Amateur to Pro

In last week’s blog, I asked but did not answer the question Professional Coaches are often asked: What’s the difference between Coaching and Therapy? Experience has proven to me that there’s no quick and easy answer to this question. I cover the 6 insights I’ve gained in the last decade in today’s journal entry — Coaching vs. Therapy: The Long Answer.

When I first started coaching, I used to share easy answers. One of those answers was the response to the question Life Coaches are asked often. What’s the difference between Coaching and Therapy? My easy answer was, “Therapy is about exploring your past whereas coaching is about creating your future.” Today, I no longer give a short answer to this question.

Quite accidentally, yesterday morning I found a written reflection of mine from many years ago in response to the following question: Where have I left? And where am I arriving?

Last week, Gabriel — a young adult client I work with reached out to me with the following question: “When new changes arise and abundance blooms, my upper limit hits the ceiling! I see it in every aspect of my life. What's your advice for re-calibrating and centering one’s focus?”

Parenting is the hardest job in the world, but why do we insist on striving for perfection when "Good Enough" is an achievement in itself?

If I could go back 20 years in time and coach, really coach, my 30-ish self, she would:

One of the most valuable relationships in my life is with the women in my private coaching group, The Wisdom Circle. While we are fiercely supportive of each other, our primary commitment is to the whole-hearted expansion and growth of one another. That’s why our first agreement is called — “No Frapping”. No Frapping is a powerful agreement you can use to elevate any relationship that matters to you.

What was the last impactful decision you made? How did you go about making it? Do you want to make better decisions? The first step is to become aware of your default decision making process.

Last week, as I passed a park bench, I noticed four women who were clearly in their eighties, huddled together, chatting, laughing and genuinely having a great time. Here is an abbreviated list of my thoughts as I passed them each time...

Last week in The Wisdom Circle, my private coaching group of extraordinary women, we explored joy. So many of us confuse joy with happiness. Let me explain.