A few years ago when I decided to become a coach I joined my local professional coaches association. The NW Coaches Association is a local chapter of the ICF, or International Coach Federation. Within just a few months I had joined a group to develop projects and programs and now I serve on the Board of [...]

I’m working on a project to create clarity on a particular issue in my life. I’ll let you in - it’s about who I serve and what I do to serve them. My challenge is not that I can’t identify the people I enjoy working with - they are brilliant, caring, compassionate, and creative people [...]

On Friday I formally graduated from the Fearless Living Institute. In a quiet and peaceful ceremony, I received the honor of Certified Fearless Living Coach. Among dozens of my peers, mentors, coaches, partners, and cherished friends, the CFLC medal was placed around my neck.
When I began studying Fearless Living, I had no intention of becoming [...]

Over the past year I’ve known about 2 dozen people whose employment has changed. They may have been let go, quit, gotten a promotion, decided to look for work, or took a hiatus to continue their education.
Many people don’t like their work. They complain about it, and when confronted about their complaint - they argue [...]

So, there is a question that I love. “How?”
I didn’t always love this question. When caught up in believing that “why?” was the salvation to my soul, I didn’t have the ability to ask, “How?” It was as if the one question precluded my brain to the opportunities and responsibilities in “how?”
Regarding intimate relationships, I [...]

For those of you not in the Pacific Northwest, even you have heard of the floods that have devastated many of our communities. One town, Vernonia, already reinventing itself after floods in 1996 and a diminishing timber economy, has had families displaced from homes, schools not schooling, a medical office shut down.
The community is gratefully [...]

About 10 years ago I decided not to go into theater. I was studying theater in Ashland at Southern Oregon State College and realized that I would never make enough money in theater to pay my student bills - and that was a stupid business decision. So, after some years of “bumming” around, I went [...]

Three years ago I hired a coach. It wasn’t the easiest thing for me to do. Admitting that I was stuck in my job just didn’t feel right. It felt selfish. Especially since the job I had at the time helped low-income people find training and better jobs. I was afraid to put myself first [...]