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2016 – Now What?

If you did the guided visualization I posted last week, you will now have a sense of where you want to be at the end of 2016. And you may have created a list of outcomes you want to accomplish. If you didn’t do the visualization, you can do that or you can simply ask […]

Guided Visualization for 2016

Hello and Happy end of 2015! Today I am offering you an exercise that will start you off with goal-setting for 2016. Below is a link to a visualization process that will allow you to see where you want to go this next year. You may want to do it once or twice or more. […]

Start Where You Are

“Start where you are Use what you have Do what you can” –Arthur Ashe ____________________________________ We are nearing 2016 and some of you are getting ready to say what you want for next year. New beginnings are so fresh, so hopeful. I really believe that you can create a new beginning any time you want. […]

Take Stock

Today is December 16. We have two more weeks left in 2015. Wow. I remember sitting down to write out my goals and outcomes for 2015 like it was yesterday. And here we are. Is it my age that makes it seem things just move faster and faster? George Carlin once said, “Life is like […]

You Can Do Anything

I was at Sacramento’s annual Chalk it Up festival earlier this year and I saw this beautiful piece of art, with a saying I really appreciate. I want to put this out as something new that you may or may not have considered. During this time of year, with Thanksgiving over and the end of year […]

Look for the Helpers

  I have had so much feedback since my post last week – A Thanksgiving Prayer (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/a-thanksgiving-prayer/), that I wanted to followup. Seems the idea that people want to help resonates for a lot of people. My favorite response was this one: Your blog post reminded me of one of my favorite quotes from Mr. […]

A Thanksgiving Prayer

I was visiting the beautiful city of Paris for the first time when the recent attacks occurred. I was awoken in the middle of the night by texts from my family and friends asking me if I was okay. I woke to “there have been several terrorist attacks in Paris.” Terrifying since I was sleeping […]

How We Change

I just stepped off an international flight. It was long. All told, two planes – 17 hours beginning to end. And, it was so enjoyable. There was a time not long ago that I distinctly did not like flying. I had a friend who spoke all over the country and he said to me once, […]

Rainmaking Tips – Tip #3

Create Clear Goals If you are not a business owner or an attorney, fear not.  The process I set forth below applies to any goal you may be working on. “Rainmaking” is a broad term, covering many activities that might lead to a particular result. But the result of “rainmaking” is not stated. It varies […]

The Art of the Promise

In my coaching practice, one of the most frequent things I hear is “I didn’t do that thing I said I would do.” I hear this in response to my inquiries about action steps my clients have promised, and in stories about situations at work. If you were to keep a log of every promise […]