Four years ago I made, what seemed to many, a dramatic move. After 25 years of living in Kansas City, I sold most of my belongings and moved to La Jolla CA , aka SoCal, – because I could. My motivation was, initially, to be on the ocean and away from a land-locked environment. For […]
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Living The Dream Four years ago when I uprooted my life to move from Kansas City, MO to San Diego, I wrote a series of blogs called Living the Dream to chronicle my decision to leave my home of 25 years and start a new life. It’s been a good run and a decision I […]
Read MoreStuck and Stuff It’s been 2 months since I published my last blog – and it’s not that I haven’t tried to write something. There certainly has been a MULTITUDE of topics that I would normally be itching to write about. For heaven’s sake – our world has been turned upside down in the last […]
Read MoreIt’s a new year, a new decade. Why not try something new? For some reason, I’ve been obsessed about learning new things, especially things that I would normally avoid. How many of us have pre-conceived ideas about what we’re good at and what we’re not? Or things that come naturally or things we struggle with? […]
Read MoreAs you read this blog, I am on my way for a big adventure: walking portions of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. For 10 years I’ve been saying that I was going to walk the Camino. Then earlier this year I came to the realization that I would probably never hike 500 miles and […]
Read MoreYes! It’s true. It’s been 3 years since I uprooted my life after 20+ years in Kansas City to move to Southern California and a year since my last update on “living the dream.” The past 18 months have been jam-packed with wide ranging experiences and a stark contrast to my first 18 months here. […]
Read MoreJust when I thought I was going to need someone to talk me off the ledge, more than 180 corporate executives from the Business Roundtable created a “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.” But more on that in my next blog. I just have to get this off my chest first. You see, for […]
Read MoreI recently hired an executive coach. Every coach needs a coach, right? After my first session I wondered if I’d regret the next 8 months because that’s how long I committed to working with my coach. He said he works with “powerful people.” I thought: “ok – that would be me.” And I know most […]
Read MoreSometimes it takes real courage to be honest with yourself. For over 20 years now, I’ve been spreading the Get Out of B.E.D.(Blame, Excuses and Denial) message, encouraging people to take Ownership, Accountability and Responsibility for their thoughts, words and actions.. And for over 20 years, I’ve had to look myself in the mirror to […]
Read MoreIn a previous blog, I wrote about the benefits of taking a trip to gain clarity and focus. This blog’s focus is on the benefits of getting out of your comfort zone by taking a trip. Being out of your comfort zone can be excruciating Let me first say that as an executive coach and […]
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