My Philosophy

I believe each of us has one simple (though not necessarily easy) task to accomplish in our life ~ to express in the world the purpose and passion that lives inside us.

In the words of Frederick Beuchner, you create your true vocation in "... the place where your deep gladness meets the world's deep need." What gives you deep gladness? In all my years, I've never heard of anyone's "deep gladness" that the world didn't need. It's my deep gladness to help you find yours, to help you create a life and/or business around it and to leave the world a better place for your effort.

Entelechy is the vital force urging an organism toward fulfillment.

I think of it much like tropism, something we're more familiar with, the urge of plants to grow toward the sun. We are all growing toward the highest expression of ourselves. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to coach you toward your fulfillment because I am inspired toward my own fulfillment by your accomplishments.

One of the most critical elements of a successful coaching relationship is honesty.

Telling the truth with compassion and kindness is one of the most powerful strategies to put to work in your life. Telling the truth happens in each and every coaching session. You have conversations that are fierce, compelling and refreshing. If you aren't already having these kinds of conversations, start now and watch your life pivot on its axis. Curious about the details of how coaching works with individuals and their organizations?

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HOW I WORK

Executives and entrepreneurs often need to reclaim 
a life outside of work.

Both are notorious for focusing on work and letting life come second -- if it shows up at all. When this happens, relationships suffer, health suffers, and ultimately even the business suffers. It may seem counter-intuitive but by focusing energy on themselves and outside pursuits, their businesses actually thrive. To change the world, we change ourselves first. Executives and entrepreneurs are typically doers. Both carry a lot of responsibility for the success of their ventures and the lives of their employees. With their focus on their highly demanding work lives, they often lose sight of their purpose, their passion and especially the power of play. Coaching gives them a place and permission to ask themselves the hard questions and then the support to live the answers.

High creatives must find (or build) environments that support 
their non-traditional approach to work and life if they are 
to be successful.

There's nothing wrong with being highly creative, but you may feel wrong if you try to fit yourself into a traditional job in a traditional company. Fortunately the world and the businesses in it need creativity and innovation. The first order of business with high creatives is to get creative about their own business or career ensuring that it supports them and brings out their best.

Creating structure, often a missing element in the high creatives' success formula, can enable them to thrive. Many people erroneously think structure will limit their creativity or stifle their genius. Nothing could be further from the truth. With the appropriate structure in place, creativity flourishes and productivity sky rockets.

Wholeness sounds good but we never got the instruction manual.

Being healthy in body, heart, mind and spirit is what we all aspire to. We know intuitively that the benefits are worth the effort. Yet few of us ever learned how to design and embody the practices that will work uniquely for us. With the support of a coach who practices and enjoys a wholistic lifestyle, you can discover what works for you and begin to tap into the joy that awaits.  

Spirituality gets a lot of press but not a lot of practice.

Since many people collapse the concepts of spirituality and religion, it is necessary for clients to get clear about their definition of spirituality as separate from them understanding of religion. Striking out on one's own to define or create a spiritual path can seem daunting. Ultimately we all do find our own paths either with intention or by default.

I work with people who choose to create a spiritual path with intention, vision and support. Having a partner in the process not only keeps them honest but also keeps them encouraged. Establishing a meaningful spiritual practice for themselves is often the outcome of my work with clients in this area.

For a more complete look at the services and products I offer and which may be of particular interest to you and/or your organization, please review my Individual or Corporate Services.