Self-coaching: Using Our Strengths
It’s easy to to think of our lives as a series of missed opportunities – one long list of things we could have done better. You can flip that script, though, and see life as a chance to use your […]
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It’s easy to to think of our lives as a series of missed opportunities – one long list of things we could have done better. You can flip that script, though, and see life as a chance to use your […]
Read More »To whoever came by my site over the weekend and read all the posts about Peace Corps. I offer five-dollar coaching to all current and recently returned PCVs (yes, even if you ET’d). You are idealists doing something hard […]
Read More »Four of the best career articles I’ve seen lately: How To Prepare For Your Dream Career While You’re In The Job You Have Now, Fast Company How to Recognize a Bad Workplace Before You Take the Job How to Be […]
Read More »It’s not my job to do this. It is not the job of women to educate men – or anyone – on what has hurt them, or how it has hurt them, or why they didn’t share their hurt publicly. […]
Read More »“Silent never made you safe.” I think I read that on tumblr, and it stuck with me. It’s an appealing idea – that being brave is safer. But it’s not true, is it? Being silent has kept plenty of people […]
Read More »Dear friend, I know we lost touch when I left Kyrgyzstan, because our particular kinds of social awkwardness intersected in not-useful ways. I know we weren’t super close, and our paths only crossed for two years. But I always felt […]
Read More »Some strongly recommended readings on interconnection and unexpected consequences. Nudges that Fail. Cass Sunstein, in Behavioural Public Policy, Volume 1, Issue 1 May 2017. Can Only the Super-Rich Save Us? If We Believe That, Our Democratic Experiment is Doomed, from Nonprofit […]
Read More »It turns out there are actually three kinds of empathy, and they all have different effects on the way you interact with people. Cognitive empathy is the understanding of how other people think. You are able to genuinely comprehend the […]
Read More »People ask me, sometimes, what you get from coaching that you can’t get from a conversation with a friend. The short answer: your coach is not your friend. And that’s a good thing. Here’s the long version: As a coach, […]
Read More »Spend a moment to consciously relax our hands, feet, and face. Deliberately unclench your hands and let them lie loose in your lap. Let your feet sit flat and unflexed on the floor. Relax your facial muscles. Every time you […]
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