Why Do You Hire a Coach?
We’re living in a period in history where we’re paralyzed by the fear of some impending doom. Our 24-hour news cycle will have us believe that there are more wars and violent deaths than…
Life Coaching
Love and Work Transition Checklist by Bill Bridges
The author, teacher and consultant, William Bridges, recently passed away. He transformed the way people thought about life's transitions. His landmark book, Transitions: Making Sense of…
The Mind/Body Connection
I wrote this essay in 2013 about grief, meditation and learning to notice what I felt in my body. My coaching today starts with that attention. We slow down enough to notice what happens as…
Creating a Morning Ritual
In The Power of Myth, the great mythologist, Joseph Campbell said, “You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning. You…
Living with Doubt
There's an inner process to change. In the outer sense, all that's required is that we leave a job; start a new relationship; tidy up our resumes; or enroll in a class. But what gets us to…
How do we get to belief: Is it through faith or practice?
How to Make Profound, Lasting Change
When we lose a job, get a bad review, experience burn out, or our heart is broken, we often can’t help but experience a sense of groundlessness and paralysis. We struggle with meaning and…
What Are We Really Afraid Of?
Franklin Roosevelt said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." If I'm really honest with myself, the only thing that holds me back is my fear. When I think of somewhat risky…
SF Street Coaches Featured in Leiweb an Italian Periodical
Staying Open is a Choice No Matter the Circumstance
A few weeks ago one of my most favorite aunts passed away. Jeannde was one of those very special souls who embraced life with joy, openness, and wonder no matter the circumstances. She had…
SF Street Coaches
My wife, Melissa , colleague and friend, Michael Ehrenberg , and I went out on the streets of San Francisco yesterday to initiate a new project that we call SF Street Coaches. The idea was…
Sharing Appreciation
The client in my previous blog has begun asking her boyfriend to tell her that he loves her. When she introduced this idea of requesting that he verbally appreciate her, he responded: "I'm…