“People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals, that is goals that do not inspire them.” — Anthony Robbins Some Goal-Setting Works, Some Fails. Why? For many would-be goal-setters, coming to a Life Design coach might seem a bit like a dieter breaking down and signing up for Jenny Craig. Both dieters and frustrated…
Make Your Writing Structurally Sound Often, a manuscript will have all the parts and pieces, but they’re not organized for clarity, flow and impact. It’s more of a heap than a whole. A writing coach can help you change that heap into a whole. Working in my Life Design organizing framework can help you clarify writing…
“Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.” William Cowper Clients often ask me if I practice what I preach—if I live a life of purpose and meaning. I do. I try. Sometimes. Mostly. But to get here, I trod a long and winding path,…
Most people do not fail for lack of ideas, skills, time, resources or motivation They fail because they lack an organizing framework in which to arrange skill, will, and resources into actions that consistently lead to results. Most people are not overwhelmed and stressed because they have too much on their mind. They are stressed…
Seven Ways To Prevent Or Deal With Depression This is the time of year in the northern hemisphere when depression is on the rise. For two reasons: The diminishing light brings on the symptoms of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), and Holiday times are coming and many people find themselves sad, down, lonely and hurting at…
Psychologist, Albert Ellis, summed up 70 years of clinical practice by observing that “three nutty beliefs” gave rise to most of the misery suffered by his therapy clients—but were easy to change.
“I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I’d give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Many clients come to coaching feeling overwhelmed, anxious, even depressed and desperate. They say they have a million things spinning around in their minds,…
What’s the difference between “stretch” and “fit” goals? To succeed, you first need to set big, stretch goals, and then set realistic goals that support them.
Do You Struggle With A Jumble Of Needs, Desires, and Goals? Most of my clients do. I help them apply an organizing framework to prioritize and act on key goals.
Positive emotions help you feel good, and create results that matter. My Life Design organizing framework helps you do both, easily, enjoyably, and effectively.
My personal coaching clients seek to 1) create great results, and 2) do so simply, effectively, with little stress. My Life Design framework makes it so.
People don’t fail because they lack talent or motivation. They fail because they lack a framework in which to integrate skill, will and resources.
