Lowering Expectations, Outsourcing, and Perspective
I had an extraordinary experience recently. I hosted a relaxing Thanksgiving dinner for my family. Yes, relaxing. And no, we didn't have it catered or eat out at a restaurant. It was a home-cooked meal (mostly). My husband and I...
The New World of Marketing
Recently, I came across a link to a video on the subject of fun and creativity. The link came to me two ways--as a on-line posting from the creator of the video, Michael Bungay Stanier, to a discussion group for...
The Science Behind the Magic
On the subject of perception, take a few seconds to see how our mind can play tricks on us: www.patmedia.net/marklevinson/cool/cool_illusion.html Continue reading only after you've gone to the link--otherwise you'll spoil the fun for yourself. I sent this link to...
Asking for What You Want
At the ICF conference, there were several people who I kept running into throughout the week. This is at a conference of over 1600 coaches. So I began to look deeper at what the message might be. One of these...
Chance Meetings
While I was at a coaching conference last week, I had a chance to stop by a booth on Building a Better Blog. I had fun being a guest blogger on a site called Blog Squad Live!, set up to...
Networking, Naturally
I was recently solicited by a coaching training school to write an article about networking for their newsletter. After writing the article, I decided to also submit it to a women's on-line group, WorldWIT. The article was published in WorldWIT's...
Wholeness and Making Meaning
Today is the second day of the International Coach Federation conference. I didn't think I would be blogging much while away from home. But what I've found is that when I'm in a new setting, writing helps me make meaning...
Airline Travel in the 21st Century
Seems odd to say 21st century. When I was a kid, I imagined that air travel would be glamorous and somewhat magical in the 21st century. Think of JFK and Jackie O debarking from Air Force One, down the steps...