I had the privilege to speak at my daughter’s primary school graduation. When invited to do so, I wondered how difficult this would be. As it turned out, it became a journey of rediscovering Dr. Seuss, and distilling nuggets of inspiration from the Stoics for the graduating eleven-year-olds...
As the year comes to an end, it’s time for some honest reflection. I’m not too proud to admit making some stupid investing decisions that have come home to roost. These haven’t been so financially damaging to put my...
Something happened on my journey to becoming a coach. I learned to listen. It turns out that I had spent my whole life not really listening. I thought of myself as an empathetic person, a caring person; someone...
Executive coaches like tackling self-talk. It’s that internal dialogue, telling us (in most instances) why something isn’t possible.I have only worked for large companies since graduating. There is comfort in this...
About seven years ago I had a five-year plan to become an external executive coach. Why five years? For one, five years seemed an awfully long way off. So there was a degree of security in a monthly salary...