Recently friends have been on my mind. It’s been less than two years since we moved to a new city and left behind a circle of friends that was constructed over 20 years. True, most of these friends keep in touch through occasional visits, facebook, email, a note here and there, phone calls and even [...]
Posts Tagged ‘life coach’
Taking a good look at ourselves at work
Posted in coaching, Healthy, job search, tagged bad boss, business coach, change, choice, coaching, complaining at work, great business books, Houston coach, life coach, mindfulness, reading, transitions coach, young people career coach on February 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It strikes me that we are all very capable of complaining–about our bosses, our co-workers, our subordinates. We seem to have a knack for pointing out the deficiencies of those who surround us at work and in life. Perhaps our own culture inspires us to look elsewhere for the root of our problems–and I am [...]
When you are happy and you know it!
Posted in coaching, General, tagged business coach, change, coaching, happiness, Houston coach, inspiration, life coach, mindfulness, thoughts, transitions coach on January 22, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday I run into a woman who told me how happy she was and how she was looking at her job with new eyes. At first, she was almost apologetic–she was a little bit self-conscious announcing her happiness! Then she realized I would appreciate her sentiments–what has the world come to if we have to [...]
What are some good resources for job seekers?
Posted in coaching, job search, thoughts, tagged how do I find job? resume coaching, life coach, vision on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Whether you are looking for your first job out of college or you are reflecting on the next career transition, here are some resources that you might find helpful: Connecting people with jobs Get some Insight on Your Talent The classic companion to What Color is Your Parachute Don’t forget–you need to start your job [...]
Be a leader in your own life
Posted in coaching, Life, thoughts, tagged business coach, coaching, fear, Houston coach, houston transitions coach, inspiration, life coach, women on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Too often we think of leaders as those at the very top–a recent article in the McKinsey Quarterly has reminded me that we are all leaders in our life. What kind of life do we lead makes a difference not just to others but to ourselves. According to the experts at McKinsey, successful leaders: 1. [...]
Three ingredients for success
Posted in coaching, job search, Life, thoughts, tagged Houston, Houston coach, inspiration, life coach, success, transitions coach, wisdom, women on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What does it take to succeed? I think first and foremost it is important to decide what success looks like…we cannot simply subscribe to other people’s vision of success! Keeping up with the Jones can only be so much fun and can only bring us so much fulfillment. In fact, my personal experience is that [...]
Reflecting on a favorite interview question
Posted in coaching, job search, tagged Houston business coach, Houston life coach, job interview, job search, life coach, reflection, transitions coach on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I asked some folks in my network what their favorite job interview questions were. Barbara Cave Henricks, whose company has recently expanded suggested a great one–What do you like to do or love to do so much that you’d do it whether you got paid for it or not? I like this question–not just [...]
Patience–develop it and hold on to it!
Posted in coaching, Healthy, Life, thoughts, tagged age, business coach, challenges, friends, houston transitions coach, inspiration, Life, life coach, patience, thoughts, women on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I read in a magazine that “Patience is like a muscle. If you don’t use it , it wastes away.” That assumes that we have patience at the start, but do we really? This past year I have had to develop the patience muscle–and I have found it to be so small!! I have [...]
what does competition do for you?
Posted in coaching, General, Healthy, Life, tagged change, choices, Houston business coach, houston transitions coach, inspiration, life coach, living, real estate, success, thoughts, transitions, transitions coach, women on June 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is some aspect of competition that is good–it keeps us on our toes, it makes us strive to be better, and it keeps us honest insofar as it requires us to compare ourselves to others and not live in splendid isolation. And yet competition as we live it in our American lives goes to [...]
Happiness tips
Posted in coaching, tagged business coach, coaching, happiness, Houston coach, life coach, transitions coach, wisdom on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I was coaching a group of clients on the phone. One of the assignments to one of the people was to stop during the day and breathe. Another assignment was to give herself a pat on the back. I recently heard from the client that these small steps were making her feel less stressed [...]
