Time to recharge: tips from those who are overwhelmed
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #106 Halfway through 2025, I’m hearing from many of you about the weight you’re carrying around. Weight from intense pressure at work, an inability to catch up on your to-do list, or feeling like you’ve tried everything and now you’re depleted. This week, I’d like to share what I’ve gleaned from […]
What matters most to you?
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #103 In work and in life – there are things that matter more to you than to someone else. Despite what others may challenge you to do, deciding where you put your energy is completely up to you. You’ve just been seated at a table in a restaurant and it’s a […]
Expectations and frustration
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #49 For years – expectations have ruled my life in one way or another. Whether in education, marriage, raising kids, having a career, transitioning to another career, relationships – I have set high expectations for myself. At the same time, the expectations I have of those in my space – partner, […]
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 avoid flinging sand from a digging spree with our little ones, a child hanging from a nearby climbing structure (six inches off the ground) screamed […]
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 office – a desk burgeoning with files/loose papers, post it notes or coffee cups. In your home – a sink filled with dishes, laundry piled […]
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 of dismissing intuition as unreliable, he’s adopted a policy to listen to what his gut is telling him before he makes small and large decisions. […]
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 you’re afraid might happen. Or whether a pitch or proposal you submitted will be rejected. Maybe you’re heading in a direction and you’re convinced you’ll […]
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 she asked me what I was going to write about. As I threw out a few topics from my notes, she nodded her head without […]
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 with my husband, family and friends. What don’t you like to do? Again, plenty of things pop up: I am not fond of business development, […]
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 would not be denied. My gracious peer coach and I launched our conversation and within minutes, he was distracted by pen and paper and rushed […]