The Meaning of Commitment
What is “Commitment”? The way I was trained as a coach, the concept of “relationship” is described as having 3 basic pillars. Our relationships are only as strong as each of these pillars. When I use “relationship” in this context, I mean any interaction with any other person. It might be a spouse or a […]
The Deeper Level of Accountability
Accountability, Part V, Deeper Learning If you have been following my blogs and articles over the last several months, you have learned quite a bit about the process of accountability. I have presented this concept as a way to take ownership in your life. “Take ownership” means to accept your responsibility for generating the results […]
Accountability Payoffs (and Prices)
Accountability, Part IV This is the fourth in a series of blogs on the concept of accountability – the ability to account for one’s actions and results. I spend a lot of time on accountability because it is such an empowering concept and when taken to heart and truly internalized it allows you to begin […]
Accountability, Part III, The Power of Language
Accountability, Part III The Power of Language Accountability is:  the ability to account for my choices and my results. The value of holding yourself accountable at all times is that it provides true ability to make change and get what you want. True power. For thorough discussion, please go to the two prior months’ blogs. […]
Empowerment Through Accountability, Part II
Empowerment Through Accountability, Part II Last month, my blog introduced the concept of accountability. We discussed that accountability is the opposite of victimhood. When you are accountable, you take ownership for your results; when you are in a state of victimhood, you blames things outside yourself for your results. As such, accountability is the key […]
How to be Complete with 2011 and Ready for 2012!
Complete Your 2011 & Enhance Possibilities in 2012 Several years ago I began a practice that has been invaluable to me. It is based on a premise I learned in my coach training program that completion releases energy. Often we have too many “open loops” in our lives. One of the things I teach in […]
Perception – The Map is not the Territory
The Map is not the Territory Have you ever heard this expression — “The map is not the territory?” Stephen Covey talks about this concept in his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. I imagine the GPS in my car. It does a great job of laying out the streets and many landmarks […]
What do You Want: A Well-Formed Outcome (Part III)
What do you Want & How will you get it? (Part III) What will you DO? “Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.” – Sir Cecil Beaton DEFINE YOUR ACTION PLAN In […]
What do you Want? (Part II)
What do you Want & How will you get it? (Part II) “What?” “When you are clear, what you want will begin to show up in your life, and only to the extent you are clear.” –Janet Bray Attwood, co-author of The Passion Test. After reading my last blog, you have spent some time defining […]
What do you Want? (Part I)
What do you Want & How will you get it? “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the cat. “I don’t much care where…” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the […]