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Being thankful is a state of mind
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #39 Living in a household where we give thanks before every meal, I sometimes wonder if I’ve become immune to the power of saying thank you.…
Jet lag is a choice
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #38 When I travel for business or pleasure overseas most of these trips require a quick turnaround. Because of the timing, I don’t spend much time…
Do it now…sometimes later becomes never
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #37 What do you love to do? There are number of things that come immediately to mind for me including coaching, cycling, gardening, reading, hanging out…
Sometimes you just need a hug
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #36 As I logged into a peer coaching session this week, our grandson rushed into my office. The only thing he wanted was a hug. He…
What’s that thing you don’t want to do?
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #35 Before the sun comes up, you can hear me in the backyard jumping rope. And every (single) morning I remind myself of the benefits: a…
What drives you crazy?
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #34 Maybe it’s the end of the first month of 2024. Last week’s full moon? World events? I’ve been feeling on edge. This week someone decided…
Don’t run from disorder, go through it
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #33 Sometimes it takes a sense of disorder to bring me back to my senses. Growing up the oldest of six kids, our home had its…
A time to be silent
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #32 Waiting in line at the grocery store this week, it was just my luck to be behind two people who were having a heated discussion…
Being intentional
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #31 I am not a huge fan of cold weather, and living in Colorado at this time of year makes it difficult to avoid snow, freezing…
Don’t jump the gun!
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #48 Being competitive has its upsides: you train, you respect your craft, you show up, you want to excel and do very, very well. You want…
Listen First
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #47 Just before game 5 of the NBA playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets, starting point guard Jamal Murray came in…
Looking for confidence?
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #46 Playgrounds are ripe for many of the lessons I get to work on in my coaching profession. While I was covered in sand trying to…
Clutter and your brain
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #45 Clutter isn’t just one thing, it’s: A confused multitude of things, as defined by vocabulary.com. Clutter shows up in many areas of life: In your…
In awe of the eclipse
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #44 Sitting outside a Denver-area restaurant with my friend, Frances, on Monday we used our MedOptics glasses to view the partial eclipse. Oh my gosh you…
Do you trust your gut?
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #43 One of my brothers recently shared that the biggest thing he’s learned about himself is using his accumulated wisdom to trust his gut. After years…
Sometimes I think I think too much
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #42 What do you mean when you say ‘I think too much?’ If you’re like me, it’s most common when you’re ruminating or worrying about something…
Here’s what happens when you’re kind
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #41 When I shared with my oldest granddaughter, here for the end of spring break, that I would be taking some time to write this newsletter…
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Born in India to an Armenian father and Danish mother, Lois is the author of Hybrid: The Transformation of a Cross-Cultural People Pleaser, which explores the challenges of growing up as a third culture kid and the identity issues that haunted her until she stopped living for others and started charting her own course.