Words of Wisdom – Page 12

Appreciating Our Wild and Precious Life

Sometimes the juxtaposition of life events leaves us with questions about what really matters. This post describes a time when my life was punctuated by three events; the death of a relative, turning a year older (on the same day as my relative’s death) and a visit to the town ...

The Necessity for Setting Healthy Boundaries

This post is about setting healthy boundaries with your team mates. Let’s consider setting healthy boundaries with people at work. Professional boundaries are important because they define the limits and responsibilities of the people with whom you interact in the workplace. When everyone in an organization is made aware ...

Showing Appreciation For Our Fathers and Leaders

Today is Father’s Day, and although I’m not fond of how we’ve commercialized these “Hallmark holidays,” I do think that honoring our fathers is an important tradition in any culture. I often think about fatherhood and leadership and the similarities between the two. A father is the male head ...

How Commitment Keeps Us Engaged

The subject of commitment keeps coming up in my coaching sessions lately, so I thought I would offer some thoughts on the topic. Many years ago, I participated in a management training called “Situational Leadership.” The course introduced me to the idea that a person’s work life is really ...

The Value of Inner Freedom

This post is about inner freedom. I try not to take my freedom in this country for granted. When I think about all the people in the world who are enslaved in one way or another, I cannot imagine how terrifying it must be imprisoned or in forced servitude ...

Inspirational Words From A Famous Chef

I remember reading a magazine article about top chefs in America in which Thomas Keller, who started the famous “French Laundry” restaurant in Napa Valley, is known throughout the world for his perfectionism. He’s one of the few chef’s who has earned a combined six Michelin stars. In the ...

The Importance of Love in The Work We Do

For weeks now, the subject of love keeps popping up in my consciousness like a daffodil in spring. Bright and surprisingly strong, this tender blossom with its happy yellow trumpet has been asking me to pay attention. So, this week’s challenge is about love and how important it is ...

The Benefits of Coaching Others

Last week, I wrote about love and the importance of it in our private and professional lives. In response to the post, my good friend and fellow coaching associate, Kate Dwyer, sent me the following wonderful poem. “This poem reminds me of how my best coaching works and why ...

What Would Your Epitaph Be?

This post is about how you would like to be remembered. First, I offer some context. A few years back, my husband and I took a road trip to Idaho. We traveled to the little towns of Grangeville and Nez Perce to discover what we could about my husband’s extended ...

The Benefits of Restoration

This post is about restoring ourselves. I’ve often gone on vacation only to find myself more stressed than refreshed when I return home. Vacation has more to do with our state of mind than how much time we take off. A lot of people try to use the skills that ...

The Value of Making a Difference

This past week I worked with two teams at two companies in two locations. At one location, I found myself standing at a whiteboard in a conference room talking about team dynamics as the team nodded in agreement about the challenges of dealing with others. At another location, I ...

The Benefits of Being Tenacious

This post comes from my good friend Dina Bright who heard this story at the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles. The lesson within the story is about persevering even when you think you’re not accomplishing anything. Push Your Rock There once was a man who had a huge desire to ...

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