Flashback to Simpler Times When I started coaching individuals 15 years ago I took for granted the relative ease with which I was able to establish new client relationships. They'd contact me via my website, social media, referral, etc., and once we determined we were...
Authentic Insights
The Great Email Mistake of 2022: When I accidentally asked the wrong person to be my mentor
There was no shortage of face-palm moments in 2022, but this one takes the cake... As a #leadershipcoach I know all too well about the importance of having #accountability partners. Towards the end of what felt like a really challenging, yet not so rewarding year, I...
PSA:”Coaching”, and its many (mis)interpretations
I recently had a very disturbing experience that prompted me to write this article. For many of my connections, this will appear as though I'm stating the obvious, and yet this is for the people who might still benefit from the following clarification. The...
3 Reasons Why Goals Focused Coaching is Becoming Antiquated
1. Fulfillment is the new career benchmark According to this 2013 Harvard Business Review article, titled Building a Career Worth Having, stated: " Gallup’s 2013 State of the American Workplace study found that as many as 70% of working Americans were unfulfilled...
From Consumption to Contribution
When what you do for a living goes from being a means to earn an income, to an absolute moral imperative, you've found your life's calling. - Kathleen O'Grady Forgive me for quoting myself (I'm not that vain, I promise), but the above thought came to me in the shower...
The Big Bad Wolf of Entrepreneurship
Avoiding the Forest For some, the thought of starting a small business brings about such intense fear that they won't allow themselves to entertain the possibility. I know because there was a time when the idea of being 100% responsible for my livelihood gave me such...
Self-consciousness vs. Spirit-consciousness
The whole intention behind Authentic Leadership Coaching (to which I have dedicated my life's work) is to tap into the 'being' of the person versus the 'doing'. The more someone seeks external validation for their self worth, the less they are able to achieve true...
3 Tips for Authentic Entrepreneurship
Whether you are launching or sustaining your own small business, it's easy to get sucked into the endless barrage of fear-based thinking that can cause you to doubt yourself, your offerings, and your decision to be self-employed in the first place. Here are some...
Serial Scapegoating | Ripple Effects of Blame
(I recently became quite fascinated with the dynamics and damaging effects of scapegoating. Unlike my more positive blog posts, this one exposes the darker side of leadership, and people in general.) Denial leads to Defamation People are generally motivated to...
Leggo your Ego | Waffling with the Authentic Self
(Pardon the pun. While having waffles for lunch today this blog title came to mind, and well, I just had to.) Drama vs. Dharma There are several definitions of the word Darhma, but in this case I am referring specifically to 'the act of living one's life according to...