How can we progress from knowing what kind of person we want to be, to actually becoming that kind of person? I am asked that question a lot in my coaching practice. It comes from people’s perception that they are not satisfied with their current reality, and a need…
“Eureka – that’s it!!” – When was your last ‘AHA’ moment, and what did you do about it?
Have you ever had one of the moments where you shout “YES!! That’s it!!” They may come fairly often or only infrequently. These significant ‘AHA’ moments can be transforming moments that turn your world upside down, or they can be smaller moments of gentle realization. I have had several of…
The core of leadership is self-awareness – being who you are.
The work of author and business coach Marshall Goldsmith, in particular his book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There (2007) has been a significant influence in me becoming self-aware. In the spring of 2009 I attended Goldsmith’s workshop in Boston after reading his book and being intrigued…
What I know I didn’t Learn in Kindergarten
I’ve been reflecting on my personal experience in education lately. Over the course of my adult life I have taken numerous courses that have interested and appealed to me, and overall I have done very well in them. This was not always the case. I struggled in the public school…