How Do You Handle an Upside Down Day?

March 16, 2010

Today was an Upside Down day. That’s when everything was seemingly going one way — the way I planned — and then, in an instant everything changed. Upside down and Inside out.
I got cranky.
It’s not supposed to be this way!

I had everything under control, and all of a sudden priorities and schedules changed. [...]

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First Step To Implement Change

March 8, 2010

Most business coaching clients with whom I work are ready for some kind of change in their lives. They know they are ready because they’re dissatisfied; what’s worked in the past isn’t working any more. They are unwilling to accept the status quo going forward.
As you grow and become more conscious of your life and [...]

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What Is Midlife?

March 1, 2010

A friend of mine asked me recently:
What is midlife? Does it mean you must be in your forties? After all, I’m only 35, but I feel dissatisfied with what used to make me happy. I want more out of my life.
I think midlife is wherever you think or feel it is. It’s the time in [...]

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Friday’s Homework

February 18, 2010

Success.
What does it mean to you today? How did you view success when you were 20? What changed? What can you do to ensure your feelings of success 10 years from now?
Make sure you read yesterday’s article about the 4 Components of Success.
Photo by Éktor

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4 Components of Success

February 18, 2010

Success takes on different meanings at different times in your life. What you deem successful at 20 years old is different at 40; what you think at 50 will probably be different at 65.
Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson list 4 components of enduring success, in a Harvard Business Review article, Success That Lasts:

Happiness – feelings [...]

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Resiliency – Do You Bounce?

February 17, 2010

Resiliency. I think it’s something we’re born with. It’s ours to use and develop. It’s the ability to bounce back after a defeat. Or to successfully adapt to unplanned change. Resiliency is key to navigating midlife reinvention.
If you’re resilient, you’re likely to possess a positive demeanor. You make lemonade out of those lemons!
If you’ve ever [...]

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Are You Sweet or Sour?

February 16, 2010

Growing up I remember my Mother had a large framed print of the saying:
When life gives you lemons,
make lemonade.
It’s so simple — a cynic might say it’s even trite. But I love the simplicity of it. It’s a reminder that something good can come out of a difficult, seemingly unworkable situation.
How’s your lemonade tasting?

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8 Reasons Why My Clients Hire Me

February 15, 2010

I love this photograph of coach and player. The two are singularly engaged in dialogue. The player seems to absorb the words from the coach. The plan, of course, is for the player to put into action what he’s learned.
People frequently ask me about coaching. “What is it that you really do?”
My short answer:

I help [...]

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What Do You See?

February 11, 2010

Actors do it. Athletes do it. Musicians do it. And, it has nothing to do with sex, drugs and rock n’ roll!
It’s visualization — an extremely powerful technique that can bring success into your life. Whether you’re in search of a new job, have to make a speech in front of 500 people or are [...]

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Blizzard Buster

February 10, 2010

This may be a familiar sight to many of you .  About now you just might be getting a little tired of dealing with the snow and all the shoveling that accompanies it!   I live in the southwest, so I’m  experiencing it only through photographs and conversations with friends and colleagues in the deep freeze.
My [...]

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