On Commitment

On Commitment

“There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.” Kenneth H. Blanchard, Leadership Author Mountaineer W.H. Murray summed up the importance of commitment in his account of the 1950 Scottish Himalayan Expedition, in The…

Structure Rules!

Structure Rules!

Do You Have A Framework For Creating Real, Lasting Success — With Whatever You Have To Work With? “Structure influences behaviour.” Peter Senge The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization Our lives, work and relationships are underlain and influenced by (usually) unseen guiding systems and structures. These powerful structures arise from…

Top Four Techniques For Coping With Covid

Top Four Techniques For Coping With Covid

Becoming Resilient In Challenging Times We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails. —Cora L. V. Hatch, 1859  Resilient people rise above adversity. They bend with the storm, rebound from setbacks, recover quickly from difficult conditions. They see failure as feedback—a learning experience, and use it to chart a new course toward their goal—independent of circumstances…

Becoming Resilient In Challenging Times

Becoming Resilient In Challenging Times

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails. —Cora L. V. Hatch, 1859 Resilient People Rise Above Adversity  They bend with the storm, rebound from setbacks, recover quickly from difficult conditions. They see failure as feedback—a learning experience, and use it to chart a new course toward their goal—independent of circumstances and obstacles. Faced…

When Life Gets Too Hard

When Life Gets Too Hard

In the midst of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.— Albert Camus Many folks find today’s world a complex, complicated, and confusing challenge. Strange weather and climate. Strange politics. Disruptive technology. Things are changing faster than people can cope. Impossible to navigate successfully. Many cannot take charge of their goals and…

Simplify For Real, Lasting Success

Simplify For Real, Lasting Success

How Life Design Makes The Complicated Simple “Making the simple complicated is commonplace;  making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creative.”  — Charles Mingus When potential personal life coaching clients first approach me, most come with a mix of problems, issues and vaguely conceived results.  Generally, they seek help getting rid of the things they don’t like…

6 SKILLS FOR MAKING NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS WORK

6 SKILLS FOR MAKING NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS WORK

How Do I Create Successful New Years Resolutions? “Quitting smoking is easy!” quipped Ken. “I’ve done it hundreds of times.” Ken made resolutions, but they rarely produced lasting results. Like many of us do. We resolve to change, take action, but when things get in the way and/or motivation fades, we drift back into comfortable…