Author: Ian Munro @ leadingessentially.com

Ian Munro is a leadership and vitality coach with a primary passion for working with senior professionals who wish to improve their connection to and vitality in their career, or who wish to make a transition to a meaningful and rewarding retirement. His methods are focused on helping clients understand why they present as they do in day-to-day life, discover their authentic self and give themselves permission to build a meaningful and rewarding future, both professional and personal. Ian’s love for this work has developed naturally as he built his career as an executive and leader in the IT services industry, serving in many roles and facets of this industry over 25 years. As he reached the pinnacle of his career he began to search more deeply for meaning and alternate rewards from his own career and to begin to plan for his own “first retirement”.

Bang on the Drum

There’s an anthem that dominates many morning discussions in our house as we get ready for work.  It’s especially a feature on Monday mornings after a great weekend, where Kendra says “I don’t want to work!” and I then complete the line by singing “I just want to bang on the drum all day”, which … Continue reading Bang on the Drum

Am I Crazy?

There have been two songs that keep running through my head lately.  Not at all alike these two songs. One is old school country and the other pop from the 21st century.  I do like them both, but what attracted me to them was the main line in their choruses.

Unlearning

A friend of mine has recently started a blog at http://www.templetontrails.com. Tracy Nagel and I always have great conversations when we are together and I really appreciate the way her intellect combines with her heart to produce amazing thoughts. I’m not one to re-post another blogger’s work, but I think this post on unlearning is too good … Continue reading Unlearning

Thunderstorms

I read a really cool passage in a book the other day.  It was about when the author was a new consultant that was facilitating how they would better work together.  He had brought a colleague along to coach him through one of his first ever consulting contracts. At first things went well, and then … Continue reading Thunderstorms

What About You?

During this past week I was visiting a prospective new customer and making a presentation to a team of people who were evaluating how our offering would help their business. A part of our offering is quite unique to our industry, and as we got into these aspects I noticed that one member of the … Continue reading What About You?

Mad World

There’s something mysterious and captivating about Gary Jules (cover of Tears for Fears) hit song “Mad World”.  It has an intriguingly simple and beautiful melody.  A single vocal line with no embellishing riffs or runs.  A light, airy feel to the whole production that pulls you into the song and makes you feel really good about it.