What people want from coaching (hint: it's not about getting punished).

A recurring theme of my writing on this blog is about understanding our fears and learning to embrace the changes that life throws at us....

When I started regularly taking photos, which was back in the Fall of 2020, I had a recurring fear. I was reminded of it recently while...

I am not a fan of new year resolutions. For one thing, we can start making changes anytime we’d like–moving toward the life we want isn’t...

Two weeks ago I launched my new photography website. On one hand, it was easy to do. There are plenty of free or nearly free web-hosting...

The day that the Republicans in the United States House of Representatives imploded with the ouster of Kevin McCarthy as the Speaker–and...

Last week, I received my coaching certification from Fluxify. This means I’ve completed 76 hours of coaching training, via nine different...

Today I’m wrestling with perfection, and how it sometimes stops us from taking action. I’m not talking about the saying “don’t let the...

The photo at the top of this post almost didn’t happen, because I was forgetting lessons I thought I had learned–lessons that I try to...

Earlier this month I started working with a coach to help me figure out how to tap more deeply into my creative side. Specifically, I...

Fear is a topic that my coaching clients often raise, and it’s one I’ve written about a couple of times before. As someone who has...

Several weeks ago I wrote about how I use some mantras (and lessons from cormorants) to remind myself of the progress I’m making, even if...

I’ve been away from my home in Provincetown, MA for several weeks, having traveled to Washington, DC and Scranton, Pennsylvania to see...

Russ Finkelstein has a great piece this week on how our fears can drive our career decisions and put or keep us on paths where we don’t...

In my previous post, I wrote about the “Advice Monster,” and the temptation for managers and coaches to go into directing rather than...

My last blog post got a whopping two views on my website, and a lonely solitary like on my LinkedIn page (thanks Dean!). I briefly...

I was 25 when I first meditated. I was living in Washington, DC and was struggling with how my parents reacted to my coming out as gay...

"Are you one of those coaches who’s just going to tell me I already have all the answers inside of me? Because I. Do. Not. Want. That.” A...

Exactly one year ago I took the first class in my coach training program. I completed the program four weeks ago, after 11 months of both...

Throughout my life, people have come to me for advice. When I was in elementary school, I’d sometimes hold advice-giving sessions at...