Celebrating Effective Coaches!

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You may not have noticed before, but this is International Coaching Week! So maybe you aren’t excited about this, but it has motivated me to share some thoughts about a few qualities that make coaches effective. You may recognize these as the same qualities you have expressed as you “coached” family, friends, children, spouses, partners, or colleagues. Yes, you are all coaches from time to time and have no doubt received the benefits from being coached yourself. As you become more aware of qualities that coaches have learned to practice consistently, you […]

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Leaving or Repurposing your Home

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  In the past 24 hours I have listened to an interview of Dr. Bill Thomas, “The Magic of Minka”, and attended a class at SDSU’s Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), “Rethink Home: Benefits to ‘Rightsizing’ Your Home and Lifestyle.” Both turned out to be related to housing as we age, so, going with the synchronicity of the moment, I share some of the highlights. How many of you are willing to let go of the house where you raised your children? Now that my husband and I have converted our sons’ bedrooms […]

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A New Practice for the New Year

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Whether you believe in making New Year’s resolutions or not, this is a good time to reflect on how things are going for you and to commit to making some changes or renewing some goals that require more time or a different strategy. This year as I was contemplating all this, I was also reading and discussing Mark Nepo’s book, The Endless Practice: Becoming who You Were Born to Be. My readers and I found his recommended six practices powerful guides for 2018, so I wanted to share one that spoke to […]

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Three Paths to Aging – Which will you Choose?

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As I looked around the room filled with my former colleagues from Grossmont/Cuyamaca, all retired, I wondered how they would react to my introduction to “conscious” aging.   I knew each one would have a different take. Some enjoy time with their grandchildren, and others love to travel. Some are learning how to be single again after losing spouses. Others have struggled with a serious illness. Some are still teaching part-time, and at least one has written a book on her family’s history. The outstanding retiree we honored, Phebe Burnham, wakes up each […]

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