(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Someone who calls herself a Master, isn’t. Someone whom others call a Master, possibly is.” “A student merely understands. A Master knows.” “A Master is someone who started before you did.” “Mastery takes time. Mastery takes insight. Insight happens without the passage of time. Thus…?” From…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first. The lesson comes afterwards.” Martha King   Coaching Point: Until I saw her recent quote I had never thought about tests coming before lessons, but sometimes they do, don’t they? What is a test you’ve had…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Think for yourself. Otherwise you’ll have to believe what others tell you.” Anonymous   Coaching Point: Of course, if you don’t choose to think for yourself, then you’ll want to very carefully choose who you listen to! But really, where’s the freedom in being told what…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Thirty spokes meet in the hub, but the empty space between them is the essence of the wheel. Pots are formed from clay, but the empty space within it is the essence of the pot. Walls with windows and doors form the house, but the empty…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Sir Winston Churchill   Coaching Point: We all know about the first point Sir Winston makes, but the second? He also observed, about truth: “The…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)    “We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   Coaching Point: I generally love Longfellow’s thoughts and observations on the human condition, but this one is in conflict with the Coaching…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “An intuition: the unconscious mind has reasons the conscious part still has to catch up with.” Alain de Botton   Coaching Point: We tend to trust only the conscious thoughts. It’s what the mind does. When you have an intuition you are experiencing from other than…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Anyone who thinks they are indispensable is dispensable.” Steve Straus   Coaching Point: Have you ever experienced someone who radiates the energy that they are the ultimate expression of the human race? How does that land with you? Look, we’re all good at something, maybe even…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Coaching Point: “…the triumph of principles.” There is a lot to think about in those four words. To know someone’s principles, observe their behavior. They may…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Abraham Lincoln   Coaching Point: How do you act when you have power? What do you observe about others when they have it? Was ‘ol Abe correct, are…