Every January I act as the pronouncer for the Optimists’ Club’s spelling bee for local elementary and middle schools.  The Optimists’ Club’s celebrate 100 years this year. Recently I was invited to the local club’s celebratory dinner.  I sat next to the incoming West St. Paul president, a lovely man who shared his

Recently I was honored to be interviewed by radio host Bill Horan on WHPC 90.3 FM about The Concise Coaching Handbook: How To Coach Yourself And Others To Get Business Results The show will be broadcast December 19, 2018 at 4pm.  If you miss it, I’ll provide a link in the next blog

We often repeat to ourselves stories at which we should take a second look. One of my clients came to me concerned about her relationship with money.  She was torn between two opposing viewpoints.  One was a general feeling that everything would work out and that she shouldn’t worry.  In fact, she worried

Recently a friend shared a Facebook video about a Scottish woman, born in 1908 who went to Canada and fell in love with a Canadian.  When the woman returned home to Scotland to visit family, she wasn’t allowed to return to Canada and marry the man because he wasn’t Catholic.  She returned all

“Bloom where you are planted.”   The most positive meaning is Do the best you can under the circumstances in which you find yourself. Fair enough.   However, as a gardener, I know that plants require different circumstances to thrive.   Overwatering a cactus and underwatering a Peace Lily are the surest ways

I was joking (kind-of) about all the things I was no longer going to do for marketing purposes. My colleague said to me, ‘You now have a to-don’t list, don’t you?’   One of the most freeing things in life is the point at which you decide there are certain things that don’t

I was reviewing a contract with a consultant. Since it was new to me, I asked lots many questions. His suggestions came back highlighted in a lot of red ink.   However overall, he said there wasn’t cause for a lot of concern. He used this metaphor.   Most people are taught to