Insecurity is an opportunity
I was reading an author I really respect and enjoy, and he referred to unhealthy Christian leaders who are driven by ego to be constantly...
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- Jun 6
- 1 min
Panning for Gold
The title "spiritual director" is a misnomer. We don't approach a directee with an assertive plan for their life, directing them on what...
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- May 31
- 4 min
How waiting tables prepared me for coaching and spiritual direction
I had a dream last night about waiting tables, which makes sense, because the last time I waited tables was *checks notes* 13 years ago....
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- May 1
- 2 min
Chatgpt's version of conflict and repair
I asked ChatGPT to tell me how conflict can actually bring healing into a relationship. This was it's answer: "Conflict is a natural part...
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- Feb 8
- 1 min
What do you want?
When someone asks me what I want, I freeze. My first response is usually, 'well, what do you want?' I defer to the desires and needs of...
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- Aug 24, 2022
- 2 min
You need you.
An ICF coach acknowledges and respects the client’s unique talents, insights and work in the coaching process Who knows best? The expert...
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- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Assess and Grow.
In the tumult of life, you are going to notice things about yourself that need attention…
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- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
Approach Yourself with Empathy. You Need It.
It’s no secret we’re usually harder on ourselves than others. Practicing empathy for ourselves can be liberating, transformational and...
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- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
Spiritual direction helps us notice what’s at the heart of what it means to be human.
What a way with words Buechner has. Today I’m listening to my life, noticing some themes, noticing some areas of boredom, struggle and...
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- Aug 8, 2022
- 1 min
Don't settle for work that drains you. Create your own path.
It's been 5 years since I moved back to America from my time in South Africa. In that time, I've worked on a number of projects, had a...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 1 min
People are redefining their relationship to work
I stood at the door, letting the small business owner in with someone I didn't recognize. "Is this a new hire?" "It's actually an old...
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- Aug 2, 2022
- 1 min
You're more like a garden than a machine
What if we approached ourselves as gardens, not machines?
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- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
You are not broken.
You are not broken. You are whole, creative and resourceful.
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 1 min
What is coaching?
Some people don’t know what executive and life coaching looks like. A lot of people think it’s like having a mentor, or guru, who tells...
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- Jul 23, 2022
- 2 min
Dismissing emotions exacerbates the situation
I was sound asleep when two strangers burst into my hotel room yesterday. It was 6 am. I was blinking confusedly at their yelling and...
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- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min
Getting out of the weeds of problem solving for other people
“Why don’t you just download some accounting software to help you with that?” Immediately my advice turns into problem solving for...
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- Jul 21, 2022
- 2 min
What could CliftonStrengths offer high school students?
Most of our educational systems train us to meet the abstract expectations in an industrial process (Seth Godin dreams about an...
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