(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “What is my current greatest ambition?” Coaching Point: The key word is “current.” Time passes. Ambitions get satisfied. Or they don’t. Or they fade into unimportance. Remember some of the ambitions you had as a child? As a teenager? As a young adult? Where are…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Pilots are a rare kind of human.They leave the ordinary surface of the world,to purify their soul in the sky,and they come down to earth,only after receiving the communion of the infinite.” Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Coaching Point: Pilots know this about flying. It exists for others…

(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) Recently dealing with a couple of issues in my life I discovered I had these two conflated. I held the thought that having bonds was the same as being shackled. Turns out not so. Shackled is what…

(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) When was the most recent time you were verbally appreciated? When was the most recent time you told someone you appreciated them? Appreciation is major mojo, big energy, life affirming, attractive and, quite frequently, rare. It was difficult for me to affirm others because my cup…