I’ve just ended a call with a Master of Coaching, Steve Mitten. Along with at least 20 members of the NW Coach Association, I coordinated this call that brought one of the leaders of the coaching industry directly to our organization. I was nervous, anxious, worried, and fearful that it wouldn’t go well. Maybe someone [...]

Picture it. Portland, Oregon. February 2, 2008. It’s cold and snowing. Why, oh why, am I putting on tennis shoes and heading out the door? I’m starting Foot Traffic’s University, a training program for running or walking a half marathon. And I am willing.
Exactly 33 days ago, at the beginning of the year, I ran [...]

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 [...]

I love words. I love these words: intuition, impulse, and inspiration.
Intuition: comes from the latin to look at.
Impulse: comes from the latin to push.
Inspiration: comes from the latin to breathe in.
My intuition this morning when I woke up was to go to the beach. The weather is something beautiful today. The sun is out, few [...]