Intention — The Real Game-Changer (Intention #1)
“Set your intention.” This is what I heard from my first spin instructor. This was many years ago. I asked her later what she meant. Because I noticed at every class she would say, with some enthusiasm, “Set your intention.” I had heard this expression before but I wasn’t sure what it meant. In the […]
What if Motivation Never Comes?
I was in my book study group the other night and we were talking about making changes that will improve self-care. One of the attorneys brought up the idea of “how to get motivated.” Such a common topic when it comes to self-care. Another attorney shared this story: in our Thursday night coaching group, one […]
What Do You Value? (Are You Sure?)
I am teaching a book study on my book – Coaching for Attorneys (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/coaching-for-attorneys/) – the values chapter. We were discussing how firms can determine their values. We said that in order to consciously choose values as a firm you must first determine what you are actually valuing. And that may not be a process […]
When to Let Go? When to Push Harder?
I wrote a blog post last week about letting go (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/let-something-go/). The week before I wrote a blog about giving it everything you’ve got – don’t give up even when you feel you cannot go any farther (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/how-far-can-you-go/). What has arisen from the feedback is this – how do you know when it’s time to […]
Let Something Go
In the continuing series of “what I heard in spin class this morning,” is this brilliant phrase: Let something go. In my leadership and coach trainings we used to say, “you cannot get to second base if you are holding on to first base.” I had a potential client come to me and ask me […]
How Far Can You Go?
I was in spin class this morning, where I get most of my inspiration and good ideas, and I heard this phrase that I’ve grown up with my entire life. My spin instructor said, “mind over matter.” She also says things like, “Get your mind right.” They’re so cliche I don’t think much about them. […]
Embrace the Questions
“I beg you, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live […]
Seeing Potential
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration; I can […]
The Power of Labeling
Label: to put in a certain class; classify. How often to we label? And why? “This is poison.” “That is spoiled.” “She is German.” Labels give information. They help us understand. However, labels also cause us to stop looking. To be non-curious. In business, in communication, in life, it is helpful to be curious. For […]
Opening Doors
“We enter the year with goals, dreams, intentions, and expectations. But, as a fellow yoga teacher writes, let’s also leave a door wide open to simply receive whatever wanders in.” I received this quote in an email from a friend of mine who is the Interim Administrator of the Sacramento Waldorf School, where my son […]