It’s been a while since I’ve done a personal update and there’s been a big thing that’s been going on in my life – something that’s completely turned our lives upside down. And is likely to do plenty more up-turning of our lives in the future. So I’m pausing the usual programming to share…
Andy and I are growing a little person!
“Discover your strengths and then align your work with that,” is common advice these days. Most people now know that you’ll be more productive and creative when you’re working in your strength zone. You’ll also learn faster, so you’ll make more progress more quickly, and you’ll probably also be a more enjoyable team member and manager to work with because you’ll be enjoying your work.
Questions are a bit of a cheesy cliche in life coaching. Us coaches are known for telling our clients that we’re not going to give them answers, we’re going to ask them smart questions and help them find their own answers. And most people understand that a big reason for this is that other people don’t have all the answers for your life and, since you’re the person who spends the most time in your life, you’re obviously the expert on your life. But there are other good reasons for asking smart questions…
Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Gelb, the author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day for the upcoming Bottom-line on his book (die for release on 1 Sept). As usual, I was really excited about the interview, but I’ll admit to having been more than a little intimidated by the prospect of interviewing someone who beat Prof. Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates and Garry Kasparov to the title of “Brain of The Year” in 1999 (yikes!).
I recently had the privilege of meeting Gloria Tiede and being on the receiving end of her unique craft. Gloria gifted me an “All-Is-Well” session, and because it was such a great experience, I wanted to share with you about it and we’re going to be doing a free webinar in a few weeks (details at the end of this post).
But before I share about my experience, let me let Gloria tell you what the All-Is-Well place is all about…
Cath is loving, healing and serving herself and others by walking, making art, raising funds for the Kidney Foundation, supporting people who are grieving to live wholeheartedly after loss, training grief coaches, tending to her small urban garden, writing, blogging occasionally here at AgileLiving.net and having real and compassionate conversations with new and old friends. Cath is an experienced Social Worker, Neuro-linguistic Psychology Master Practitioner and Martha Beck Life Coach.
