A couple of weeks ago, a choral group that I’m in had our summer concert. It’s like a summer project – we rehears for a couple of months, have a hell week of rehearsals every…
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time to go?
Last week, I talked about rejection – and especially what could happen if we just forget about rejection. This week, I’d like to talk about the flip side of rejection: leaving, and knowing when to…
Oops! I forgot! Rejection hurts!
I forgot about rejection. Really, I did. I’ve taken risks, of course, and I’ve pushed myself out of my comfort zone. I’ve chosen to experience new things and to pursue new interests. But I haven’t…
get your neutral nose out of my face
This topic comes around for me periodically. I’m not neutral on the topic of neutrality. I know that it has it’s place – as everything does. I also know that neutrality wants to stick it’s…
what if the change bug bites?
Every so often, we’re all bitten by the change bug. Something’s gotta change. Maybe we get tired of feeling lazy or still, so we decide to change it by getting in shape or doing a…
cascading power of decision
I’ve talked about the power that making a single decision can have before. Probably many times. But I’m struck afresh by reminders all around me. Who says “struck afresh”? Me, apparently. A year ago, I…
Good to know
I’ve noticed something really helpful lately. You know I’m a coach, right? And so by assumption or extension or deduction or convection or whatever means you’ve got at your disposal, you have probably figured out…
Hey, when does being kind help me, again?
Hey Maggie, I think I remember hearing you say something about kindness being really helpful in certain times…when were those times again? Well, kindness is pretty much always helpful to the person you’re treating with…
you know, you could just ask
Have you ever spent a little too much time trying to figure things out for yourself just because you’re stubborn? Have you ever just wished someone would have given you a little more information, so…
It’s not you, it’s us
Okay, here’s the second quote, following up on last week’s blog. As I mentioned, I didn’t write down exactly where the quotes came from, but I do remember that they came from one of the…