The part of the country I live in has experienced window-shattering hail, tornados, flooding, wildfire warnings, temperatures in the 20’s, temperatures in the 70’s. All in just the past several weeks! And, despite the chaos, the tulips are resiliently and brightly blooming. If they waited for the invitation of perfect conditions to bloom, they would never grow. What invitation are you waiting for? The promotion, the space for strategic thinking, the new job, the vacation, the

“I’m just not good at networking” is a phrase I hear semi-regularly from the mission-driven leaders I coach and meet in the field; heck, it is a phrase I said myself years ago. When do I hear this? Often I hear this from people in transition, those that feel dissatisfied at their current employer, those seeking to grow into new roles and those that are in the process of launching something new and bold (like a new business!). They see “networking” as the thing holding them ba

I love the experience of being a fan when momentum is on my team’s side. All it takes is one big play and then they cannot fail. Their eyes are locked in and every move they make is smooth and successful. It is clear to all watching they are going to create victory. You can observe momentum at work in sports, the arts, and a colleague’s professional progression. But it’s much harder to observe when the momentum is within us. Many of us have been trained to notice what is wron

Who needs a coach? Well I sometimes half-jokingly say that everybody needs a coach. But in seriousness, I do believe coaching can be a huge boost to growth and thriving for most people. I was in a season of transformation when I first worked with a coach many years ago. Working with a Core Energy coach in that season of life was like a rocket boost in the direction I wanted to go. I maybe would have gotten there eventually but it would have been a lot more painful and tak

How has the fear of possibly doing something “wrong”, or not getting it “right” held you back from achieving your goals? Or, even setting goals? Setting and moving toward your goals begins to put a stake in the ground and for those of us that fear failing it can feel easier to just not set them at all. For years, I struggled to set goals that I might not meet. I sometimes set them, but only if I knew with certainty I would not only meet, but exceed them. Then, I learned a pri