(An unmet Need causes us to feel empty, incomplete, or less than whole. Fulfilling a Need gives us freedom to be ourselves.) The Need For Protection is somewhat as described in Maslow’s Hierarchy but is subtly different and in many ways more pervasive. His refers to basic physiological needs such as for shelter and safety…

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “What from my past am I projecting to the future as a fear?” Coaching Point: It’s called Projection. It’s when we assume what we imagine for the future is what will happen. This is true whether we are conscious of our thoughts about the future…

(Great questions lead to great answers; weak questions, weak ones.) “What am I Of?” Coaching Point: What does it mean to be Of? We know what it’s like to be separate-from, outside-of, opposed-to. Feeling like ‘they’ know something we don’t. This feeling outside-of is a stage all people go through, certainly during our teenage years…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Though much is taken, much abides . . .” Alfred Lord Tennyson Coaching Point: This is the first little bit from a longer, and more often fully quoted, Tennyson poem. Brevity – that which is meaningful, powerful, and brief – these few words are a good reminder…