Essays
Personal Power
Personal PowerThe concept of “power” is tossed around a lot in today’s culture. She has power over him. They were disempowered. I don’t have the power to speak my mind. Too often, we accept statements such as these as factual. She, in fact, does has power over him....
Transformation–Is It Hype?
Transformation: Is It Hype? Transformation is a word that gets kicked around a lot by coaches. It would be easy to dismiss it as woo-woo or so much hype: Bust out of your cocoon—become a butterfly! However, transformations happen. In nuts and bolts terms, a...
Life Unleashed
Life UnleashedYou’re successful, you’re moving up, you’re on a trajectory to the corner office, but life is starting to feel routine and too damn ordinary. You’ve got it all, but it’s too easy—there’s no edge, nothing at stake, nothing to charge your system with fire...
How To Free Yourself From Your Golden Handcuffs
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Should You Free Yourself From Your Golden Handcuffs?
Should You Free Yourself From Your Golden Handcuffs? Golden handcuffs are the 21st-century equivalent of a pact with the devil or Faustian Bargain. Such pacts are common in Christian (and likely other) folklore: a person sells their soul to the devil and into eternal...
Why Personal Honesty In Leadership Is So Critical To Your Success
Why Personal Honesty In Leadership Is So Critical To Your SuccessYou may think it obvious that personal honesty in leadership is essential. How effective is a leader going to be who doesn’t give you back the right change? Or who lies, isn’t fair, or is deceitful? But...
Are You Stuck In Your Life? Four Reasons Why You Can’t Move Forward.
Are You Stuck In Your Life? Four Reasons Why You Can’t Move Forward. Are you stuck in your life? Do you want your life to be different than it is but don’t know how to make that happen? Instead, you stay right where you are, stewing in your own juices. You may try to...
What Is Personal Leadership To You?
What Is Personal Leadership To You? I coach for personal leadership. I work with people who want to be leaders in their own lives. Leaders are those who know where they are going and are on a path that will take them there. Where they are going inspires them, it gets...
What Is Coaching?
What Is Coaching? All world-class athletes—no matter the sport—have one thing in common: they have a coach. If you want to excel, if you want to be world-class, if you want to achieve more than you think you are capable of—you need a coach. And, if you are not getting...