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Why is Simplicity the Highest Form of Genius?
Coaching is all about helping my clients get to “simple.” Let me explain. Albert Einstein explained the four ascending levels of cognitive prowess: Smart, Intelligent, Brilliant, and Genius. But do you know what...
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Never Explain!
The more years I collect, the less time and attention I give to arguing, convincing, and explaining. I love Benjamin Disraeli’s advice to “never explain, never complain.” People who have known me for decades have...
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Raising Conscious Children: Balancing Growing Up and Waking Up
“My child needs to grow up!” Nope. Your child needs to wake up. This is my response to parents who confuse “growing up” with “waking up”. And I don’t mean they need to become “woke”! I mean waking up to life’s truths...
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Why Do You Have to Be So Extreme?
When was the last time you heard someone described as being “obsessed” or “intense” in a good way? Intense, obsessed, and extreme are all words that have become weapons. But none of the three is as weaponized as...
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Are You Fed Up Yet?
One crucial aspect of the coaching relationship I haven't shared yet is the most important predictor of client success: how great Coaches choose their clients.
What differentiates “Elite Coaches” from “Good Enough...
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If Life Was a Spotify Playlist, What Would be Your Soundtrack?
In a previous article, When Giving Makes You Exhausted… I confessed to being a thief.
A thief of ideas.
I wrote that everything I share, I’ve heard, read, and learned from someone else.
And whether you realize it or...
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Fear: Friend or Foe?
In a recent conversation with one of my clients, Ruth, we delved deep into the subject of fear—its origins, its influence, and how we can navigate it in our daily lives. As you read along, keep in mind that Ruth is...
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Zielschmerz: The Pain of Pursuing Your Dreams
I engage in more coaching conversations per week than the number of clients I have.
I do this because I’ve learned there’s a large delta between people who want to be coached and those who commit to it.
In other...
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Beware of Unearned Wisdom
Where is the Life we have lost in living?
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
- The Rock, T.S. Eliot
Coaching is so much more about sharing wisdom than...
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What Makes Habits Stick? Cue: It’s Not Discipline
If you ask people why they want to work with a Professional Coach, one of the top three reasons they will give is to get help cultivating or stopping a habit.
Many believe that developing habits requires magic, so we...
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