A Meaningful Gift

A Meaningful Gift

Sometimes, even when you try to be thoughtful with your gift giving, it just falls flat. Like that time I got my outdoorsy, backpacking, Springsteen-fanatic boyfriend an expensive harmonica and beginners instruction book, and a CD “learn to play harmonica” as a...
The Power of the Pause

The Power of the Pause

In a recent coaching session, I asked my client for permission to invite another perspective into the conversation. I told her it would still be confidential, but I had a feeling that another presence might help move her forward more quickly. Always open, she said,...
Vision in the Details

Vision in the Details

My Gramma loved details. She loved to imagine us (her very large family of 60+ people) doing things and living our lives. So, with unlimited minutes on my first Sprint plan in 1998, I started a habit of calling my Gramma and sharing a little part of my day with her....