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A Difficult Difference – Adult Bully Role Models
It is fascinating to watch as the number of adults modeling the behavior of bullying continues to expand, grow and take on new and creative expressions. There is some effort in schools to reduce the amount of bullying that happens. However, it might be time to...
A Difficult Difference – Twisted Truths
While I experienced the impact of differences of opinion while facilitating work teams, it’s been fascinating to notice the ever-growing divergence of viewpoints and ways people share them, in the world today. In my facilitating days, I worked to find approaches to...
Going in Circles – Stepping into Patience
When was the last time you heard someone say something like – just be patient, you need to be patient, or stop being so impatient? It’s been interesting to notice the number of people I’ve spoken with recently who are being called upon to be patient. Patience is a...
Going in Circles – Ways to Step out of the Maze
Recently I attempted to get in touch with a local branch of a national company and found myself in a maze of automation. When I first called, there was a set of recorded FAQs that were helpful but didn’t answer my question about this specific location. I called the...
It’s Complicated – Pathway to Yourself
Someone recently asked me if there was a common approach and result for my clients. The question was due in part to my having a variety of service offerings, similar to practitioners that I have worked with in doing my own transformational work. There are definitely...
It’s Complicated – Nuances of Responsibility
I was speaking with someone recently and they were telling me about a situation where there was a misunderstanding and hurt feelings. As we discussed it, the person looked at aspects where they could take responsibility and at one point appeared to take responsibility...
The Influence of Expectations – Shoulding on Ourselves
How often do you hear yourself saying, “I should”? I should have known better. I should be able to do that. I should have aced that interview or exam. I should have done something differently. If you do this, say – “I am shoulding on myself”. Hear what those words...
The Influence of Expectations – Setting an Expectation Can Make a Difference
Recently I worked with a client where the outcome of the coaching session was a set of action steps around setting and better understanding expectations. Shortly after that client conversation and right before Christmas, I was in the deli line at a local supermarket...
Endings and Beginnings – Bringing the New Year into Focus
As we finish out the year and create our intention for the next, there are many areas in which we can let go. Devaluing relationships, unhealthy habits, areas of imbalance, and patterns that keep us from achieving our dreams and goals are just a few examples. At the...
Endings and Beginnings – Reconnect or Disconnect
A few years ago, I wrote a blog series about connections. I included a personal example of what happened when I reached out to people who had been important in my early life but with whom I had lost touch -...
Meeting in the Middle – – Holding on or Letting Go
I was reading an article about someone who experienced a tragedy when they were young. When I read the lines…one person told them to “just get over it”, I was reminded of another time I heard those same words. It was a comment by an individual in politics who said –...
Meeting in the Middle – A Place of Balance
During a recent out of town trip, I heard myself saying to my husband – “stay in the middle lane”. I’ve found it a useful approach when driving in unfamiliar places since you limit the impact from people who want to speed as well as from those who want to drive below...