Watch where you point that thing!

The problem of weaponized insight A participant in the Come Alive and Do the Thing! Mastermind has a brilliant term for the use of a supposedly wise observation to critique or diminish another person: weaponized insight. Don’t you love it? At first it was...

Soul Speak: An invitation to wake up and light up the world

Soul Speak: An invitation to wake up and light up the world While we are on the topic of transformation, if you haven’t already heard about it, I invite you to check out Soul Speak this season in honor of Wayne Dyer. When Sheldon Pizzinat invited me to...

Why does coaching work, when it does? Free call tomorrow!

Quick reminder that tomorrow, Friday, November 13, at 11am PT (2pm ET, 7pm UK), my guest Wyn Morgan and I will be exploring why coaching works–when it does. Coaching can be a powerful context for personal and organizational transformation. What makes coaching...

Why Life Hacks Don’t Work (and What Does)

Last week at a coaching conference one of the speakers held forth about her wildly successful book on the formation of habits, habits that, in her view, lead to success. Among other things, she proposed a model to explain why some people do what’s good for them...

What Pay What You Choose Pricing Is Teaching Me About Coaching and Business

Last month I stopped charging set fees and announced Pay What You Choose pricing. Here are some of the things I’ve learned so far. 1. You don’t have to know step three before you take step one. I have wanted to try PWYC pricing for at least two years. One...