Just over a month ago, I stood onstage with my guitar and a friend in an intimate, legendary bar in Sausalito, California. For nearly an hour, my modest but meaningful dream unfolded, one that I’d been pursuing for quite awhile! True to coaching form, I set a few performance goals for myself. I wanted to: […]
Does my creativity affect my coaching? Does my coaching affect my creativity? This week I thought I’d share one of my favorite interviews from the archives, my 2011 “Five Questions” interview with Meredith Resnick. If you’re interested in exploring the intersection of learning and mentoring, discovering and doing, I think you’re going to like this […]
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” ― Rumi I feel a river moving in me. This morning I slowed to stillness on the front step, savoring the sound and smell of a round, spring wind as it threaded its way through the bay trees and […]
Today I’m sharing with you 2 of my favorite tips to help you drop into focused, creative space…fast. Enjoy! With love from your coach,
I thrive when taking risks. Not physical, adrenaline-fueled ones. Creative risks. Never do I feel more alive than that moment I’m stepping it up and daring to be visible, bold, true to my inner guidance and crystal-clear in my intention – more often than not to serve others in some way. How do you take […]
You know that feeling you get when you stay overlong at the computer, hoping that something — anything — will materialize in place of the big gaps in your text, problem or plan? Ten minutes or an hour could go by, and you’re still sitting there. Staring. Not fun, is it? “Zoning out” is a […]
I know you kick butt out there in the world – managing projects, impressing clients, managing households, bringing in money, success and opportunities. Isn’t it annoying to be so damn capable, yet so darn stuck when it comes to getting back to writing and finally finishing your book project? Today’s video talks about the challenges […]
Last night I stayed up late, researching Christmas presents online. I bookmarked items and filled my shopping cart. I made mental lists and discovered a few items I might like, too. Quite a lot of mental energy and time can go into holiday gift-giving, yes? As this year’s season of celebration and generosity unfolds, I […]
“It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.” – Rebecca West Well that’s a bit of a tall order…isn’t it? Yet this week, during my coaching calls, several of my writer-clients had big breakthroughs along these lines… One writer reclaimed a deep passion […]
Why do you burn to write? Here’s what Swiss philosopher, Henri F. Amiel, has to say on the subject: “It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the […]
My father’s from a farming family in Southern Ohio. I never lived there, but growing up, we made annual pilgrimage to visit my cousins and the cornfields. This past weekend was our annual family reunion. One of the highlights for me, besides hugging on my many cousins and watching my 8-year-old daughter bond with my […]
“To fear is one thing,” says Katherine Paterson, author of Jacob I Have Loved. “To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.” Isn’t that the truth? The Many Faces of Fear I coach a lot of different writers in my practice. Many writers I work with are degreed, self-aware […]
