Ideas for a Better Life

For those of you who haven’t tried out Skype, the long-distance provider that routes calls over the Internet, there’s a new reason to try them out. Skype-to-Skype calls, where both ends have downloaded the necessary software and created an account with Skype are free. SkypeIn and SkypeOut calls, where either the caller or the receiver…

I just got off the phone with a coaching client, Mary.  She was a Division I collegiate tennis player, on scholarship, many years ago and still plays today.  Recently Mary hit balls with one of her husband’s clients, giving him some tips that were matter of course for her but new to him. The client…

This morning, I biked for the first time this year with a friend. We like to go on long bike rides on Sunday mornings, while the church goers are still at church and the college kids are still sleeping in from last night’s party and the young professionals are still reading the Sunday paper. I…

Today, I posted a new featured article on my website, about my first mentor, who I met when I was ten years old. I didn’t realize the impact that Mrs. Miller had on me until I started writing the article, more than a decade after her death. I’m convinced that she can hear my words,…

I was recently asked by an alumni director at a major university for an article about networking. She wanted a Networking 101 for new grads. In her words, “We’re talking basics—like what do you say when you get someone on the phone.” Oh, my. I don’t even think about what to say. It just comes…