From the Journey

Being a High Performance Coach, I have observed a lot of people who want growth or change. Trying to change doesn’t work.Somebody trying to get better habits doesn’t work.Somebody trying to have more courage doesn’t work.Somebody trying to become more confident doesn’t work.Why?Because trying is built on discipline and force. And self-discipline is a limited

I love yoga.  It looks simple. But anyone who has tried it knows it’s not easy. It’s not easy to control what needs to be controlled. But it’s also not easy to do the opposite: surrender, relax into discomfort and stop trying to force the pose. Sometimes relaxing into the pose is the ultimate performance.

One of the hardest shifts in leadership is this: learning how to let people keep ownership of their work, even when it would be faster for you to step in. Many leaders say they want to delegate. Far fewer are willing to tolerate what delegation actually looks like in real life. Because the real test does not come

After 20 years in investing, one lesson still keeps repeating itself: you have to be able to separate emotion from facts. That sounds obvious. Every investor says they analyze, compare, and make logical decisions. But the truth is, the market is emotional, and investors are emotional. Decisions are still often made from fear, greed, or FOMO —

Lately, I’m more in strategic subtraction mode than adding on. What can I eliminate and things still work? The Christmas season – more invitations, more plans, more expectations. And yet presence and focus thrive on simplicity.

If I say “Yes” to something, I say “No” to something else. So by saying yes to all the conflicting To-do-s. What am I saying no to? Peaceful presence? Enjoying the moment?

Is it ever a perfect set-up when parents with young kids try to plan a quick getaway?
Far from it.

There’s always something. A kid gets sick. Plans shift last minute. Someone arrives later than planned (hi, that’s me today 🙋‍♀️). And suddenly the “perfect little break” doesn’t look so perfect anymore.

But this is exactly why we don’t wait for perfect.

That moment when you open a goal-setting document… and your mind goes blank or critical instead of inspired. Do you know your best goal-setting “mode”? There are excellent files that help with goal-setting. Excellent planning tools, structures. But so you ever find yourself just staring at the file and going blank?

Did you set goals last year that you thought you will hit? Or you didn’t even set them because you thought you wont hit them anyway? If your goals die by mid-spring, it’s not necessarily a character issue. I see it way more likely to be a system issue. How to set goals you are actually going to hit?