Charlie Brown and inboxes
Before I forget, I want to pass on two things that have given me great pleasure. One of them I had planned on blogging about over the holiday season. My husband is a piano teacher extraordinaire and one of his...
Competence, Balance, and Impact
A friend emailed me, confirming my order for a facial cleanser that she sells as part of a direct marketing company (think Mary Kay). She then remarked that she has much more energy for this work, where she runs her...
Self-Care and Self-Acceptance
I had a conversation recently with a woman about self-care. She brought up the analogy of putting on your oxygen mask first on an airplane before helping others with their oxygen mask. Self-care is an inherent part of balance. Without...
Saying No
In a newsletter from a fellow coach, Michael Bungay Stanier, I received these definitions of great work and good work: 1. Work that goes beyond its functional intention and moves us in deep and mysterious ways, we call great work....
Something I Thought I’d Never See
A recent Wall Street Journal article proclaimed, "India's Talent Pool Drying Up." The subtitle said it all--"Tech Sector Suffers as Wages Surge and Multinationals Splurge." Just a few years ago, multinational companies were setting up branches in Bangalore and Pune...
Expiration Dates
On New Year’s Day, I felt the urge to de-clutter. The spark hit me as I opened up the door to the medicine cabinet. Expiration dates are a great thing. They give you an excuse to throw something out, even...
Six Questions for the New Year
I love to steal. Good ideas, that is. At the inflection point of a new year, I see all kinds of great exercises from fellow coaches on summarizing this past year and setting goals for the new year. My thanks...
What to Do With Bad News
Bad news seems to travel in packs, like wild dogs that leap out from the bushes of my consciousness with only a slight wimpering to warn me. Right before Christmas, I heard from a sister-in-law that her mother had had...