What happens when I structure my work to play to my strengths and values? If I live my life in this alignment, the answer is simple: flow and magic. Just as a clear mission, an inspiring vision, and thought-out strategies are all key elements of my business foundation, so are my Guiding Values. … Read more about Guiding Values
My daughter graduated from high school a while ago and moved 300 miles away. Our paths, in essence, diverged a bit. As she was preparing to move, I found myself musing about "paths" and what connections we create in life when our "paths cross." Most people with whom we cross paths in life … Read more about A Tattoo Where Paths Cross
Byron Katie teaches that there are, ultimately, only three types of business in this world: mine, yours, and God's (please insert whatever term feels right to you here). She also teaches that much of our stress comes from mentally living in some place other than our own business.* I … Read more about Functional Community 101
I found an old relic of a thought this week. It's something my second-grade teacher said to me as I was drawing a poster-sized clown in art class, and it's apparently been lurking in my creative subconscious ever since: "Real artists don't erase their lines." Erm... What? No wonder I stopped … Read more about Doodling My Way to Rest & Play
A few years ago, I was faced with a most perplexing quandary: “What do I wear to go with Martha to the annual "O You!" event where Oprah's O Magazine comes to life?” I wasn't asking what do I wear to go see my mentor, Martha Beck. No, no. That would have been easy. I wanted to know what … Read more about Armor and Heels
One weekend in May, I ventured to Scottsdale, Arizona for my second onsite training as an Equus Coach®. For those of you who know me, you know that the idea of being un-tethered from my computer for this long used to be completely outside of my comfort zone. Prior to my Equus Coach training, I was … Read more about Lessons from the Horses
I don’t claim to know much, but this I know for sure: when I started doing nothing on a daily basis, magic started happening. This is the story of some magic. I was noodling on the idea of enrolling in Martha Beck’s life coach training. This wasn’t just partaking in some self-improvement class. … Read more about When Your Essential Self Speaks… Watch for the Magic
How do you know if it's your intuition or your lizard speaking to you? In an earlier post, I discussed rabbits. This week, it’s lizards. Soon we’ll have a zoo. Here’s how you know if it's your lizard or your intuition speaking: The reptilian part of our brain, or our lizard, has one job… … Read more about When Your Essential Self Speaks… Don’t Freak Out
Have you ever started to do something and then become distracted? An hour (or three) passes and you can’t remember what you were planning to do in the first place? That just happened. Sometimes, it's just an ordinary diversion or procrastination technique. But when my essential self wants to … Read more about When Your Essential Self Speaks… Chase the Rabbit
When I retired from life on the hamster wheel, it didn’t take just a couple of boxes to pack the stuff. It took two men and a truck. My office furniture was Dad’s before he retired. It was comforting to have a piece of him around since work was where I got to know him the best as a teenager and … Read more about This Is Home
The poor fellow caught in the wheel runs in a perpetual state of forward immobility. He is devoted to worshipping busy. I see many of us today in this same cycle. We almost believe it’s fulfilling, fun, and in line with our dreams: We are immersed in a career. We work late at the office, carry … Read more about Stepping Off the Hamster Wheel
