brainstorms
The Endurance of a Long-Distance Writer
Year two of book writing. My ultimate endurance test. And, amazingly, a source of focus and joy. No matter what comes of this manuscript, I know I’m not wasting my […]
Chrysalis: Getting Out of the Way
Writers often talk of needing to retreat to write at some point in their creative process. Of a need to let things gestate and emerge in their own way, in […]
Focus on Creating
I love creating. Actually, I love creating what matters to me in the moment. Each completed creation becomes a foundation for new creations. The more I exercise my creating, the […]
GPS Unrest
Have you ever found yourself without a GPS device, driving in the dark late at night, looking for a sign indicating you’re heading in the right direction? I don’t know […]
The Edge
Every vision we create has an edge—a boundary that defines what lies ‘in our sights’ and what lies outside our sights. When we call up a vision, we also call […]
What’s Emerging?
Writing this book is an exercise in being with emergence. Patterns emerge out of the multiple conversations I’ve been having with coaches and coachees. Out of those patterns emerge multiple […]
The Secret to Great Writing
We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak. Epictetus Listen to others. PLUS… Listen to your own inner voice. THEN… Write. […]
Bestselleritis
“B is for bestseller.” Mark Haddon I’ve spent some time over the last month listening to several experts sharing their experience writing best-selling books. I figured I might as well […]
Adventure
“Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a […]
Really Helpful
“When things in the world go well for us, we become confident that we can manage by ourselves and feel we do not need friends, but as our status and […]
Questioning Change
“Remain introspective and open about your theory of change.” Joe Brewer I have great compassion for leaders today. They have to interact with multiple, complex systems as they are changing. […]
Nothing to Fix
“People don’t need to be fixed. The job of coaching is showing people they have a choice and helping them see they can bring forth different futures, different realities into […]
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