Small Stories about Big Things

I showed up in the second grade and knew nobody. Nerves. Anxiety. Fears of every kind. And then Casey passed me the football during recess one day - and it changed everything because there is profound power, possibility, and healing available to us when we discover where and how we belong - and when we help others know the same.

And in a country in which we are facing an epidemic of loneliness and isolation, giving and receiving this gift is an urgent need.

It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy!

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A Lyft ride turned into a rich, deep, and surprising reflection on the challenges that we face when we do something new, the possibilities we never dreamed of, and The Thing that matters most in every season of life.

It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy!

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Grief, it seems, plays by the same rules as impromptu Toastmasters speeches. It arrives with no warning, provides you with no preparation for its wave, and then calls forth something you had no idea sat like a volcano under the surface. What I discovered about dealing with it one Friday morning when it snuck up on me? You have to go through it.

It’s the lastest Small Story - enjoy!

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Some days go nowhere obvious. They happen the way clouds float by without any obvious engine, motivation, or direction. But then sometimes those same days can end with lightning. Like a blazing, awakening streak of light that is almost too much to behold and is forever seared into the memory.

That was a recent Tuesday for me. It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy!

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What if the best way to offer your life with full generosity, creativity, and vitality begins not with pushing harder but letting go? In particular, what if you could just a little more sleep? My overly scheduled-self recently rediscovered the simple, timeless, and empowering wisdom regarding rest. Enjoy!

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The best place to discover and live our most compelling visions? Offer our true voice? Put forth our best and most creative work? The messy space of grace - and I stumbled into that space while recording a video interview for BHL Coaching. Enjoy!

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I recently asked a sampling of clients and colleagues about a time when they made a notable gearshift, transition, or change in their work and/or life - and in this podcast I share briefly about…1. What brought them to their moment of change/transition2. What then unfolded for these folks3. How these stories intersect with my coaching

Enjoy! More at bhl.coach

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Perfect, polished, and profound - who doesn’t want their work to be just that?! And yet I recently tried to make that happen in a speaking competition and realized (again) that ‘perfect’ does not connect. A genuine heart does - and that is the secret ingredient that not only makes for great storytelling but greatness in all facets of life.

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So many things are a mess these days, including our backyard. Usually, I jump into the mess with action. But a recent moment sipping coffee next to our ridiculous backyard had me noticing how attention is its own kind of generative action. It even got me wondering… what if less action and more attention is precisely what we need in order to best address the mess that is before us (as well as the one within us)?

The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Many of us love to go fast. We drive fast. We move fast. We work fast. But what if that Mission Pace is racing right by the things that matter most? What might be gained from learning to live in the Moment Pace instead? The latest Small Story unpacks a couple of stories about both paces - and what is underneath each of them.

The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.