“I’m totally maxed—crazy maxed.” my client said. “But, I know I’ll be ok when I get through these projects.” She described what was on her plate, what her next few weeks looked like and that she wanted to spend time talking about some strategies and tactics to help...

  Toward the end of our hour together my client asked “So, why do I do things even if I know I shouldn’t?” I have a love/hate relationship with shoulds.  I hate them when they are experienced as judgy, like someone else's voice, and when they make people...

“I have no idea how to network and it feels hard.” This felt like the truth to the sales professional I was speaking with. “Really? You reached out to me on LinkedIn, you didn’t know me, I didn't know you, and now we’re talking. I would say what you did is networking...

Arrows and targets are common metaphors from leaders in business. As someone who’s practiced the art of traditional archery for decades, most of their metaphors are on target. Archery is a dynamic synergy between doing and letting go. What I hear a lot about is the...

In the wilderness with a new moon, turning your headlamp off at 5:30 in the morning, darkness becomes a full body experience. I’m used to the slight feeling of vertigo, being temporarily blinded as my eyes adjust to the subtle starlight and how it’s easy to feel part...

I felt my anxiety and stress rise the minute she said “we really need to sit down and decide if this is working or not.” I had just finished launching a new program initiative. Feedback from participants was trending positive but adjustments were needed and the...

Only ducks love this kind of weather. It’s hard to complain about rain in the desert but another morning and the sound of rain on the metal roof set my spirits low. The monsoon was early and strong in the summer of 2007 and I was starting to go a little stir crazy...

Snowmass, Colorado is a year round, world class destination resort. In summer, people, and their bikes, ride the gondola up the mountain to access the bike park’s downhill trails.  Bike trails are rated in difficulty and often named in accordance with the level....

I threw fly after fly to the feeding trout and it didn’t even look at any one of the multitude of options presented to it. And I wondered, might today be the day that I don’t even catch one fish? I’ve been fly fishing for more than 25 years and the act of catching...