I’ve recently spoken with several individuals who have just ended significant relationships in their lives, or are in the process of doing so. While it’s ultimately important to move on and avoid getting stuck in a “poor me” state of mind, it’s also helpful to take a bit of time to reflect upon things. This [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Happiness & Fulfillment'
From Self-Reflection to Sex at Dawn: Managing Romantic Relationship Transitions
October 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Relating to Others · Sexuality
Completing and Training for a First Marathon: Life Coaching Lessons Learned (part 4 of 4)
March 12th, 2011 · No Comments
In this last post of a four-post series, I continue to share some of the insights I gained in preparing for and completing a first marathon. Topics include success, adversity, and strategy. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 With complex goals, things will never be perfect, and there’s always a higher peak When [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Health & Wellness · Personal Experiences
Completing and Training for a First Marathon: Life Coaching Lessons Learned (part 3 of 4)
February 26th, 2011 · No Comments
In this third post of a four-post series, I continue to share some of the insights I gained in preparing for and completing a first marathon. Topics include success, adversity, and strategy. Part 1 | Part 2 Even “solo” projects are easier with the support of others, and you often get back more than you [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Health & Wellness · Personal Experiences
Completing and Training for a First Marathon: Life Coaching Lessons Learned (part 2 of 4)
February 12th, 2011 · No Comments
In this second post of a four-post series, I continue to share some of the insights I gained in preparing for and completing a first marathon. Topics include success, adversity, and strategy. Part 1 A “project based” approach can be beneficial for a range of challenges One of the most interesting congratulatory comments I [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Health & Wellness · Personal Experiences
Completing and Training for a First Marathon: Life Coaching Lessons Learned (part 1 of 4)
January 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Last October, I achieved a goal that I began to pursue roughly two years earlier: completing a first marathon. In this first post of a four-part series, I share some of the insights I gained along the way regarding success, adversity, strategy, and related topics. I hope that it’s pertinent to you whether you’re actually [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Health & Wellness · Personal Experiences
Earth Day, Kaizen, and Incremental Change in Daily Life
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
As part of a wellness coaching program, I recently had the opportunity to learn more about Kaizen, which is Japanese for “improvement” or “change for the better.” Often utilized in business leadership and manufacturing, the Kaizen philosophy involves applying small but continuous changes to various processes. A main idea is that rather than trying to [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Health & Wellness · Life improvement tools · Sustainability · Sustainable Leadership
Lessons from Addictions Treatment: Environmental Influences & Behavioral Change
September 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Serious and debilitating addictions, i.e., to a physical substance or gambling, should be treated in a therapy setting, not via phone-based coaching. Nonetheless, certain techniques from this field can be applied to a broad range of undesired behaviors. These techniques include recognizing the impacts of one’s environment, and proactively generating strategies for countering and replacing [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Life improvement tools · Self-Assessment
Dave Stars in a New ABC Sitcom – Will You Be on TV, Too?
June 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Although I don’t watch a great deal of television, I viewed the first few episodes of ABC’s new animated sitcom The Goode Family with great anticipation. This highly socially and environmentally conscious family exaggerates characteristics of people I’ve served through my life coaching, workshops, and writing. They also remind me of myself. How would Mike [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Just for Fun · Sustainability
Saying Goodbye & Mourning Loss: A Necessary Step in Creating Change
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
A few weeks ago my grandmother passed away at the age of 91. Among the things she shared with me and others were her musical talents, sharp wit, and sense of humor. I still recall hearing the organ and piano music wafting out her front windows during the summer, and remember her music books that [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Personal Experiences · Relating to Others
Workplace Overachieving & Martyrdom: Time for a Job or Career Transition?
March 17th, 2009 · No Comments
Many people currently spend each day in workplaces with heightened levels of uncertainty, wondering if they’ll still have their job in another month. This can result in increased challenges with work-life balance, and possibly even questions as to whether a job or career change may be in order. When discussing the pitfalls of competition, I [...]
Tags: Career Coaching · Happiness & Fulfillment · Health & Wellness


