No, It Doesn’t Happen By Accident

No, It Doesn’t Happen By Accident

Some things just happen by accident. We discover an amazing recipe, a back way for our commute to work, or meet a new friend. They can’t be planned, and when they happen, it feels like magic! Most people seem to think that work culture is one of those happy...
Life Is Not Zero Sum

Life Is Not Zero Sum

“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” – George Carlin Why do we so often treat life like a zero-sum game… …that any win you get is a loss for me? If you’re right, I...
I Couldn’t Face My Contract

I Couldn’t Face My Contract

Just because it’s obvious to you, doesn’t mean it’s obvious to them. This could be true professionally, personally or otherwise (is there an otherwise?). What seems so obvious from the outside can be invisible from the inside. Here’s an example. Remember the course I...
Did You Ask How It Works?

Did You Ask How It Works?

When I first heard about coaching, my impression of it (as I mentioned last week) was that it was a bit of an inbred profession — coaches coaching coaches and people who wanted to be coaches.  I struggled to find people who were effectively doing it in the real world...
A Shift In Perspective

A Shift In Perspective

I know I reference my coaching clients a lot in these blog posts, but for those of you who haven’t experienced it, you might be feeling a little skeptical. And I get it.  When I first explored coaching it felt very incestuous – coaches always coaching...