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Coaching and Climate
My alarm went off at 6:15. It was a Saturday morning. My sleep had been disrupted by a neighbor’s party and my own resistance to closing the windows and turning on the a/c on a hot summer night. I foisted myself out of bed, groggy - and also anticipatory. In 45...
Wheel of Life, Wheel of We.
I’m an instructor for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Certified Professional Coach (UWCPC) training program. We recently introduced this year’s cohort to the “Wheel of Life” for potential use with their clients. It’s been around for awhile now, maybe you’ve...
Artful Co-Creating: 5 Steps From Idea to Reality
I walked into The Ark in downtown Ann Arbor with my 15 year-old daughter on a blustery December day. It had been 20 years since I’d climbed the stairs to enter this intimate, earthy venue for live folk music. A lifetime ago I volunteered for The Ark, ushering...
The Lord of the Rings & Blueberry Farming: A journey to a good life.
Blue River Orchard, Waipapa, Far North, New Zealand Reposted from June 1, 2016 Winter in the “Winterless North” of NZ It’s June first. First day of winter. Winter in Northland, New Zealand. That means it will likely rain a bit, followed by sun, then rain,...
Maintains Presence – a CORE core competency
As a Mentor Coach, I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of listening to hundreds of coaches coach. Over time, I’ve noticed that when a coaching session isn’t going well, the two most common reasons are:1. The was no clear coaching agreement set, and/or2. The coach was...
