Your Potential is LIMITLESS!
“I’m not sure if I have any reason to care if my blades are sharp or dull!” I know she wished she had never said those words to me. In Texas, when we say: “Bless her heart …” we really mean: “I’m getting ready to rock her world!” And I hope I did! “What about […]
Great Timing, Great Coaching Is All You Need
“So if I come to you for Coaching, what will make you any different than the last three Coaches I’ve had?” The question was asked as a challenge and came out with a very surly tone. I chuckled when I responded with: “Maybe absolutely nothing… Maybe everything!” I continued with this: “I’m certainly not telling […]
Strike OUT on Purpose!
“Listen to me little girl! You need to STRIKE OUT every day! You need to outperform, outshine, outclass all others!” My head was spinning because nothing he said made sense. I was his second daughter, and he wanted two sons. So I was destined to become an athlete. Whether I liked it or not! I […]
Reprogramming Your Life for All Things EXTRAORDINARY
What’s wrong with me? I’ve sabotaged relationships, my business is failing, I’ve gained all of this weight, and my life is a mess. Do I need medication? Am I mentally ill?“ He was sincerely distressed and desperately seeking answers. Softly, as I leaned in toward him, I said, “First of all, you are not mentally […]
Your Operating System Control Your Quality of Life
What’s wrong with me? I’ve sabotaged relationships, my business is failing, I’ve gained all of this weight, and my life is a mess. Do I need medication? Am I mentally ill?“ He was sincerely distressed and desperately seeking answers. Softly, as I leaned in toward him, I said to him, “First of all, you are […]
Don’t Let Your Love Slip Away
“My greatest regret is that my eyes did not light up every time my children walked into the room.“ He was in my office because their love with slipping away. I leaned forward and quietly said, “And what about her? (Pointing to his wife). Do your eyes light up when she walks in the room? […]
Intentional Pursuit
“You never stopped pursuing me and serving me for 50 years!” Those were the words that my friend, Colleen, spoke to her husband, Steve, as they renewed their vows after 50 years of marriage. The words were so powerful, that Pastor Kendall used them in a subsequent Sunday message. Think about that! For 50 years, […]
Lessons from the Garden
“Mother, can I just always live right here and never grow up?” It was like a fairytale when I was in the garden with her or my Mamaw as a little girl. My mother chuckled and said she wished we could both live right there together. With my Mamaw, we were watching and nurturing tomatoes, […]
THIS is not THAT and THAT is not THIS
“Can’t you see that this is not that and that is not this?” He barked out the response when she made reference to what had happened two years previously when we had been speaking of a current crisis. I realized that his 10-word statement was a great representation of what I had just been studying […]
Empathy: The Heart of Emotional Intelligence
“Well for God’s sake, I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings!“ That was the husband‘s surly-toned response when I asked him to empathize with his wife whose feelings had been hurt because he missed an opportunity to support her in front of their children. To his response, I explained that we were not addressing his […]