COACHING BLOG

Lead with excellence as a second chair leader through this cohort.

https://unsplash.com/photos/white-and-green-lighthouse-on-white-clouds-during-daytime-SfAY14qppMY Our family recently completed a...

Unlock your leadership potential by using Coaching to address the trouble areas of isolation, imposter, influence, and innovation.

So it’s a few days after the conference.  Many times we can walk away with tons of content, but only ounces of intentional action and...

Goals and Milestones.  Almost there! Just 27 miles to go. In my last post I shared about how I use running to help achieve a fitness goal...

What got me here, won’t get me THERE.  I stay fit in my 40’s by running.  A few months back I noticed my running shoes had gotten quite...

Environments that Thrive With both of our sons in basketball, our family enters many different school gyms.  As a leader, I usually...

Any critic can easily notice a bald spot in a crowd, but it takes a trusting relationship to identify blindspots.

I wanted to share a final insight from the in-home physical therapy appointments that my Dad had.  When I was with him earlier this year,...

In a recent visit with my Dad in Chicago, I had a powerful AHA! moment during my stay as I sat in on a few in-home physical therapy...

In a recent visit with my Dad in Chicago, I had a powerful AHA! moment during my stay.  Dad has always been very active, but this winter,...

Open System - Here in the Midwest we’re experiencing sub-zero winter temperatures.  This causes us to make some adjustments to endure...

Tough Skin - "Work would be great if it wasn’t for the people."  "Family time is a wonderful support in times of crisis, but seasons of...

I try to stay fit in my 40’s by running once or twice a week. I’m currently working on running long distances as I train for a...

Roundabouts are becoming more and more common. It’s quite a driving experience. When the driver approaches the roundabout intersection,...

Over the summer our family has been doing nightly games to determine chore choices for the next day (getting chores done + family...

WALKING AWAY. As we approach the end of summer and transition into fall, we’re faced with excitement for what’s ahead and some...

When we are young we are so flexible. We could bend and move in ways that now would seem painful. Recently I came across a concept with...

During our recent family vacation, we enjoyed our family’s favorite summer activity: mini-golf! It was there that I came up with a...

I find myself reflecting on an amazing trip our family took to the Rocky Mountains this time last year. Recently I blogged about our...

I am now a certified Life Coaching service provider on the Full Strength Network. www.fullstrength.org Ministry Leaders who participate...

“How is this even possible?” is what comes to mind when I came across an amazing video on social media that showed a large quarry boulder...

This week is International Coaching Week. I'll be sharing 3 quick blog posts that break down the 3-word phrase, "Explore Your Potential!"...

→EXPLORE← Your Potential Coaching promotes an environment of exploration. It is not solo wandering through uncertainty. To explore is...

Explore →YOUR← Potential. Some think coaching is about the expertise of the coach. It’s not. Coaching is client-centered. The emphasis...

Explore Your →POTENTIAL← Potential can be defined as “having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.” ...

This year, I am involved in a monthly church health cohort with other ministry leaders. I put this resource together to help move us...

Opening Day ⚾ - Ahh! The opening day for the pro baseball season. All teams, regardless of their success or disappointment of seasons...

WORK ETHIC. I do not follow women’s college basketball, but a quote caught my eye from South Carolina women’s basketball coach, Dawn...

SOME BEATS NONE. Author and speaker, Jon Acuff has some great content that has helped shape my motivation and focus as I grow in my life...

I love goals. They help me stay on track and give momentum throughout the year. I’ve worked personally and professionally on the topic....

SKYLINE. I grew up about 30 minutes from downtown Chicago. Its skyline is familiar to millions. There’s iconic high rises and...

WOAH! I KNOW, WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN? Read on→ I am quick to admit that once math introduced letters to math equations, my brain...

IN THIS SEASON, I REFLECT ON THE MANY REASONS I HAVE TO BE THANKFUL. We are cultivating a family habit each week called, “Thankful...

Dick Brodgen’s Missionary God, Missionary Bible (a one-year, missions centered, chronological reading of the Bible) demonstrates the...

OVERWHELMED? We've all been there. Full schedules, unrealistic expectations (sometimes the ones we put on ourselves, ouch), and not...

This summer during our vacation out west we spent about a week in the Steamboat Springs, CO area. When researching the area, we decided...

As I continue to reflect on an amazing summer vacation out west, I am reminded of our visit to Mt. Rushmore. Grabbing the ranger guide...

This summer we traveled out west. It was an amazing two-week trip that gave our family a chance to unwind and reconnect. We stayed in...

On our recent family vacation to Colorado, we took the opportunity to ascend to the top of Pikes Peak by way of the Cog Railway. This...

Coaching Toward Freedom - 5 Freedoms that Coaching can help create ||Freedom to CHOOSE your perspective, attitude, posture LEANING...

INdependence & INTERdependence. As America celebrates its freedom and independence this week, I’m thinking about two closely related...

As a family, we prioritize family vacations. As we were planning for this year’s vacation out west, I recall a conversation I had with...

I have this fascination with pictures of doors, the older looking, the better. When you see a big door, you’ll notice that the movement...

What’s in your box? #7 Acorn As we wrap up this series of “What’s in my Box?” I draw your attention to the last item, the acorn. I...

What’s in your box? #6 Coin I recently shared of the opportunity I had in 2019 to go on a 2-week trip with a few other leaders from the...

What’s in your box? #5 Twix|| The Twix wrapper is the next item in my box, and the story behind it is amazing because it came about...

What’s in your box? #4 kayak || Our next focus will be looking at the kayak as we explore more of what’s in my box-- items that hold...

What’s in your box?#3: bunny || The third thing in my box is a wind up bunny that reminds me to “Keep Going…and Going.” For the bunny to...

What's in your box? #2: car || I LOVE DRIVING! Allow me to continue to share about “what’s in my box.” On my desk where I do most of...