Welcome to Echoes of Change
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Pet Peeves – What They Might Say About You
One day I was at the grocery store in the section that features pastries you buy in small quantities. I noticed a woman getting a box of small cookies and for every two that went in the container for checkout, another one went into her mouth. While I’m sure that...
Differing Pathways – Achieving a Goal
There are many different pathways to achieve a goal. Some people believe all that is needed is to create a vision, define a strategy, identify actions and take steps forward. While there might be obstacles, they can be addressed as they appear. My experience is that...
Differing Pathways – Aligning with your Passion
As a manager and coach, I have been fascinated when looking at the career paths people have chosen. I have heard stories of people who knew from the age of 3 what they wanted to be – firefighter, doctor, or engineer – and they stay with that for their entire career. I...
Two Ends of The Spectrum – Illusion or Reality?
I recently took a picture of an outdoor scene and as I looked at it in my phone gallery, I noticed that it did not look “real”; it looked like an optical illusion with no fancy editing on my part. Then I saw a share on LinkedIn regarding the “Iceberg Illusion” which...
Two Ends of The Spectrum – Are You Evolving Or Devolving?
When I received my MBA, I was convinced I was going to work in corporate until I died. As I experienced more transformational work and expanded my learning focus to more right-brained endeavors, I found I no longer had that interest. I have discovered a similar...
Focus On the Positive – Everyone Has Something to Teach Us
Transformational work invites us sit with what might not be working in our lives and look at how to shift, change, reframe, or learn from it to make it more positive - including how we see our relationships and connections. As the people in my world grow older, I have...
Focus On the Positive – Being Grateful and Celebrating Success Leads to More
I was recently at an association meeting where we were asked to share a key a’ha from this past year. Some people shared quotes, others books, methodologies, and more. It was amazing to see the diversity of what had influenced our year and I felt grateful for all that...
Dangling Threads – People Dumping
During a class I attended recently, we were having a break time conversation that came around to the topic of what to do when a long-term relationship suddenly ends without any closure. Of course there are reasons such as death which preclude any type of closure....
Dangling Threads – How Holding on Saps Your Energy
In several of the transformational programs I have attended, the topic of things left undone was an area for review. Whether it was incomplete projects or unspoken communications, these unfinished activities tend to be like dangling threads – and keep unraveling and...
Naysayers – Devaluers – When others can’t see you
In my role as a manager, a team facilitator, and a coach, I am always intrigued by how people value themselves (or don’t), and the way their self-image aligns, or doesn’t, with what others see. How many times have we heard stories of famous people who were turned down...
Naysayers – Bullies – Hurting others and yourself
As I read yet another article about a child committing suicide because of bullying, I think back to my own experiences and sometimes wonder, “Where does the need to bully comes from?” Where do children learn to bully? Are they born with the bully gene and then happen...
Parallels – Life Wheel for You and Your Organization
During my study of Systemic Dynamics in Organizations based on the work of Bert Hellinger, it was fascinating to see how we bring our families into our work life. Children who don’t feel they fit into their families can end up in roles where they don’t quite fit (i.e....