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A cynical relative recently expressed concern about how much time I spend volunteering for a non-profit organization. She said “aren’t you forgetting your business?” I heard the well-meaning intention, but also the fear that if I don’t keep my nose to the proverbial grindstone all the time, I’ll wind up living under a bridge. I […]
I’m writing this in the living room of the house in which I grew up. Having temporarily moved in to help my mother with post-surgery rehab, I find myself revisiting old summertime rituals. If you’ve been following me on Facebook lately, you know I’ve bought a hula hoop, run through a sprinkler, hung laundry on […]
Our friend and fellow coach, Michael Trotta, was so excited about our upcoming retreat in Spain that he decided to interview Susan Baghdadi and me about it. I thought you might like to hear the story behind the retreat – why we created it, what our intentions are for it, and what you can expect […]
I’ve recently had the misfortune of experiencing truly horrible service from a company of whose I’ve been a long time customer. I wrote emails, I called, I begged for them to come do what they promised and install my deck’s awning…and no one listened or responded in any fashion, for months. The culmination of all […]
I have several friends who are going through profoundly difficult challenges in their lives right now: protracted unemployment, homelessness, disease, intense physical pain, money woes…truly big stuff. If I were in charge, I’d wave my magic wand and erase it all from their lives, but I don’t have the power to do that. So I […]
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of community. And then I spotted this sign: Who are you seeing through, and who sees you through? Be grateful for the people on this list, and decide to see someone through today in some small way. There’s nothing like helping others to help yourself; finding […]
My client (we’ll call her Nancy) was paralyzed by a question that so many of us get stuck on when we’re trying to incorporate our passions into our lives: How will I know when this is happening? We want so badly to quantify and measure the progress of creating our right lives and careers, naming […]
You look in your rear view mirror and see nothin’ but hood. There’s a driver on your bumper, wanting you to move faster. You’re annoyed, but get into it with him, deciding you’re not gonna budge. You’ll slow down, maybe tap your brake, but you’re not gonna change lanes. There’s no way you’re gonna cave…sound […]
New clients always ask “How long is this going to take?” When I reply, “I don’t have a clue, but you do,” they get a little freaked out. So, I remind them about each of our roles in creating a life and career they love. My role is to ask them questions to uncover their […]
I stumbled upon this Native American saying somewhere recently, and it’s stuck with me: “No tree has branches so foolish as to fight among themselves.” Imagine if… we each thought of ourselves as a branch on the tree of life? How would we act if we remembered that we are an interconnected system, dependent upon […]
