Like many readers of the CAM blog, I have the privilege (and responsibility) of coaching business owners and leaders. My business clientele ranges from the owner of a 2-person pressure washing business to the ownership team of a $200 million energy company. And there’s lots of variety in between those two examples. Whatever the …
What distinguishes a professional-level coach from a beginner? Several things, but one of the most important is the ability to invite and support self-awareness and self-change. Sometimes we call self-change “internal shift.” The idea is that the client realizes he or she is what needs to change. One of my clients recently demonstrated the …
Here’s one of life’s most important lessons (in my opinion): frustration is the distance between expectation and reality. I first encountered this truth as I conducted research for my doctoral dissertation, which focused on the positive psychology and human flourishing. Every so often, researchers explore the happiest nations. The Dutch and other Scandinavian countries …
Like many others (maybe you?), I count C.S. Lewis as one of the greatest thinkers, writers, and communicators ever. The author of over 30 books spanning genres of poetry, fantasy, apologetics, and literature, Lewis’s intellect was unmatched. But Lewis the genius recognized the limits of intellect. In fact, he believed our intellect and reason …
