According to Timothy Butler, a coach and psychoterapist, “the successful businessperson …learns how to stay with this process of staying stuck in the darkness…until a new momentum emerges from the very experience of being stuck, of being in the dark.” (See his book for more details: <a href=”http://Getting Unstuck: How Dead Ends Become New Paths“>) [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Feeling stuck? Don’t run!
Posted in coaching, Life, thoughts on November 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What does fear do in our lives?
Posted in coaching on November 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I wonder sometimes about fear. I watch people who show courage–what I don’t know is, do they also have fear? An author says “Being driven by fear is like dying inside.” (Sharon Salzberg). So maybe those who are courageous are living fully because they have conquered their fear and are no longer driven by it. [...]
Was that time really wasted?
Posted in coaching, Life, tagged Austin transitions coach, friends, friendship, life coach, nonprofit meetings, time, women on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just came across a John Lennon phrase “Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted.” A couple of days ago I was listening to a friend who was lamenting how people at a meeting were wasting time and how she had no patience for that kind of waste. The words from John Lennon seem to [...]
Why a women’s college?
Posted in Life, tagged choice, coaching, college, independence, self confidence, Wellesley, women on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As fall approaches and lots of young women I know are applying to college, I found this article that I thought was inspiring and informative, especially considering that it is written by a young woman who has not yet graduated. I know firsthand that going to Wellesley has empowered me as a woman–and I often [...]
