Our culture informs our world view. It informs what we know, how others see perceive us…often even before we speak. In a way, identifying how our culture and diversity make us unique has been at the core of my teaching philosophy, in my decade(plus) working with clients and students from around the world. Helping people find and use the “expert within” to create an authentic personal brand has become my […]
“When you follow your bliss…doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors, and where there wouldn’t be a door for anyone else.” Joseph Campbell, ( Campbell, Cousineau & Brown, 2003) Over the course of my work with clients and even in my own personal life, I’m continually reminded that when one follows their bliss, opportunities appear. Clients come to me when they are wrestling with […]
Over the course of my coaching career, I’ve increasingly been impressed by the transformative power of narrative as business coaching tool. Having trained as an actor, and worked professionally, my training forced me to delve into my own narrative in order to understand my emotional, physical, and psychological life. As a business coach, my process has evolved over the years by drawing from a combination intuition, my actors toolkit and […]
When I first started coaching, I was working with artists and entrepreneurs. Most of these people knew there was something unique about them, but they had trouble identifying exactly what it was. What they were trying to define was their inner genius. Having spent the last 10 years as a business coach and performer, I’ve come to know and understand that each one of us has genius within. It may […]
With this month’s focus on challenges, setbacks, and failures, I thought I’d share my favorite tool that keeps me grounded both in business and in life. The tool is actually a philosophy: Whatever is in front of you is your teacher. I use this phrase every day, when I come up against an obstacle or am feeling anxious or frustrated, to help bring me back to the present. Often times it’s […]
All my life I’ve focused more on the destination than the journey. Whether telling my parents what I wanted to do on our next Disney World trip, watching the clock during swim practice, or thinking about the meal I’d have when finished, I’d often not fully appreciate what I was doing in the present. In fact, I’ve often seemed focused on the next thing. While focusing on destination has allowed me to […]
I’m always on the lookout for inspiration, and fortunately, I can find it almost anywhere. It’s one of the reasons I love to travel. Since the senses are heightened around new circumstances, it’s an opportunity to reconnect to the world sensorially. For this reason, one of my favorite destinations is Finland. It’s one of the few places that I feel totally submersed in culture. I don’t speak the language, other […]
Each and every one of us has money story. The story is about our relationship with the concept of money. Our desire is for that story to have a happy ending. The story however, is often complicated. If we have enough the relationship is good, but we could always have more. If it’s a bad relationship there is often denial along with credit card debt involved. There becomes an issue when our happiness […]
I’m about to share a tool that may at first appear trivial. At least, that’s how it first appeared to me. In a million years, I never would have thought it could have such a profound impact on my life. The simple technique is… wait for it… to take a pause between tasks. That’s it. Really. About two years ago, I was burned out and in dire need of a […]
As I sat down to write this article, I had a huge case of writer’s block. I was having trouble connecting to the topic that I’d chosen, which was, “Finding YOUR people.” The post was originally meant to help you identify the people who can count on to support you in your life and in your work. These are the people that inspire you, that make you laugh, encourage you to […]