by Steven Fulmer | Nov 1, 2017 | Articles
In leadership, especially in the industry of mentoring, coaching, counseling, or other support professions, many of us use the expression that we “hold a safe space” for people. But that’s not really the truth, is it? We don’t hold safe spaces. We can’t guarantee...
by Steven Fulmer | Oct 31, 2017 | Articles
Is it too direct or macabre to suggest that in a very real way, we die every night? Perhaps a more accurate phrasing might be the day dies — but that doesn’t fully capture the beauty of the moment, does it? Because with that day goes a part of us that will...
by Steven Fulmer | Sep 26, 2017 | Articles, Uncategorized
Last week, we talked about the power of your mindset as evidenced by a profound psychological study. Well, there was another study involving nursing home residents that I found to be just as incredible, and just as impactful for us today. In this study, nursing...
by Steven Fulmer | Sep 19, 2017 | Articles
Turns out that’s not quite true. In fact, people can change quite dramatically. Recently, I read about a psychological study on people in their 70’s. If any generic group would be set in their ways, surely it would be those people past retirement, yes? So this is what...
by Steven Fulmer | Sep 16, 2017 | Articles
Unconditional Presence: The Oak Tree was an article last week from one of my favorite newsletters, The Daily Groove by Scott Noelle. Noelle is an amazing Parent Coach — and oh, how I wish I could be the parent he writes about! As a leadership coach, however,...
by Steven Fulmer | Sep 15, 2017 | Articles
Have you heard this one? If you can’t give yourself permission to fail, you can’t give yourself permission to succeed. Put another way: If you’re unwilling to be wrong, you can’t be right. The amount of times this has shown up in my life, and the lives of my clients...
