Life Coach as Leader: Do You Have What it Takes To Be a Leader?

Life Coach as Leader: Do Leaders Make Mistakes?

Early in the morning on April 17, 1961, 1400 Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs, Cuba and attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro.  The U.S.-trained force was both too large (to be covert) and too small (too win an engagement).  After three days of unsuccessful fighting, the insurgents fled to the swamps, trying to connect with the waiting U.S. ships.  Nearly all were captured and imprisoned. Read more

Life Coach as Leader: How Can You Lead If Others Won’t Follow?

I knew a woman – we’ll call her Debbie – who believed she was nothing special.  “I’m normal,” she said.  “Just normal.  I guess that’s okay, but it’s hard to get excited about it.” Read more

Life Coach as Leader: Are You Leading From Passion or “Niceness?”

A healer client of mine – let’s call her Sue – told me about the fender bender she got into while Christmas shopping a couple of weeks ago.

“I was stopped in the parking lot, waiting for traffic to clear, and I heard this loud thump.  I jumped out, and this lady was standing behind my van, checking it out.  “I already had a dent in the bumper.  She pointed to it, and was like, ‘I didn’t do that!  That was already there.” Read more

Life Coach as Leader: Are You Coming From a Place of Fear?

Ronald E. Riggio wrote in the article, “Cutting-Edge Leadership” in Psychology Today :

“I knew one self-serving leader who was very upfront about his Machiavellian nature, and tried to justify his behavior (and his bad leadership). “Look, a lot of the people who work for me aren’t going anywhere,” he said. “I’m the department head, so it just makes sense that the credit will go to me.” Read more

Life Coach as Leader: Are You Leading Your Clients, Associates and Employees with High-Level Energy

A woman I know decided to get into shape.    She went to the local upscale fitness center, took the tour, then was led to manager’s office to “chat.”   The manager explained the terms of membership – an initial membership fee, followed by a monthly debit from her checking account.

“Gee, I don’t know,” the woman said.  “That’s a lot more than I was expecting.  What if I spent the money and then didn’t do it?” Read more

Life Purpose: Why Am I Disconnected From My Intentions?

I knew a woman who didn’t know what she wanted to eat.  Her husband would ask her, “Do you want Chinese or Mexican food for dinner?  Do you want fast food?  Do you feel like cooking?”

She would study his face with each word, listen to his inflections, trying to guess what he wanted her to say.  “Do you want Chinese?” she’d ask him.  “Whatever you want is fine with me.” Read more

Life Purpose: Are These My Intentions, Or My Mother’s (Boss’s, Spouse’s, Friend’s . . .)?

So I have this friend, a lovely woman inside and out, who happens to be a witch.  No, I don’t mean she’s snarky with family members and rude to people in the service industry.  I mean she has magical powers.  All she has to do is wiggle her nose and her house is clean, she’s ready for an impromptu dinner party for twelve, and she has the perfect dress to for the occasion.  Wiggle it again and she has a martini in hand for her husband when he walks in the door. Read more

Life Purpose: I’ve Found My Intentions . . . So Where Are My Results?

“So,” Phyllis told me.  “I’ve been hearing about this whole Law of Attraction thing.  And, you know, I’m not the type that just buys into something without checking it out.  I decided to test it.” Read more

Life Purpose: How Can You Tap Into Your Outer Intentions?

Gotta love the energy of young people, don’t you?  Their whole future is spread before them like a buffet.  Sample a profession here, an adventure there, a taste of love there.  “It’s my life!”  Listen to the power and confidence behind that statement. Read more

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