Finding Balance
Is your life balanced? Running here! Running There! Sometimes it seems like I’m running everywhere! Did you ever have one of those awful days when it seemed like you were…
Living in Nanaimo
Nanaimo Update for May 2015 If you've been following the journey, you know the job that was going to be so perfect for me turned into a bust. It was…
The Importance of Coaching
Coaching is for everyone! Coaching is becoming ever more important in the world of business, because it can provide huge benefits for those who are looking for ways to grow…
Developing Yourself
Evaluating strength and weakness This week has provided an excellent opportunity for me to evaluate my strengths as a coach. It’s also been a good week for determining where I…
Four Stages of Appreciative Coaching
One path for coaching others The four stages of appreciative coaching form an outline for the appreciative coach to follow. This path of discovery, dreams, design, and destiny helps the…
Coaching Role Models
Have you tried a career coach? I feel like I’m at a bit of a disadvantage regarding this week’s assignment. It’s only been in the last couple of months that…
Appreciative Coaching
The Coaching Relationship The relationship between coach and coachee is essential to the practice of appreciative coaching, and strong relationships must be developed if successful coaching is to take place.…
Developing and Coaching Others
Introduction to Coaching Although I did keep a diary when I was a young girl, this will be my first foray into journaling. From the readings about journaling this week,…
Personal Vision Statement
It has always been difficult for me to put my goals and visions into words. I have always kept my dreams to myself and learning to do otherwise has been…
What’s your Dream Job?
Is Microsoft Right for You? Have you ever dreamed about the perfect job? I have. In fact, the dream of the perfect job is what propelled me to return to…
How Horrible is Microsoft?
Microsoft isn't All Bad Business and ethical practices seem to have fallen by the wayside in these days of corporate scandals. Recently there have been several business scandals involving fraud,…
The Failed War on Drugs
America's Lost War Prohibition does not work. It never has, and it never will. It did not work with alcohol in the roaring 20’s, and it will not work with…
Traveling with Dave
If it can go wrong it will go wrong This was going to be the best trip ever! I had been scrimping, saving, and scrounging every cent I possibly could.…
How to Run a Successful Karaoke Show
Everybody Sings Although it looks easy, running a successful Karaoke show can be extremely difficult. Since Karaoke originated in Japan over twenty years ago, it has become a popular pastime…