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Expect resistance. Resistance is not a sign you’re going wrong. It’s a sign you’re growing. Trees grow strongest where wind blows hardest. The parts of you that resist are the parts most in need of transformation. Love them anyway. Grow anyway.
— Steve Martin, Instructions for Becoming
Steve here is talking about the kind of interior resistance you experience when you’re trying to grow as a person.
It’s really hard to tackle these, because it’s easy to avoid growth by saying, “that’s just who I am.” Yes, you may find it difficult to grow a third arm. But that’s not what we’re talking about.
This is about growing into the kind of person that you want to be. That you know would bring fulfillment.
Read the rest of this entry »I was talking with a friend the other day who mentioned her deep concern about what the future looks like.
For whatever reason, humans are wired to pay extra attention when someone communicates worry. No doubt it’s similar to animals communicating danger to others in their group.
I was noticing the effect her concerns had on my own mental state. I empathized with her worries. I sympathized with the impact it was having on her. But then I internalized it and started being worried myself.
Read the rest of this entry »I spent most of my career in technology, so I became accustomed to having the industry change very quickly. Chasing waves of tech can get crazy, and I appreciate that the professional coaching industry doesn’t move at quite that pace.
When it comes to supporting my clients, I could argue that what we learn today is basically the same as it was three years ago. Or 30 years ago. Or 300, for that matter. Because it’s about listening, helping clients think through issues and chart a course forward.
I imagine that 300 years ago, the role of a coach was performed by the wise elder or good friend. And the relationship was probably described as “wisdom” or “helping.”
Read the rest of this entry »It’s fire season in Colorado, which gets me thinking about conversations I’ve had with my business clients.
I know that seems like a little bit of a stretch, but let’s explore for a moment.
When disaster happens, our natural instinct is to run away. Get as far away from the danger as fast as possible. With that distance, we’ll have a bit of safety to examine the situation and figure out what to do next.
Read the rest of this entry »I sure get tied up in all these activities I’m engaged in. My to-do list is endless.
But it’s critical to spend some time reflecting on what’s going on. How am I doing – REALLY? Is the business healthy? How about my key relationships?
And when I’m surrounded by all this noise and distraction, it’s SO hard to do!
Read the rest of this entry »Where do you get your inspiration from?
It’s an important question when we get bogged down by details, by differences and disagreements. Which is SO easy these days.
But all of that doesn’t give you energy and the inspiration to move forward.
Read the rest of this entry »We all screw up. Well, maybe not you, but the rest of us sure aren’t perfect.
It’s called being human.
The problem is that we also get very judgemental and unforgiving. So this creates general internal stress, exacerbated by lack of sleep and other things going on in our lives.
Read the rest of this entry »You might think that today’s message is about reflecting on the year’s goals, and progress made. With what this year has thrown at us, I doubt that ANY of us are on progress with what we were thinking at the beginning of the year.
Either way ahead or way behind, perhaps out of business entirely.
In my case, I experienced a massive “pivot” this year, delivering a lot of services producing amazing Zoom events for clients. It’s been fun, but certainly not my business plan.
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You can do nothing about the past. So business should all be about the future, right?
So why bother looking at stuff we can’t affect? Because of what you can learn from it.
If you think about it, that’s why we track metrics and measures – because of how it informs and supports decisions about the future.
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The Values-Based Business 