Recently, someone blocked me on social media, and I wanted to share with you, briefly, some of the process I used to deal with the feelings that engendered. This is an example of the power of self-coaching. Self-coaching means asking yourself the questions that a coach might ask you, and trying to tease out the … Continue reading Why We Need Self-Coaching
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The Power of Why
It’s that time of year again – the streets are decorated, the malls are full of music, and there’s festive food everywhere. It doesn’t really matter what culture you come from, if it originated in the Northern Hemisphere, chances are you have some sort of observance happening around the winter solstice to celebrate the return … Continue reading The Power of Why
Gun Control #3: What I’ve Learned
Here's what I learned about Gun Control in the last couple of weeks. 1. If you aren't careful with your form while doing a hang clean, and you are well-endowed in the chest area, you will end up with bruises in delicate places. 2. If you stay up too late and find yourself making kid … Continue reading Gun Control #3: What I’ve Learned
Gun Control #2 – Getting Started
Welcome to the second day of Gun Control! Yesterday I took some measurements - my right bicep is currently 31.5 cm around. Yes, it's not a pretty picture. I also weigh 62.7 kg - that's almost 138 lbs, at 152 cm, or 5 foot nothing. Ouch. Work to be done. I've acquired a push-up app … Continue reading Gun Control #2 – Getting Started
#BlogElul 28 – Give
Today I had the immense pleasure of reading a book called "The Art of Possibility", by Benjamin Zander and Rosamund Stone Zander. I was stunned to discover that the book is 15 years old - where have these people been all my life? Ben is a world-renowned conductor and teacher, and Roz is a family … Continue reading #BlogElul 28 – Give
#BlogElul 25 – Intend
Well, it's not hard to figure out how my intentions for this blog post series have not been working out very well. But today I will follow through on my good intention and post! One might say it was inevitable. As the days became steadily busier, approaching school and the actual holidays, my posting frequency … Continue reading #BlogElul 25 – Intend
#BlogElul 23 – Begin
So I went to look at my old blog posts about this verb, and I had to laugh. September is clearly the new January here, here and here. So many cycles end and then begin this time of year. For me, this year, there's the beginning of my new coaching career. I think I've always … Continue reading #BlogElul 23 – Begin
#BlogElul 22 – End
Well, that was a gap. But today's word is End, and today I've chosen not to end my BlogElul series prematurely, despite its imperfection. For some reason I got completely stuck on the word Ask, and then Judge, Dare and Love just went by with me pretending time wasn't moving on ... but today I … Continue reading #BlogElul 22 – End
#BlogElul 17 – Awaken
Wow. The obvious metaphor for awakening this time of year is the shofar, but I think I've written enough about that. Who or what else awakens during the month of Elul? It's September. School will be starting soon, and we cast an anxious eye to see whether the trees have started turning. The mornings and … Continue reading #BlogElul 17 – Awaken
#BlogElul 16 – Pray
Today's verb is Pray. In my two previous blog posts on this subject (here and here), I mused on the thought that prayer is a good thing to do whether you believe there is Anyone on the other end of the line or not. So what's the big deal about prayer, especially if we may … Continue reading #BlogElul 16 – Pray