When Dreams Come True
The first line of the email said it all: "As you know, starting this orchestra has been a dream of mine for over 10 years!" It was from a friend and coaching client of mine, Frank Nowell, personally inviting me...
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Last night, I facilitated a panel discussion of coaches and consultants on the topic of building successful businesses. If you've never had a chance to ask a group of regular business people what they've done that's worked, I can tell...
Seeing the Landscape Clearly
I was on a conference call on Friday evening with a board for a non-profit professional association that I am a part of. Not how any of us wanted to spend our Friday evening but everyone knew that we had...
Preview of Coming Attraction
I write an article once a month and send it as part of my ezine. The article lets me expand on a topic that might feel a bit too long in a blog posting. I haven't written this month's article...
When Clouds Lift
Last week, we had our first big snow storm of the season. Not at my house, but 10 miles away, in the foothills of Boulder, Colorado. At my house, we had two days of rain. Something about updrafts and mountains...
Overheard on the Way to School
I drive my kids to school most mornings. It's a time to reconnect with the kids, where there are no Nintendo DS games or friends calling on the phone to distract us. Sometimes, my older son is eating a granola...
Procrastination and Trusting the Process
It's been awhile since I posted. And there's been a zillion times when I thought, "Oh, that would be a good topic to blog about." And I never managed to log into the blogging software to sit and write. Procrastination....
Savoring
I love the fall season. The last of the sunny, warm days becomes more precious. The trees drop their gold before becoming barren. I admire the vibrant row of red geranium flowers in my front yard one more time before...