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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver, New and Selected Poems I love that quote, it makes me want to get up and dance. As we all know, life is not as easy as we would like it to be. There are obstacles and…

After yesterday’s post about perfection masking fear, I checked out the inspirational message app I use only to find this quote: “More than anything, fear blinds, and only by stepping without hesitation into the next inch of the unknown can we build confidence in the life we are about to live.” by Mark Nepo (The…

There is a tag line from one of the automakers that goes like this “The relentless pursuit of perfection”, which in automotive design and production is a pretty good idea. In life, not so much. Perfection also known as perfectionism has been my constant companion for as long as I can remember. In fact, I…

Recently I heard a motivational speaker extolling the virtues of a “Life Without Compromise”! Which got me thinking, what is a life without compromise? If it is getting up every morning and taking charge of your day, being responsible for your choices and working to do your best (even on the days when you’d rather…

For many of us it is common to talk to ourselves about what is going on in our world. From thoughts such as ” did I remember” or “I need to..” there often seems to be a constant background hum going on. I have noticed that for most successful people the comments and the stories…

Sitting here staring at the screen,waiting for inspiration to strike and it occurred to me that perhaps I should write a bit about the coaching I do and the results you can expect. There are lots of coaches out there these days: sports coaches, business coaches, life coaches; the list seems endless. Given that in…

Facebook,Twitter, LinkedIn – every where you turn someone is looking, writing on or referencing social media. Even our local newscast has a segment called “What”s trending now”. So, given that this appears to be the wave of right now, how do we navigate the rapids and whirlpools that make up our on line presence? Oh,…

There’s a lot of talk out there about risk management, and the bottom line is risk is taking a chance, making change. Risk is what got us to where we are now and risk is what will move us forward. Yet in so many ways we have become a risk averse culture. Consider how many…