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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Personal Experiences · Relating to Others

Saying Yes to Things We Don’t Really Want: Are We Doing Anyone a Favor?

October 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments

One of the most common things I hear from clients is that they have too much on their plate, or rather things they don’t even want to have on their plate. This stands in the way of having time and energy to do what they really want. This quite literally happened to me recently, and [...]

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An Assault Inspires Thoughts on Complacency and Coaching

September 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Between 9:30 and 10 AM yesterday morning I bicycled to our post office, in the center of what is known to be one of the safest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. As I got off my bike and crossed the sidewalk several feet ahead of eight to ten teenage boys, I felt a small green object fly [...]

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In a Hurry…To Go Where?

September 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

On a recent errand-running trip through our neighborhood, I bumped into no fewer than five people I knew, in the span of stopping at four destinations. That’s one of the wonderful things about living in a walkable/bikeable community…except when you’re in a hurry, of course. I didn’t really spend much time speaking to the first [...]

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Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Personal Experiences · Relating to Others

The Making of an Idealist Life Coach: Bringing Powerful Tools to Those Working for a Better World

November 1st, 2007 · No Comments

Here I review some of the characteristics of idealists, an uncommon but important type of person. I also share some of my own struggles as an idealist, and outline personal transformations that led me to guide others in creating the lives and world they envision. In its broadest sense, an idealist is someone who frequently [...]

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Tips for exposing more of your good side–Try a 10-year-old’s approach to pursuing your visions

October 19th, 2007 · No Comments

While the coaching process can offer more advanced concepts/techniques for defining and pursuing visions, this relatively simply example helps to illustrate the power they can have. Additionally, it suggests that we may have some “unlearning” to do as adults. A few years ago, I was walking along Shady Avenue, a heavily traveled street near our [...]

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