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I recently had a conversation about coaching and thought it could be interesting to share some of the questions they had with you and my answers. Have you ever been coached? Answer:  Yes, and I have found coaching truly transformational.  I was fortunate to have found an amazing coach at one of the most difficultContinue reading “Q&A on Coaching”

Over the past couple of weeks, I have had a lot of opportunities to think about expectations and the power they have over us.  In part, it was reading Brené Brown’s new book, The Atlas of the Heart.  If you don’t have this book, buy it.  I think it is an important reference volume forContinue reading “The Power of Expectations”

I remember growing up, my parents often talked about how there were certain events in their life that they would always remember.  The event itself, as well as where they were and what they were doing when it happened.  For them, two primary events were JFK’s assassination and the landing on the moon.  Both wereContinue reading “Cultural Insight: Reflections a Year After January 6th”

This morning made me think about how important proactive communication is on so many levels.  The example is rather simple, but I think the intent and potential is very powerful. This morning, my daughter forgot her backpack.  I drive her a short distance from our house to a group bus stop.  The bus then takesContinue reading “Be a Light: The Difference Proactive Communication Makes”

At some point around junior high, I stopped doing something that I really enjoyed… crafting and creating.  I had been told at enough times by then, particularly in art class, that I didn’t have enough talent and wasn’t good enough at it.   Something that brought me great joy pretty much stopped.  I did stillContinue reading “Saying Goodbye to Perfection Through Quilting”

I’m a couple of days late, I know it.   I’ve been struggling with my own feelings around the day, and as I couldn’t get a grip on my own feelings, it felt impossible to try to write about them. As the deadline of writing on Thursday was my own, I decided that the contentContinue reading “So What Is This Thanksgiving?”

There has to be a first time for everything, right?   At least to learn and grow, make progress, and move forward, which are all very important values for me. I have been working with team-building in some form for more than twenty years now.  For several years as part of building CEVT’s Connected CarContinue reading “The First Time I Took a Group to Miki Island”

In several recent circumstances, I have engaged in somewhat tough discussions about whether humans are the same or different.  In all cases, the other participant argued that by focusing, discussing or teaching differences leads to stereotyping or putting people in boxes.  And that humans are all the same.  There are no differences between us. Yes,Continue reading “Same or Different?”

Over the last month, I have had two visits from a dear friend from university.  In the time we have together, we enjoy hiking and exploring new places.  I take my camera with me, as she has a lot of patience with me, as I stop to capture the latest thing that caught my eye.Continue reading “Photo Essay: The Beauty of Uniqueness”

This morning, I had the chance to reflect on a part of the car that I have really not thought much about: the interior lights. I’m not very proud of it, because in my last role, part of my team worked with interior lights. I regrettably didn’t dig very much into it, focusing on whatContinue reading “Car Talk: The Importance of a Job Well Done”