I don’t know if I’ve told this story before, but it is about one of the most impactful questions I’ve ever been asked. I was working with Kent Osborne, a coach I admire greatly, and we were muddling through a problem I had presented without a lot of success. A period of silence landed, during … Continue reading Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Five Ideas To Help Get You There
Mindless or Mindful? Balancing Our Energy At Work
Those of you who have read some of my posts in the past will know that I am a foodie, which includes being a bit of an “amateur chef wannabe”. A part of that pursuit is following the stories of much more accomplished chefs, as well as studying the relationships between humans and food. Recently … Continue reading Mindless or Mindful? Balancing Our Energy At Work
Stranger In The House And Other Unfounded Fears
This weekend has been long-awaited by me. The author of one of my favorite blogs (let’s call her LE) who also happens to be a coaching client has arrived in Calgary from her home overseas. We had never laid eyes on each other until last night when I picked her up from the Greyhound terminal. Earlier … Continue reading Stranger In The House And Other Unfounded Fears
Darwin and Me: 3 Steps For Managing The Consequences of Evolution
The role of a coach is to help clients bring clarity to their plans and lives, and a big part of that is helping to build self-awareness. It is a fundamental belief of mine that a coach cannot do this well without a continuous practice of cultivating ones own self-awareness.
Three Ways To Create Stronger Connections
When you look away from a homeless person, you diminish their humanity … and your own. I came across this impactful quote from Rev. Murray Powell in my reading recently. In fact I’ve been thinking about it for months, and it has caused me to contemplate its deeper meaning. At one level, supporting those who are homeless and … Continue reading Three Ways To Create Stronger Connections
Keeping Things Simple: 4 Thoughts For Navigating The Every Day Path
There is an interesting short series on Netflix called “Cooked”. It is a four episode look at the history of human cooking, and in particular the impact of the hectic pace of our society on our diets, because fewer people are making food for themselves. I’m a bit of a foodie, and there are not many days in … Continue reading Keeping Things Simple: 4 Thoughts For Navigating The Every Day Path
Leading Essentially 