Just because you don’t name the direction, doesn’t mean that you aren’t going in one…

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both personally and professionally, through workshops/training and coaching.

 

Category Archives: Friends

The Impact of You…

October 4, 2009 – 12:36 pm

“Think you can’t change the world?
Too late, you already have.
It was changed for the better the minute you were born.
There are more people than you can imagine
who will never be the same because they came in contact with you…
if only for a fleeting moment.”
Gail Pursell Elliott

Sometimes, during a group or a training, people express feeling [...]

Going Beyond

April 27, 2009 – 4:23 pm

“In each of us
there are places
we have never gone.
Only by pressing the limits
do you ever find them.”

Dr. Joyce Brothers

I’ve had countless conversations with people over the years
about what they are most proud of in their lives.
It’s been very interesting to hear that there is often a discrepancy
between what the world would notice as their [...]

Being the Boss

January 22, 2009 – 4:55 pm

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Bonnie Jean Wasmund
Managing and supervising people is tough. Many express feeling confused, overwhelmed or unprepared for role of supervisor. There are so many facets to supervising, it’s obvious why this is such a challenging [...]

Your Life, Your Way

December 3, 2008 – 6:46 pm

“And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain,
My friends, I’ll say it clear,
I’ll state my case of which I’m certain.
I’ve lived a life that’s full.
I’ve traveled each and ev’ry highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way.”
Paul Anka

The end.
This is a hard topic, and it’s one that so [...]

Smile…

October 7, 2008 – 11:54 am

“It is impossible
not to feel good about yourself
if you make someone smile.”
Enzo D’Alimonte
Today, instead of thinking about the “what” (what you have to do…what is overdue…what should be done and what you haven’t done) spend some time thinking about the “who.”
Who matters to you?
Who haven’t you talked to in too long?
Who would love to hear [...]