(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…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “You are greater by far than who you are trying to become.” Author unknown (perhaps it’s a variation of a Patanjali quote)   Coaching Point: You are, you really are, but people who are intent on creating a ‘better’ future sometimes forget this. They have bought…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “My occur muscle works better when I’m talking with you.” Said to a Coach by a Client   Coaching Point: Occur muscle? What’s that? The client explained that when he is talking with his Coach things occur to him that don’t when he’s not. He called…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “A Life Purpose is not a job description, nor is a job description a Life Purpose. They are related,however.” Scott Ochoa   Coaching Point: So often people get caught up in their job/ occupation/profession/business that they forget to pause and ask, “Now, what is my Life…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “It’s called e-mail, not e-mmediate.” Bruno George (Film industry innovator)   Coaching Point: You run it or it runs you. Are you at choice?   Copyright 2012 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “You can’t overcome a bad guy with a good deal.” J. Robert Ransone (Energy industry deal-maker)   Coaching Point: The deal looks really sweet. Why, it’s got all the attributes you’ve been looking for — speed, recognition, profit. This thing is perfect! Except… ..the guy you’re…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Creativity is the opposite of conformity.” Thomas Leonard   Coaching Point: Conformity? Ugh, sounds confining. Being controlled. I have a good friend who is a Texas Sheriff. His department has a large jail. He has remarked how common it is for a newly-released inmate to find…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “You never have to admit you don’t have a clue as long as you have an opinion.” Wise and Aldrich (cartoonists)   Coaching Point: Opinions, they’re around us all the time. In a world now frequently reduced to sound bites, short bits, and quick hits we…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Happiness is not the point. Happiness is the pointer.” Steve Straus   Coaching Point: Some thought leaders argue against happiness being the purpose of the evolutionary process. They say it’s folly to imagine that the outcome of fourteen billion years of evolution (or six thousand years…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.” Thomas Jefferson   Coaching Point: A part of the core wiring of humans is the desire to be free, to want to experience liberty. The technical term for it is the desire to be self-determining. It’s…