Subject: What are you really communicating?
What are you really communicating?
June 18th, 2024 at 8:01 am CDTView onlineStop looking in the mirror.Don’t fold your arms so much.Look people in the eye when speaking. Said with love by my grandmother, Mimaw. She was the embodiment of grace and confidence, and I wanted to learn everything I could from her. S ...
Hard is actually the norm
June 11th, 2024 at 8:01 am CDTView onlineWe humans love to chase what feels easy. But most of the time, what we choose isn’t easier (it just means less work in the moment with a bigger downside later on). For example… Losing weight is hard.Not losing weight (you're told you ...
Popularity vs. Character (which do you choose?)
June 4th, 2024 at 8:01 am CDTView onlineThe human brain wants to belong. Which can be a good thing since belonging brings purpose and contentment. But ask yourself… Can that need cause you to do things you later regret? [Short answer? Yes.] Think back to your Middle School ( ...
Today marks the end
May 28th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineToday marks the end... Of childhood for my oldest.Of his time in a school he has been at since the age of 4.Of my youngest’s attending the school where he has been since age 2.Of the supportive school community we’ve been a part of f ...
Simple rules to live by
May 21st, 2024 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineBarely able to breath on his own (oxygen tank by his side). Struggling to get a full sentence in before coughing... ...He insisted on talking with the mechanic who was working on his car (for a good 45 minutes). Outdoors on a cold (for H ...
You can stop doing this
May 14th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDTView online74% of private practice lawyers say the profession has had a negative impact on their mental health (reporting high levels of stress, anxiety and overwhelm). When you consider that most lawyers work on high-stakes matters and are pressur ...
Want to be more productive?
May 7th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineI’ve mastered every time management trick in the book yet I still feel like my time isn’t my own. I'm always behind and don't feel like I'm accomplishing much. *** I hear this sentiment often from prospective and new clients. Most pe ...
Not a secret (it's just hard)
April 30th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineYou’re too old. This isn’t working. You’re a laughingstock. Looking at me now, you might think I’ve always had a successful coaching/consulting business. But that was what was running through my mind 3 years after I started this ...
This needs to be said
April 23rd, 2024 at 8:50 am CDTView onlineMy son’s baseball team had lost a hard-fought tournament championship game. I couldn't help but roll my eyes as the head of the organization spoke about the lessons the boys were learning through baseball:Hard work,Competing through ha ...
Are you barking up the wrong tree?
April 16th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineI wish I could do what you’re doing (said a senior partner - who had been practicing more than 25 years - when I told him I was quitting the firm to start my new coaching/consulting business). [No, he didn't want to start coaching but ...