Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living

Life Lessons

From Day One

Northwestern University released the second in a series of interviews I conducted for the podcast, Career Mastery: Insights from the Experts. This interview is with William J. "Bill" White, former CEO of a Bell and Howell and now a professor...

Twitter

There's a new way to let the world know more about your world, about who you are and what your life looks like. As if we don't have enough reality TV, self-absorbed diary distribution, and "it's-all-about-me" video. Now there's something...

What Dan is Learning in Japan

I heard from a friend that Dan Pink, author of A WHOLE NEW MIND, and his family have temporarily moved to Japan. She pointed me to his site for more info. At Dan's site, I discovered several great posts on...

Biking in Boulder

My friend, Evelyn, and I bike on Sunday mornings. We are fair weather bicyclists. We only venture out when the conditions are good. That means sunny skies and comfortable temperatures and moderate terrain.  Light wind or none at all. Neither...

Start With a Seed

It's been a year since I did my first interview with Ilene Kouzel, a friend dying of ALS, on the topics of Conscious Living and Conscious Leaving.  Almost to the day. Ilene died last October. Nick, Ilene's husband, had recently...

Conversations with Myself

I came across a wonderful quote from the book, Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott: "All conversations are with myself, and sometimes they involve other people." This makes me think of a recent conversation with a stranger, who seemingly was in...

Grace

I talked with my friend, Kenny Moore, today. He's a gifted writer and speaker, a keen observer of life, with the humor of Will Rogers and the compassion of Mother Teresa. Kenny sends out a quarterly article, about what he's...

Be A Little More Foolish

I'm traveling this week and while I'm out of town, I'm publishing favorite stuff from other writers. I received an article from my friend, Tama Kieves, who advises us all to be a little more foolish. Read on: Every Hero...

Leader Coaching Circle

In response to what I've been seeing in my clients and hearing about workplaces over the last couple of years, I'm offering a group coaching program for mid-level managers, Leader Coaching Circles. The bar keeps getting raised. Yet the email...

Purpose Inside Large Companies

A friend emailed me this article about how difficult it is to work with purpose inside large companies. I like to think that I can make a difference in this arena with the executive coaching I do.  But I also...