changed. I’m no closer to…
A friend just asked how to use the time while walking a labyrinth. I walk every labyrinth I come across. I love them for their ancient wisdom and the answers and insights they help me find. First, I would say there are as many answers as there are people. For myself, I walk labyrinths to…
I’ve spent the day alternating between being okay and screaming. How do I find the words to express to all the families and friends of those who were slaughtered last night? How do I rise above when all around me others are suffering? How do I act? What can I do? I suppose I could…