“Before you can see the light, you have to deal with the darkness.” – Dan Millman Experience is precious. Let’s investigate it!  We explored curiosity in Part One.  Why is it so important in...

When you are ready to turn failed New Year’s resolutions into real breakthroughs (achieved outcomes) you need a commitment to yourself, your growth, your development. What makes Breakthrough 2010 work...

“Are you breathing just a little and calling it a life?” asks Mary Oliver in a famous poem.  What is your answer? And on a spectrum between  faint interest and rabid obsession  when are...

Do your relationships feel stale? Are you wondering where intimacy is hibernating? Are you experiencing the “blahs” when you long to feel engaged, engrossed and connected? The sparkle may have fizzled...

Whether we’re dealing with under-performing employees, challenging direct reports, negotiating with difficult clients or discussing breakdowns on projects, difficult conversations arise. Few leaders...

The other day, two friends were discussing current projects at work. I listened to their conversation with curiosity. Joe described his project as “a battle” while Karen used “a journey” to describe...

Lennon and McCartney said it.  Rumi, Kabir, Hafiz (and other Sufis) wrote about it. Religion and culture chime in loudly about the importance of it. The  total mass of songs, poems and...

Dancing in the Dark(Part One) In our living, there’s a dance partner we’ve often ignored, or worse.  Sometimes, we’ve attempted annihilating this partner. Certainly, we’ve confined it to the dark...

Many coaches talk to me about the resistance they experience with their clients.  This is a fascinating topic because it opens a rich vein of inquiry. Working here leads into deep developmental...