Working in hospitals, in leadership roles and overseeing hospital operations for the last 20 years as a professional who was diagnosed with ADHD later in life, I was inspired to create a company where professionals can connect with a coach who understands how to listen, pause and reflect back, allowing a different perspective to emerge.
Being an entrepreneur and leader can feel like a 24/7 operation where your to-do list is constantly swirling around you and because of this, it can be challenging to set aside time to gain clarity, reflect, develop a strategy and cultivate the fortitude required in today’s world. Coaching provides this space.
Maybe you didn’t know about some of the health benefits of participating in an 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. Here are a few: Maybe as a leader you didn’t realize just how many organizations are providing MBSR to their teams. Here are a few: There is an 8-week course starting this January 2023.…
Read more
When faced with resistance, inaction, a temporary paralysis, one can wonder if the goal they initially set for themselves was induced by a fit of inspiration induced by some holiday excursion. “It is with a celebratory glee; a sort of spiritual awakening I announce I have finished this project! I love you!” I emailed a…
Read more
We start our last class together with a body scan; returning back to the mindfulness practice that started our 8 week journey together. We spend time reviewing all we have accomplished and focusing on a variety of ways to support our daily mindfulness practice. We take time writing down things that are now, in this…
Read more
Speaking up with the intent to be heard is different than speaking up. While both require courage, speaking up with the intent to be heard requires commitment. Speaking up with the intent to be heard requires more energy. It may require you repeating yourself in the same meeting and in different meetings. It may require…
Read more
Knowing the difference between managing something or solving something is critical to the resilience of a leader. Is it a problem needing a root cause solution? Is it a necessary tension required in achieving excellence and at times needing to be managed? There are some tensions we want to keep active because it helps us as…
Read more
Asking for help is a strength and not a weakness. Normalizing asking for help, can support individuals in getting the help them need when they need it. Waiting to ask for help rarely results in improving a situation. If you feel you need help, acknowledge it and reach out to someone so they can support…
Read more
In week 7 of MBSR, we begin with a mindfulness practice. This time without guidance from the teacher. We talk about how the experience of not being guided differs or the same. We then spend time talking about the all-day retreat. Opening it up to participants for them to talk about what came up for…
Read more
The “All Day” retreat can bring some anxiety to new participants. It also brings confusion to some participants’ family members. I remember my husband’s confusion as he thought about me spending the entire day in our guest room, with my class, not speaking…and paying money to do this. Don’t knock it until you try it. …
Read more