Good morning Team, It seems appropriate to acknowledge the New Year with a coach’s challenge about beginning. I have some practical observations about beginnings. 1. We tend to begin the things we like to do without any resistance. 2. We tend to put off beginning the things we don’t like to do. 3. We often […]
Good morning Team, The coach’s challenge of the week is about letting things be as they are and not trying to make everything perfect. This weekend I found myself rushing from place to place, struggling to do Christmas shopping, working on preparing my house for the holidays, sending out Christmas cards, making lists about people […]
Good morning Team, The coach’s challenge for the week is to think globally. We are kept so busy day to day that we often don’t take time to think beyond our immediate challenge or our short term goals. The idea that we could somehow affect the greater world outside of us seems foreign. And yet, […]
Good morning Team, The coach’s challenge for this week is to feel gratitude. With the experience of Thanksgiving just behind us and the coming of Christmas in a few weeks, it’s an opportune time to feel grateful for all that we have. Feeling abundant is a state of mind. Each of us is given what […]
Good morning Team, The coach’s challenge for the week is to be consistent. The definition for consistent in the dictionary reads as follows: Agreeing or accordant, compatible, not self-contradictory. Constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form, etc. Holding firmly together, cohering. Syn. Congruous, harmonious. Year’s ago I asked Bill McGowan, the founder and first […]
Good morning Team, The coach’s challenge for this week is to get enough exercise. With the changing of the seasons, we all find ourselves spending more and more time inside. It’s not as easy to take an exercise break during the day when the weather is inclement. We find ourselves caught up in the momentum […]
Hi Team, The coach’s challenge of the week is to use time wisely. One of the best lessons that anyone can learn in life is how to use time wisely. Consider what can be done in ten minutes: a pianist can deliver the performance of a lifetime, you can learn a new dance step, a […]
Good beginning of the week, everyone- The coach’s challenge of the day is to “celebrate what you want to see more of”. Throughout the week we often witness each other making an effort that goes above and beyond the usual standard of a “job description”. It may be a small gesture (over in a heart […]
Good morning Team: The coach’s challenge of the week comes from Abraham Lincoln. He said, “You can tell whether a person is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a person is wise by his questions.” How often are we willing to ask questions, especially the ones we think our stupid? It’s often the […]
Good morning Team, The coach’s challenge of the week is try to turn adverse situations into breakthroughs. What happens when things get out of control? How do we deal with chaos? In the fear and confusion that accompany chaos, people tend to blame each other and a scapegoat is found. It has to be someone’s […]