You know the best thing about my job? Meeting with people. It’s what I like most about coaching, training, and podcasting and even when I worked in my corporate job . . . I loved going to meetings. So many people laugh at that. I’ve heard clients, and people on social media, complain about having …
Meditation is the Way On the way up to the retreat center 2 weeks ago, I turned off my radio for the last half hour of the journey. I felt jumpy. All the noises of the car and the outside world that I don’t normally hear were jarring and strange. Maybe it was my nerves too. I …
Embark on an Inner Journey I took a leap of faith in myself. I decided to take a spot in a Silent Retreat for a week. I’m leaving mid-afternoon today, heading up to the Insight Meditation Society Retreat Center in Barre, MA. There will be no talking. No cell phones. No books or reading. No writing or …
EQ at Work One of the first leadership conferences I organized at work, was in 2001, and we had a full day booked with 5 speakers. The audience was about 500 corporate leaders across Technology, Legal, Finance & Human Resources departments. I remember the keynote speaker was talking about emotional resilience and said something like this: Think …
Celebrating Episode 100! I’ve learned so much from this producing this podcast and I’ve grown immensely because of it. I’m so grateful for all the guests that came on to share their story of transformation and how they found their power in recovery. I am celebrating this achievement of 100 episodes, hundreds of listeners and …
What are your intentions? I got us 7 new puzzles for Christmas and we received a couple more from loved ones. Before Christmas, I borrowed 3 or 4 puzzles from a friend. Paul recently took an inventory and announced we have about 75 or more stored now, in the attic. Working on puzzles gives me …
It started out like any other normal working day but I had a secret. I was going to be a completely different person that day. I was taking on a new identity. I was offered the opportunity to be Larry the Stag. Larry is the mascot of The Hartford Financial Services, Inc., a Fortune 200 company, where …
Welcome to the Holiday Season Thanksgiving was always a big deal in my family growing up. I have a BIG family. My mom was one of 6 kids and together they all had 28 children. I was one of those 28. Every year we would all get together in Wilton, CT at my Aunt Dell’s …
It’s my 9 year anniversary in my business It was October of 2013 when I started my coaching business after leaving my corporate job after 27 years. Part of me says “Wow! Look how far I’ve come!” Part of me says “Jeez, you’ve only gotten this far?” The good news is that I recognize …
Defining Yourself When I first got clean at 24, I was: angry, scared, ashamed, guilty, used up, and unsure of who I was and what I wanted. I knew I liked to work, please my boss, get things done on time, and also, I liked to dance, feel high, laugh, eat burgers and pizza, and …
