Pace yourself
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #95 Crazy day. Crazy week. Crazy month. You’ve heard it, maybe said it, maybe are living through it right now. And why wouldn’t you? Everywhere you turn, your colleagues or leaders or elected officials are moving at such breakneck speed, what else can you do? As it turns out, there is […]
Wrapping up the year
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #82 2024 has been quite a year for everyone I know. Babies, a national election, medical diagnoses, untimely death, relocation, growth, loneliness and bursts of joy. Each person’s response to those events reflects where they are on their journey. I’m inspired and humbled as I observe the challenges colleagues, friends and […]
The power of the pause
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #56 Whenever we walk into a big box retailer with our four-year old grandson, we get to experience all sorts of stuff we otherwise would have missed. In part, his size so close to the ground gives him an interesting perspective. He hears things that take him in fascinating directions. He […]
When your reservoir is empty
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #55 One of the joys of sitting in our backyard is being near this stone fountain, where the sound of the flowing water is mesmerizing. During this current heatwave, the fountain is doing its best to keep flowing. But every few days its reservoir is nearly empty. I can resonate. Despite […]
Note to self: breathe
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #40 What is it about the month of March? Stress is showing up everywhere I go. This week a sense of dread felt like it stuck to my chest, rattled through my family, shook up several clients and even brought a normally cheerful grocery clerk to tears. Doing a scan of […]
Simone Biles’ choice to pause pays off
When Simone Biles chalked up a record 8th all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Sunday – after coming back to competitive gymnastics just 3 weeks ago – she reminded everyone why she is the greatest of all time. As she clinched the title with a flawless floor routine, resulting in a standing ovation […]